Our Week at a Glance

Here is a taste of what we will be doing this week at school. On Monday, the students will see a performance presented by The ArtsPower called Jigsaw Jones and on Tuesday it is Picture Lady and Gentleman Day.

Language Arts

Phonics - r-controlled vowel /ar/, syllable pattern C-/e

Spelling - car, art, barn, farm, start, card, yarn, part, dark, hard

Bonus Spelling - barnyard, starlight, carpet, artist, market

High Frequency Words - accept, ago, clear, fair, half, though

Reading - The Great Ball Game retold by Joseph Bruchac; The Bat by Douglas Florian

Fluency - Expression

Comprehension - Plot; Use Story Structure

Robust Vocabulary - clutched, clambered, clumsy, ached, feud, superior, refuse, insult (v)

Grammar - Proper Nouns

Writing - Personal Narrative; Tall Tales

Mathematics - Unit 3 - Place Value, Money and Time

* Numeration and place value

* Using coins to buy things

Social Studies

* Christopher Columbus

* South America

Science

* Plants

Library Helper: Mr. Ryan

Parent Reader: Mrs. Crawford (Thursday)

Current Events: Monday - Joshua, Lindsey; Tuesday - Emery Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Renata, Chase and Samuel