Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Weekly News

Important Dates:
Jan 8 - School Community Council Meeting 4:30
Jan 9 - PTA meeting 9:00
Jan 21- No School MLK Jr.
Jan 28- Hawaiian Luau



Announcements:
I didn't want to assign homework over the break, and even though it is a short week but we will still have spelling words.  Please note, I will not give the spelling test until MONDAY.  Homework will also not be due until Monday. 

English: 

This week our question of the week is, "How can creative thinking, help us solve problems?" We will be reading, Anansi. The genre is a folk tale.
Our phonics /spelling pattern: we are working on compound words
 Comprehension skill: we are talking about how to compare and contrast
Conventions: We are learning about how we use verbs to show past, present, or future tense.

Math:

We are continuing with adding two digit numbers with regrouping.  Please look for topic 8 to be assigned online. 

French:

We are learning the /in/ /ain/ /ein/ sounds this week.


Science:
We are learning about non-living things: falling objects (gravity)