what are we Learning

Skills: 

We are currently working on long vowels. Students have been working hard learning new spelling patterns. We are reading stories about Scotts adventures and answering comprehension questions with complete sentences. We have been learning lots of new trick words in Unit 10 as well. 

Knowledge: 

We are writing daily about different summer activities. Students are making sure they have a capital letter, finger spaces, and punctuation.  Students are creating pictures to match their writing with details. 

Math: 

We are reviewing all we have learned this year. Students are practicing addition and subtraction skills.

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

Skills:
We are currently working in Unit 10, exploring long vowel sounds. Students are practicing reading stories about Scott and answering comprehension questions. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that come home as homework.

Knowledge:
We are finishing up our Presidents and American Symbols unit. We have enjoyed learning about U.S. presidents who have made an impact in our country. We are so excited to start our animal study unit next week. Every day we will be focusing on a different animal and writing about the animals we are investigating in our notebooks.

Math:
In math, we are reviewing everything we've learned this year. We are wrapping up our iReady lessons and next week we will take our iReady assessment and then start our deep dive into our Ocean Review reviewing all of our math skills we have learned this year.

What are we learning?

Skills: 

We have completed unit 9 where we focused on uppercase letters. We learned when to use uppercase letters and how to properly form them. We practiced making complete sentences and worked on our reading fluency. We are beginning Unit 10, our last unit! In unit 10, we will learn about long vowels and vowel teams. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that comes home as homework. Our latest stories follow a two characters Zack and Ann. 

Knowledge: 

Students will focus on two of the Founding Fathers of the United States: George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. They will also continue learning about the lives and impact of other U.S. presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Barack Obama. In this domain, students will hear a story about the carving of Mount Rushmore, which commemorates four of the five presidents they will learn about. Students will also focus on written communication by drawing detailed pictures, exchanging feedback with peers, and writing short phrases and sentences.

Math: 

SEL: 

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

Skills: 

Unit 9  we are focused on uppercase letters. We are learning when to use uppercase letters and how to properly form them. We practiced making complete sentences and worked on our reading fluency. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that comes home as homework. Our latest stories follow a two characters Zack and Ann. 

Knowledge: 

We’ve started our new unit on Taking Care of the Earth. We have been discussing how air, water and land make up our planet, garbage & the recycling process, as well as learning how they can help take care our Earth! 

Math: 

SEL:

What are we learning?

Skills:

Last week we began Unit 9 which focuses on uppercase letters. We are learning when to use uppercase letters and how to properly form them. We practiced making complete sentences and worked on our reading fluency. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that comes home as homework. Our latest stories follow two characters Zack and Ann. 

Knowledge:

Students finished learning how their bodies gather information through the use of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. As they make observations and use language to describe what they are seeing, they used key skills in the scientific process. Students described key concepts in the informational texts they read.

Math:

SEL:

What are we learning?

Skills: 

We finished up Unit 8, students have been working hard on reviewing tricky words learned up until this point (recognizing them, spelling them, and reading them). Students also learned the letter team (digraph) “ck” and double consonant letter teams. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that come home as homework. Our latest stories follow a character named Sam.

Knowledge: 

Students will learn how their bodies gather information through the use of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. As they make observations and use language to describe what they are seeing, they will be using key skills in the scientific process. Students will describe key concepts in the informational texts they are reading, such as creating timelines about the lives of inspiring people.

Math:

SEL:

What we are learning

Skills: 

In Unit 8, students have been working hard on reviewing tricky words learned up until this point (recognizing them, spelling them, and reading them). Students will also learn the letter team (digraph) “ck” and double consonant letter teams. Please have your child continue to practice reading the decodable stories that comes home as homework. Our latest stories follow a character named Sam.

Knowledge: 

During unit 9, students will explore the voyages of Columbus and the Pilgrims.  Students will learn about key aspects of both voyages, such as how long the journeys were and how Europeans interacted with Native Americans. In addition, the Read-Alouds emphasize the motives that prompted both Columbus and the Pilgrims' Voyages.  Students will describe and compare and contrast the voyages, creating pictures and writing sentences to communicate their understanding. 

Math:

SEL:

What we are learning

Skills: 

In Unit 7, students have been been learning digraphs or “letter teams” -the two letters work together as a team to produce one sound. The letter teams students learned in this unit include: 

/sh/, /ch/, /th/, /ng/ and /qu/. 

Our new “trick words” in this unit are:

down, out, of 

Knowledge:

The next unit we studied in Amplify this month has been about Seasons and Weather! We learned that different regions of Earth experience different weather patterns throughout the year. Students also discussed characteristics of each of the four seasons. One of our favorite activities has been writing about our favorite season and the reasons why! Up next is Pilgrims & Columbus. 

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