November 18-22

Math: We will be learning about numbers up to 1,000. We will practice adding three digit numbers by playing a new game called Go Collecting.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all contractions.
let's        he'd           you'll        can't         I'd
won't      haven't       hasn't       she'd        they'll
when's    we'd          should've   wasn't      didn't
they'd    would've     could've    needn't     you've

Language Arts: We will be learning how to draw conclusions and find the author's purpose in stories we read. We will also learn about action and linking verbs. We will review consonant digraphs and homophones.
We have a new grammar jammer about verbs. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: raisin, area, raise, artificial, proof, grapevine, and preservative.

Reading: Our story of the week is How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Writing: We will write a fictional Thanksgiving story.

Science: We will finish up learning about animal habitats and begin learning about the life cycles of frogs and butterflies.

Social Studies: We will be learning about our community with the help of the volunteers from Junior Achievement.

Handwriting: We will learn the lowercase cursive o and w.

We have another character assembly on Thursday. Watch to see which classmate earns the award for the character trait caring/compassion.