Good Afternoon Families!
Our school year is off and running! It was an absolute pleasure meeting many of you last week at curriculum night. I hope you found it to be an informative and useful evening. Your involvement and support are greatly appreciated!
The link you clicked on is our classroom Blogger page, which will have bi-monthly classroom updates. Included in the updates will be our current target concepts in all academic areas, classroom events, and important upcoming dates. An email with a link to our classroom Blogger page will be pushed out every two weeks when our Blogger page is updated.
Here are the concepts we are currently / planning to work on over the next couple of weeks:
Literacy
Our students are greatly enjoying our shared reading book, Night of the Spadefoot Toads. Because some of the chapters are quite lengthy, students are being required to read portions at home. They are welcome to use their print copy, or read the story on the Pearson app on their iPads. Based on the events in the story, our students are currently working on summarizing, which includes identifying characters, settings, events, and the theme. We are also working on identifying how characters in our class selection respond to challenges. Home reading logs have been introduced and students are becoming comfortable with the routine of recording their minutes. Students are welcome to use the Night of the Spadefoot Toads reading towards their daily required reading of 20-30 minutes.
Writing
Our students are currently learning to understand all of the elements of a narrative paper. In the coming weeks, students will start to plan an original story, including an effectively written introduction, well-developed body paragraphs, and an effective conclusion.
Math
Our students are currently working on writing and evaluating numerical expressions with parentheses as well as demonstrating their understanding of how to find the volume of rectangular prisms. The first few weeks have also involved getting used to our math routines. In fact, with the new month starting earlier in the week, we started our daily Number Corner routine.
Science
Instruction utilizing our TCI science curriculum is well underway! Our current focus is on understanding the makings of various ecosystems around the world. This unit ties nicely into the reading we are doing with the Night of the Spadefoot Toads book we are reading during our literacy block.
Upcoming Events
** Monday September 6th - No School (Labor Day)
** Tuesday, September 7th - No School (Rosh Hashanah)
** Thursday, September 16th - No School (Yom Kippur)
** Thursday, September 16th - No School (Yom Kippur)
Friendly Reminders
** Please remind your child to charge his / her iPad every night.
** Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack. Nothing feeds the brain like a healthy snack!
** Please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts up to 12.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you and have a great holiday weekend!
Enzie Pangilinan
