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
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