Hi Parents,
Reading
Trick-or-treat! We are getting into the spirit of Halloween with our Trick-or-treat book reports. We are going to pick out the setting, characters, problem, climax, and solution of our book and turn it into a book report that looks good enough to eat! Please make sure your child brings his or her book to school by Monday the 21st!
Pumpkin characters are due October 28th!
Writing
Fall is here and pumpkin descriptive writing is on the way! We will be creating a paper pumpkin in class and then writing about the process using descriptive adjectives. This fun writing assignment will allow our students to have a creative outlet and stretch their imagination in a fun way! Come by and check them out when we have them done!
Spelling
Our spelling words focus on words with ng and nk as in string and junk. Words will go home on Monday and we will check our learning on Friday.
Math
This is the last week for addition and subtraction facts to 20. We will be mixing it up with both addition and subtraction. Each day we will have a subtraction quick check with math facts where you will see how quickly you can answer them. These are not timed tests, but we want each student to be practicing their math facts recall and try to increase their math fluency. We’ll have fun problem solving with some Jeopardy games that have several different math fact categories. We will review at the the end of the week and assess on Friday. Math facts knowledge is an ongoing skill that needs to be practiced just like reading. Please continue to work on these skills at home throughout the year.
Here are some fun games you can play at home to increase math facts knowledge:
Dice game: Roll the dice and add the dots together or subtract one number from the other.
You can use dominoes to add, subtract, greater than, less than, or equal to, and multiplication.
Flash Cards; every child should have a set to improve math fluency. Use index cards to make them or many stores have them for a reasonable price.
Addition, subtraction, and multiplication boards with dry erase markers. Have them time themselves to make it a game.
Playing cards games:
Find the missing numbers game- Need 2 players and a referee. The referee gives each player a card without them looking at it and they place it on their forehead facing their opponent. Their opponent and the referee can see the other player’s card. The ref mentally adds the cards and says, “The sum is _____”. The players have to look at their opponent’s card and figure out what card is on their own forehead, then say it first aloud.
Addition Attack game-Two players divide the deck of cards in half. Then each player pulls a card and lays it down for the other to see. They quickly add the numbers and the first one to add the two cards and say the sum aloud gets to take the cards and keep. The person with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
Please continue to practice math facts at home through games on IXL, decks of cards, dominoes or flashcards. Students should have a 6 second recall for math facts.
Social Studies
As we continue our government unit, students will learn about the president and compare his role to the roles of the public officials we discussed last week. Students will then understand how these officials are selected. Towards the end of the week, we will talk about the election and voting process. Students will have the opportunity to participate in our very own class candy bar election!
Reminders:
Life journals are due on Friday.
Library day is Wednesday.
October 21-25 Red Ribbon Week
Monday: “Sock it to Drugs” day – wear crazy or mismatched socks
Tuesday: “Stomp out Drugs” day - wear tennis shoes
Wednesday: “Boot out Drugs” day – wear boots or western wear
Thursday: “Pledge to be Drug Free” day - wear red, white and blue
Friday: “Say BOO to Drugs” day – wear Halloween colors or t-shirt
October 23, 2013 Caraway PTA Family Skate Night 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Playland Skate Center
October 30, 2013 Early Release
