Dear Parents, My apologies for not updating this blog last week. In the rush of really getting back into our normal schedule and lessons it slipped my mind. Here we are in the second quarter! Your students have done well and accomplished much in the first nine weeks of school, and they should continue to work with the same effort and determination. The content will indeed get harder, and sometimes you and your student may feel as if the challenge before them is immense, but they have already proven themselves capable. Keep encouraging them to push forward and through frustration to reap the reward of Truth on the other side of every obstacle. This WeekIn Spalding we will be completing rule page 6 in our Spalding Blue book. This dictates the rules of the English language that let us know when to use the "ti", "ci" and "si" phonograms. Be sure to ask your students about what they are learning. In English Language Arts we are going to be practicing reading an informational text and analyzing it for its main idea and supporting points. Ask your students about the reading they are doing on circuit electricity and if they can explain the difference between series and parallel circuits. This is a neat time when their science and writing curriculum intersect. Don't forget to insist on complete sentences! In Mathematics we will be finishing up our unit on word problems then diving into multiplication again. If our curriculum seems circular that is because it is. We will spiral through a lot of the same concepts multiple times in order to give students multiple opportunities to practice and solidify concepts and number sense. In Science we will continue to study the wonders of electricity and how it makes our world function. Make sure you are asking your students to explain how electrons move in a circuit to transfer energy from one place to another. Even if you get it, ask them to draw a picture to help you understand. This will solidify their own understanding of the concepts as they teach you. In History we are moving through a turbulent time of the Middle Ages, the Black Plague. It is a period ravaged by war, disease, famine, and chaos, but it is important for students to learn and understand how the plague dramatically affected the political landscape of Europe. They should be able to explain all about it if you ask. In Literature we are beginning Robin Hood, so make sure your student brings it to school. We will not be reading the whole book, just excerpted chapters, but we will still be able to enjoy many adventures with the worlds most famous and dashing rogue. Upcoming AssessmentsMonday: None
Tuesday -Math quiz on word problems using all four operations. Wednesday - None Thursday -None Friday -Spelling Test on 30 Spalding words for the week. |
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