Peek of the Week September 1-

5th
What are we studying?
Central Idea: People lie! work!
and play together in a
"ommunity
Literacy: We will "ontinue to build
our independent reading time and
hope to begin guided reading groups
this week# $sk your "hild about using
the %5-&nger rule' to &nd a (ust right
book)
Students are being assessed on high
fre*uen"y words from the
kindergarten and &rst grade word
lists# +hese assessments will
determine their weekly words#
Students should be able to read and
spell! as well as write senten"es using
the words "orre"tly in "onte,t#
Math: We will "ontinue working with
-at and .-d shapes# Students should
be able to identify triangles!
*uadrilaterals! pentagons! he,agons!
o"tagons! and "ubes# Students will be
assessed on this skill by the week/s
end#
Science/Social Studies: We will
e,plore di0erent types of
"ommunities# 1ur walking &eld trip
will allow us to obsere our s"hool/s
neighborhood "ommunity# Students
will in"orporate the map skills they
are learning to "reate a map of the
park# Students should be able to
identify a map/s title! key! and
"ompass rose#
IB Attitudes/Profles:
Students are "urrently e,ploring
a new learner pro&le ea"h day#
$sk them how they "an be
re-e"tie and how they "an be
an in*uirer) We will "ontinue to
fo"us on responsibility! respe"t!
and "ooperation as we build our
"lassroom "ommunity#
How Can I Help?
Please "he"k your "hild/s
homework binder ea"h night)
Students should read daily!
"omplete the reading *uestion on
their 2W sheet! pra"ti"e their
weekly words and "omplete the
word a"tiity! as well as "omplete
the daily se"tion of math# Please
be sure to initial the behaior
"alendar ea"h day# I will be
initialing it as well# 3eel free to
use the ba"k of the behaior sheet
to write any notes for me to see#
Calendar of !ents
Septe"#er $%&' SCH''L
Septe"#er (%)al*in+ ,ield -rip to Map the
.uiet Cree* nei+h#orhood par*
Septe"#er /%Boy Scout Infor"ation &i+ht
Septe"#er $0%Late Start 1ay
22 school #e+ins at 3:/4a" 22
Septe"#er $$%S'L Parent &i+ht
Septe"#er $5% ,all Pictures
Septe"#er $4%International 1'- 1ay