October 2-6

Math: We will continue reading and making graphs. We will use bar graphs and double bar graphs to organize data. We will being pictographs and line plot as well.

Spelling: We have a review spelling list this week. NO CHALLENGE WORDS
problem          lettuce          suggest          supper          families
supplies          inches           pencils           funniest         heavier
swimming        angrier          cheese           thrown          display
agree             choice           bounce          voyage          annoy

Language Arts: We have a review week in Language Arts. We will be reviewing everything we've learned so far this year.

Science:  We will learn about searching for water in ecosystems.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive f.

Writing: We will begin a Halloween writing project called My Pet Monster.

September 25-29

Math: We will collect class data and make graphs. We will also learn how to read a double bar graph. We will play a fun new game called Guess My Rule.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have vowel diphthongs.
proud          shower          hour          amount
voyage         choice          avoid         thousand
prowl          employ          bounce       poison
annoy          appoint         broil          however
mountain      coward         turmoil      chowder

Language Arts: We will be learning about author's purpose and compound sentences. We will be reviewing sequencing, prefixes, and suffixes.
Our vocabulary words this week are: dangerously, errands, unwrapped, wobbled, excitedly, arranged, steady, and bundles. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is My Rows and Piles of Coins.

Writing: We will write thank you letters.

Social Studies: We will read a Weekly Reader.

Science: We will continue learning about ecosystems and searching for water.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive k.

We will have our first character assembly on Friday. Check back to see who I chose to win our RESPECT award!

September 18-22

Math: We will review hundreds, tens, and ones and how many more to get to 100 and 200. We will solve addition story problems with doubles. We will take our Unit 1 math test. We will begin unit 2 about graphing.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have long vowel digraphs.
clean            agree              teeth          dream
grain            coach             display        window
shadow        cheese             peach          braid
Sunday         float                thrown       entertain
complain       bleachers         willow         wheat

Language Arts: Will be learning to compare and contrast. We will also be learning about facts and opinions. We will learn about imperative (commands) and exclamatory (exclamation) sentences.
Our vocabulary words this week are: laundry, section, shelves, spoiled, store, thousands, traded, and variety. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Supermarket.

Writing: We will finish writing our fables.

Science: We will finishing learning about how forests change. NSU biology majors will also be coming in to teach us about pollination.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive k.

September 11-15

Math: We will continue solving story problems. We will also be playing our math games: Capture 5, Collect $2, and Close to 100.

Spelling: Our spelling words all have suffixes this week.
using        getting       easiest      swimming
heavier     greatest     pleased     emptied
leaving      worried     strangest   freezing
funniest     angrier      shopped    included
occurred   supplying   scarier      happiest

Language Arts: We will be learning the following literacy elements: character and setting. We will be learning about base words with suffixes. We will also learn about declarative (telling) and interrogative (asking) sentences. We will continue working on sequencing and ABC order.
Our vocabulary words this week are: twitch, willow, splendid, gear, parka, and yanked. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Social Studies: We will have a guest speaker from the Dakotah Prairie Museum come to teach us about Aberdeen's history.

Science: We will learn how forests change.

Reading: Our reading story this week is Kumak's Fish.

Handwriting: We will be learning to write cursive h.

Writing: We will write fables with a moral.