Week of August 19th

Important Dates:

August 20th- Moxie Burger Spirit Night

August 28th-Early Release/Spirit Wear

September 2nd-Holiday/No School

September 3rd-Bruster's Spirit Night

September 6th-Progress Reports

Grammar: We will be learning about Plural nouns this week. A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end.

Phonics: We will be working on consonant digraphs this week; th, ch, sh, and wh. A consonant digraph is 2 letters making a new sound. Single syllable words with a short vowel. Examples of digraphs: chop, rash, chat, shot, chip, thin, and path. Red words for the week are: sure, very, goes, and where. Please practice red words at home. Red words do not follow learned patterns or rules. Therefore it is important to memorize how to spell them. We do not sound these words out. We identify them by letter names. Example: was w-a-s not /w/ /u/ /z/. Practice at home writing the words in fun ways, tracing them, or even jumping them out.

Reading: We will continue learning about ask and answering questions. We ask and answer questions when we read. It is important to ask who, what, where, when, why while reading a story. This helps the student understand the key details in the story. Please practice at home when reading a story with your child. Ask the questions throughout the story.

Writing: This 9 weeks we will learn about narrative writing and discussing how a checklist can help. As we continue to practice the routines of writing, we will review how to revise writing. A good way to revise this week at home is making sure that each sentence has a capital letter and punctuation.

Math: We will be learning how to compare numbers. We use signs to compare numbers: = when two values are equal, we use the "equals" sign example: 2+2 = 4. When one value is smaller than another, we can use a "less than" sign. Example: 3 < 5. When one value is bigger than another, we can use a "greater than" sign example: 9 > 6

Science: We will be focusing on the properties of matter and how matter changes. Matter is everything around you. Atoms and compounds are all made of very small parts of matter. Those atoms go on to build the things you see and touch every day. Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space (it has volume). ... Mass is the amount of matter in an object.