Important Dates:

Important Dates:

Dec 19- Early Out
Dec 20- Jan 1 - No School

English: 

This week our question of the week is, "in what creative ways do we communicate?" We will be reading, Dear Juno. The genre is realistic fiction.
Writing skill: We are learning how to write friendly letters.
Our phonics /spelling pattern: vowel pattern long o sound: o, oa, ow
 Comprehension skill: we will be taking about drawing conclusions.  Think of it as reading in between the lines.  This is sometimes hard for students to understand.  As you are reading with your child, talk about what you read, what background knowledge they might have, and what they can conclude. 
Conventions: We are learning about how we use verbs with singular and plural nouns.  The rule is backward from what you would think.  If a noun is singular there is an -s on the end of the verb.  If the noun is plural there is not an -s at the end.  
Vocabulary skill: prefixes
Fluency skill: accuracy and appropriate rate

Math:

We are continuing with adding and subtracting on the hundreds chart, and talking about addition with regrouping. Look for topic 7 online.

French:

We are learning the /s/ /z/ sounds this week.

 Social Studies:

Being a responsible citizen in our community.  ABC's of a civic responsibility.