This week we will be working on the following skills:
We are exploring how students can use groups of 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s to solve addition problems more quickly
Reading
At the end of this week students should be able to explain how they can use a variety of strategies to help them understand what they are reading.
Phonics
We have been exploring the different sounds that vowels make. This week we are reviewing short vowel sounds. For example
A as in apple
E as in egg
I as in insect
O as in orange
U as in umbrella
Grammar
We are going to be reviewing sentences. Remind your child that a sentence expresses a complete thought and has two parts: a naming part and an action part. The naming part tells whom or what the sentence is about; the action part tells what is happening.
Spelling
thought, does, goes, use, went, when, two, about, their, have, again, every, other, very, what
Sight Words: your child should be about to read the following words
begin, thought, their, very, goes, every, about, again, other, word, have, move, two, first
Writing
We will be discussing the importance of character and setting in our stories. Please remind your child to use a capital letter at the beginning of their sentence and a punctuation mark at the end.
Social Studies
We are starting Social Studies this week and are working on a unit called “People and Places.”
