Looking Ahead....

Looking Ahead…

This week we will focus on the letter X.  We will also continue to practice spelling CVC words working on short e words.  We will focus on the en and et families.  We will review the words fantasy and realism and how to determine what our literature falls under.  We will continue to do reading groups and will continue to work on our Dr. Seuss poem for concept of word.  We will practice writing the letter X and also begin to write short stories independently.  We will talk about different ideas for writing and the students will choose what they write about.  We will focus on writing at least 2-3 sentences. 

This week in math we will learn about fractions.  I will begin with the terms symmetric and non symmetric, focusing on symmetry.  We will look at many shapes and determine if the shapes have been divided equally or symmetric.  We will then talk about the fraction ½.  We will compare whole and half using various projects and games.

We will also review maps and globes this week.  We will also begin to read maps and create a few of our own maps.  We will make our own books to help us identify where we are in reference to our bedroom, house, street, town and state. 

WES teachers and staff have formed a Relay for Life team.  We are asking our students and their families to get involved.  We will be collecting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters over the next few weeks.  This coming week we will collect pennies.  If you are able to contribute and want to send in a handful of change, I can sort it out with the class.   

Thank you for continuing to do homework and being diligent about checking behavior charts.  We continue to do a great job and I am so impressed with the learning going on each and every day.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Mrs. Beltz