This week will fly by really fast. To recap last week, we completed our first reading, math, and science unit! It's safe to say that we are officially into 'school' mode and have been working hard to learn new exciting things!
This week, we will be learning ...
Reading: Compare/Contrast
Math: Patterns
Social Studies: Civics & Freedom
Writing: Writing a paragraph, Grammar
We have had 1 lesson on Patterns already and I observed that there was some confusion. It would be great if you discussed number patterns with your child at home and point out examples in everyday life! Much of the problems involve using a math computation, like addition or multiplication, to find the missing number in a table or series. For example, a tricky problem on our pretest was:
- What rule can be used to find the number of wheels on 7 tricycles?
- # of tricycles: 3 5 7 9
- # of wheels: 9 15 ? 27
- Correct answer: C - Multiply by 3
There will be no spelling this week. I did notice that last week was a bit more difficult for the kids! Please encourage your child to review their spelling list daily. They will be given time during the school day to work on spellingcity.com for review, however to completely master the words they should study at home too.
Accelerated Reader - Your child has been given their range and should be checking out books at their personal level. AR is worth 10% of their reading grade, therefore, students should work toward their goal daily. I allow a maximum of 30 minutes of classtime for students to read independently while I am working with small groups. Most students have been taking advantage of this time and have already taken an AR test. Please encourage your child to read at home and work toward their quarterly goal. (Personal goals will be given out this week and listed in their agenda books.)
Looking forward to another great week!
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