Week of September 9th

Important Dates:

September 11th-Spirit Day

September 14th-East Cobber Parade

September 18th-Picture Day

September 20th-Power of Peace Day

September 23rd-27th-Fall Break/No School

October 2nd-Walk to School Day

Grammar: We will continue learning about Irregular Plural nouns this week. Irregular plural nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding -s or -es, as most nouns in the English language do. An example of an irregular plural form of man is men, not mans. The plural form of woman is women, not womans. Here are more examples of irregular plural nouns: If they end in a -f or -fe you change the f to a v and add an es. If it ends in a -y you change the y to an i and add an es. If it ends in an -o, an es is added. Some singular nouns just change in the vowel. Foot to feet, tooth to teeth. Some words change in spelling substantially when made plural; mouse to mice, child to children. Some do not change at all; fish stay fish and deer stay deer.

Phonics: This week we will work on the -ck rule. This generalization states that when you hear the /k/ sound at the end of a word AND the /k/ immediately follows a short vowel sound, it is spelled ck. If it is preceded by a long vowel or consonant, it is spelled with a k. Examples of -ck words; sack, speck, luck, track, thick. Red words for the week are: have, two, you, has. 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 about the structure of a story. The structure of a story follows a pattern with a beginning, middle, and end. Each of the three parts of the story fulfills a distinct purpose. The beginning hooks the reader by introducing the main characters and their goals, the setting, and the main conflict. The middle is a series of events or complications that occur, leading to an increase in the tension. This is also where the characters change and grow as they deal with the conflicts they face. The end is when the main conflict is resolved, and the loose ends are tied up.

Writing: We will continue our Boo story this week. The students will be choosing a time when they were scared and then writing about it. will focus on Beginning, Middle, and End and also using transitions words.

Math: We will continue to learn how to solve one step word problems in addition and subtraction this week. We will talk about expectations and steps to solving word problems.

Social Studies: We will continue to focus on locating and comparing the regions and rivers of Georgia. The state of Georgia extends from the Atlantic Ocean into the Blue Ridge Mountains. The state is divided into five regions based on its physical geography. The regions are the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont Region, the Blue Ridge Region, the Valley and Ridge Region, and the Appalachian Plateau. The three rivers we will be learning about is the Flint, Savannah, and Chattahoochee. We will finish up with an Awesome Region Cakes Activity on Friday.