Week of October 12th

Here is what is going on this week!

Language Arts

Phonics: r-Controlled Vowel /ar/ ar

Spelling and Challenge Words: car, art, barn, start, farm, card, yarn, part, dark, hard, barnyard, starlight, carpet, artist, market

High-Frequency Words: accept, ago, clear, fair, half, though

Comprehension Focus: Plot

Robust Vocabulary and Student-Friendly Explanations:

clutched - If you clutched something, you held it tightly.

clambered - If you clambered, you climbed with both hands and feet.

clumsy - When you trip and fall, or when you can't move easily, you may feel clumsy.

ached - If you ached, you felt sore or were in pain.

feud - If you have a feud with someone, you have a big argument.

superior - If you are superior, you are the best.

refuse - If you refuse something, you don't want it.

insult - If you insult someone, you say something mean.

* The students will have assessments at the end of the week covering the spelling/challenge, robust, and high-frequency words. Please practice these daily with your kids!

This week our assessments will be on Thursday.

Math

• Telling Time
  
• Explorations: Exploring Numbers, Time, and Geoboards
  
• Data Day: Pockets
  
• Frames and Arrows Having Two Rules
  

Current Events:

Monday - Reece and Michael
Tuesday - Mace and Luke M.
Wednesday - Anna and Simon
Thursday - Madison and Christina

Please continue to work on the continent poems. Our performance is October 23rd! The children need to have these memorized.

Please also remember that there is no school on Friday!