Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News Friday, Sept. 2nd
Dear Parents,
In student papers today is an Independent Reading Project sheet. Be sure to read over the project sheet this weekend. The project sheet is due Friday Sept. 9th. The projects are due Friday Sept. 30th.
On Thursday I sent home timed test packets. These are due Tuesday. Don’t forget we have a Labor Day holiday on Monday.
Take a look at what we are working on:
Reading- We read the book Secret Moose this week. We will be starting the book Frindle next week. The author’s name is Andrew Clements. He has written many books and the main character is usually a boy or girl around 10 years old. If you are looking for a good book for your child he is an excellent author to try! Next week our focus lessons will be on comprehension, vocabulary, character traits, and comparing and contrasting.
Grammar- We are working on a noun unit. We will work on singular possessive nouns, plural possessive nouns and compound words. We will also start reviewing for a grammar test on nouns.
Writer’s Workshop- We are still working the writing trait “Ideas”. We will be working on plot development in stories.
Math- We will be finishing up Chapter 2 in math with a test on Thursday. Chapter 3 introduces graphing. We will learn how to gather and organize data in order to make many different types of graphs.
Social Studies- We have been learning about the first Native American tribes in North America. Next week we will finish up Chapter 2 with a test on Thursday. We switch to Science after Thursday’s test. Our first unit in science is on weather and the water cycle. Perfect timing with all of the hurricanes out in the Atlantic! Watch the weather with you child and discuss! We have been talking about hurricanes in class!
Have a great long weekend! Mrs.Alvarado
