Hello Parents and Students,
Here is an update of what we are working on this week...
Reading:
This week we will be reviewing Non-Fiction Text Features. These include: Table of Contents, Headings, Captions, etc. The kids will be doing Non-Fiction Scavenger Hunts in their stations as well.
Social Studies:
We will continue our MLK Jr. unit this week and the students will be finishing up their timelines.
Writing:
Students will be writing persuasive letters this week to an adult of their choice (Teacher, Principal, Parent/Guardian) I am eager to see what they will try to persuade us to do!
***If any parents are willing to donate pencils, notebook paper, copy paper, or sanitation wipes I would greatly appreciate it.
Have a great week!
Mr. Dowd
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Busy Busy Busy
Whew! What a busy week we had last week, I apologize for not getting my Blog posted last week. Since coming back we had the inclement weather and we've been trying to get back into the swing of things. I am very proud of the students for coming back with so much enthusiasm. Here is a breakdown of what we've been working on and what's upcoming! Thanks for your patience!!
Reading:
Our first week back we reviewed Sequence in a Story and the phonics skill long -y. We incorporated some new stations in Literacy Centers and the kids have been doing a great job.
For the week of January 21st we will review Character Traits in a story and our phonics skill are words ending in -ar. Below are our weekly spelling words for On-Level and Challenge. I do give the Pre-Test at the beginning of each week and depending on your child's score they will be placed in either on-level or challenge words. Just a reminder, the Spelling Homework Choice Boards are given out at the beginning of the week and due on Fridays. If your child misplaces his/hers, I have extra copies in the magnetic folder on my main board (the kids know where these are located)
Words for Week of January 21st:
On-Level: car, party, dark, hard, arm, farm, star, start, park, part, yard, spark
Challenge: commutative, associative, identity, inverse, chemical, physical, reaction, international,
properties, mysterious
Writing/Language Arts:
In writing we will continue our persuasive essays as the students will be finalizing their book/movie reviews and writing about their favorite restaurants. We will also be creating posters with persuasive elements about their favorite restaruants. Should be lots of fun! Our grammar skill for this week will be: verbs review.
Social Studies:
In Social Studies this week, we will continue working on our Martin Luther King, Jr. unit. This is especially timely given we were out Monday for the MLK holiday. The students will be creating an interactive timeline in class all week. The students are really enjoying this unit!
As always please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions: dowd@fultonschools.org
Also, please note that I do reserve Fridays for all Spelling tests and comprehension quizzes, it is crucial that your child is reading a minimum of 20 minutes nightly and I'd appreciate it if you could continuously quesiton them about what their reading. Comprehension is so important, especially as we are preparing your child in 2nd grade for 3rd grade! Thanks for all that you do!
Best,
Mr. Dowd
Reading:
Our first week back we reviewed Sequence in a Story and the phonics skill long -y. We incorporated some new stations in Literacy Centers and the kids have been doing a great job.
For the week of January 21st we will review Character Traits in a story and our phonics skill are words ending in -ar. Below are our weekly spelling words for On-Level and Challenge. I do give the Pre-Test at the beginning of each week and depending on your child's score they will be placed in either on-level or challenge words. Just a reminder, the Spelling Homework Choice Boards are given out at the beginning of the week and due on Fridays. If your child misplaces his/hers, I have extra copies in the magnetic folder on my main board (the kids know where these are located)
Words for Week of January 21st:
On-Level: car, party, dark, hard, arm, farm, star, start, park, part, yard, spark
Challenge: commutative, associative, identity, inverse, chemical, physical, reaction, international,
properties, mysterious
Writing/Language Arts:
In writing we will continue our persuasive essays as the students will be finalizing their book/movie reviews and writing about their favorite restaurants. We will also be creating posters with persuasive elements about their favorite restaruants. Should be lots of fun! Our grammar skill for this week will be: verbs review.
Social Studies:
In Social Studies this week, we will continue working on our Martin Luther King, Jr. unit. This is especially timely given we were out Monday for the MLK holiday. The students will be creating an interactive timeline in class all week. The students are really enjoying this unit!
As always please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions: dowd@fultonschools.org
Also, please note that I do reserve Fridays for all Spelling tests and comprehension quizzes, it is crucial that your child is reading a minimum of 20 minutes nightly and I'd appreciate it if you could continuously quesiton them about what their reading. Comprehension is so important, especially as we are preparing your child in 2nd grade for 3rd grade! Thanks for all that you do!
Best,
Mr. Dowd
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Happy New Year
Greetings Parents and Students!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful break. I would like to give a quick breakdown of what we are doing this week. Being that is such a short week, I am sending the kids home with Reading Logs to complete the next two nights and there is no spelling this week.
Your child should read for at least 30 minutes nightly and complete the questions and include the book title and date on the form. Reading logs are due this Friday and should only be completed for the two nights required (tonight and tomorrow night)
Here is what we are learning this short week...
Reading
We are reviewing Story Structure (Characters, Setting, Events, Problem, and Solution) The students will be working in pairs to practice re-telling a story that I read to them.
Social Studies
We are introducing our Unit on Martin Luther King this week and this is a great unit as we will celebrate MLK day on January 20th. We are doing KWL charts and reading from our Georgia Heroes Big Book all week on Dr. King.
Writing
We are beginning our persuasive unit in writing and I will have lots of fun activities planned, including having the students write their very own commerical.
I hope everyone has a great week and I know we are all eager to get back into the swing of things. Please rememeber I am only an email away: dowd@fultonschools.org
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful break. I would like to give a quick breakdown of what we are doing this week. Being that is such a short week, I am sending the kids home with Reading Logs to complete the next two nights and there is no spelling this week.
Your child should read for at least 30 minutes nightly and complete the questions and include the book title and date on the form. Reading logs are due this Friday and should only be completed for the two nights required (tonight and tomorrow night)
Here is what we are learning this short week...
Reading
We are reviewing Story Structure (Characters, Setting, Events, Problem, and Solution) The students will be working in pairs to practice re-telling a story that I read to them.
Social Studies
We are introducing our Unit on Martin Luther King this week and this is a great unit as we will celebrate MLK day on January 20th. We are doing KWL charts and reading from our Georgia Heroes Big Book all week on Dr. King.
Writing
We are beginning our persuasive unit in writing and I will have lots of fun activities planned, including having the students write their very own commerical.
I hope everyone has a great week and I know we are all eager to get back into the swing of things. Please rememeber I am only an email away: dowd@fultonschools.org
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