Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Dec. 7-11 in Brief

Here is our week at a glance. We are talking about holiday celebrations around the world and if you would to come in to share a family tradition or holiday, please contact me and we will set up a time for your visit.

Parent Reader - Michelle Schnitt
Sharing for the month of December - Tuesday: Reilly, Devin; Wednesday: Chloe, Noah; Thursday: Renata, Emma, Turner; Friday - John, Erin

Language Arts
Phonics - Consonants /s/c; /j/g, dge; Inflections: -ed, -ing (double final consonant)
Spelling - slice, dodge, city, huge, nice, space, gem, price, cage, fudge
Bonus words - central, fireplace, gentle, gymnast, celebrate
High Frequency Words - above, shoes, tough, wash, wear, woman, young
Reading - Big Bushy Mustache by Gary Soto
Fluency - Phrasing
Comprehension - Fiction and nonfiction; Monitor comprehension: reread
Robust Vocabulary - wilting, flitted, swirling, trance, route, semblance, distraught, improvise
Grammar - Plural possessive nouns
Writing - Small moments

Mathematics

* Partial-sums addition algorithm
* Review of unit 4 and quiz
* Points and line segments

Social Studies
* Europe
* Holiday traditions around the world

Science
* Rocks and Minerals




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