I hope you have all enjoyed the long weekend with your families. We had a much needed, relaxing weekend in my house. Both my boys finished up flag football (4 games on Sunday!!) and are looking forward to basketball season.
Social Studies
We began learning about Veteran's Day last week and the kids were very interested in this topic. The children were able to tell what a veteran is, when Veteran's Day is observed, list 5 branches of the military and list adjectives to describe veterans. To honor local veterans, we will be making a craft and writing a thank you note to a veteran. I will be delivering these this week.
Literacy
We continue to study our Big Question: How are people and animals important to one another? This past week, we have learned how animals, both tame and wild, can help people. We have also been focusing on Realistic Fiction vs. Animal Fantasy and have been studying literary elements such as character, setting and plot.
In Fundations, we have learned about 'Bonus Letters' (-ff, -ll, -ss and sometimes -zz) and continue to practice consonant digraphs (wh, ch, sh, th, ck)
Kudos to all of you for your continued work on sight words! The kids are very motivated and are moving along nicely in learning their words. We had several kids master the last (6th) list and were very proud when they were recognized for their hard work!
Math
Last week, we wrapped up our second unit in math. Homework was not sent home as many assessments were being given in school. Don't worry.....homework starts up again tomorrow! The kids have done an excellent job mastering skills such as: time to the hour, counting pennies and nickels and basic data collection and analysis. We have begun to review simple addition and related subtraction facts. As we move on, we will begin studying visual patterns, number patterns and counting. Time to the half hour, dimes and 'Frames and Arrows' will be introduced in the coming weeks.
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