There is no school on Monday in honor of the Rosh Hashanah holiday.
The school year feels like it is really underway now! Following the routines and schedules is becoming more automatic.
Reading Workshop: This week we will work on previewing a book as a comprehension tool. We will be discussing how "strong readers" use the title and cover artwork to get themselves ready to read. We will also learn the technizue of a 'picture walk' which is when you use the pictures to tell yourself a story/make predictions about the story.
Some guiding questions you may want to use with your beginning readers:
-What do you think of when you read the title?
-What do you see on the cover? What does it remind you of?
-What is happening in the pictures? What do you think is going to happen?
Writing Workshop: We began our "Small Moment" unit last week. Our focus for last week was to write short stories about our families. This week we will be writing friendship stories. These small moment stories will be about a funny time with a friend, meeting a new friend, a memorable playdate, etc. Basic sentence structure will be modeled. We will also discuss ways to start a story. Beginning a story is often the hardest part of the writing process.
Word Work: Last week was the first official week of our Word Study program. In our classroom we call them "Rainbow Groups" because the groups are named after the six rainbow colors. I apologize to the blue & purple groups. I realized on Tuesday that the list I sent home was all pictures and no written words. That was a mistake. This week we should all be on track.
Math Workshop: This week's topics will include: Comparing Numbers, Ordering Numbers, Describing Patterns, and Identifying the "repeat" of a Pattern.
Homework
Monday 9/17
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
Tuesday 9/18
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Fall Word Work
Wednesday 9/19
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Math: Scoops! (patterns)
Thursday 9/20
1. Read for at least 10 minutes
2. Review words for tomorrow's spelling test
Have a great week!
