October:
Dear Families,
Happy October! We have had a very busy beginning of the school year! In reading, we are starting our year with a book by Betsy Byers called My Dog My Hero. Our main focus is reading for comprehension and fluency as well as character traits. In math, we just finished our unit on Place Value. We practiced adding and subtracting 5 digit numbers, learning the definitions of value and digit, as well as practiced rounding and estimation. We are now moving on to multiplication! If your child is struggling with their multiplication facts, please check out my list of resources on this page to help with some games. There are also multiple flashcards that you can find online. These all qualify as a choice homework.
In Social Studies, we have concluded our unit on Great Bay and we are now learning about the Northeast region of the United States. We will also be doing a small unit on government before we have our field trip to the State House at the end of October. A permission slip will be sent home sometime next week.
Our writing projects will be beginning soon, but until then, we are working on expanding our sentences using where, when, why, and how. In Spelling, we are working on different long vowel patterns. Your child is expected to know how to spell the words on their list as well as the definitions for the vocabulary words (if necessary). Any practice of spelling words can also be counted as a choice homework.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to email me. Thank you for making your child's beginning of the year the best it can be!
-Mrs. Currier :)
Dear Families,
Happy October! We have had a very busy beginning of the school year! In reading, we are starting our year with a book by Betsy Byers called My Dog My Hero. Our main focus is reading for comprehension and fluency as well as character traits. In math, we just finished our unit on Place Value. We practiced adding and subtracting 5 digit numbers, learning the definitions of value and digit, as well as practiced rounding and estimation. We are now moving on to multiplication! If your child is struggling with their multiplication facts, please check out my list of resources on this page to help with some games. There are also multiple flashcards that you can find online. These all qualify as a choice homework.
In Social Studies, we have concluded our unit on Great Bay and we are now learning about the Northeast region of the United States. We will also be doing a small unit on government before we have our field trip to the State House at the end of October. A permission slip will be sent home sometime next week.
Our writing projects will be beginning soon, but until then, we are working on expanding our sentences using where, when, why, and how. In Spelling, we are working on different long vowel patterns. Your child is expected to know how to spell the words on their list as well as the definitions for the vocabulary words (if necessary). Any practice of spelling words can also be counted as a choice homework.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to email me. Thank you for making your child's beginning of the year the best it can be!
-Mrs. Currier :)