The Animal Park Post

July 20 July 31, 2015

WOW, what a great
first two weeks of
school we had! The
students are really
adjusting well to new
routines and expectations.
Just a few reminders:
Students nightly expectations (M-Th) are:
*Reading & completing
Reading Log
*Spelling Activity
*Any other assigned
work (i.e. math practice)

Please remember to
read 10-15 minutes
EVERY night. After
reading, students
should fill in the nightly
reading log questions.
This gives them a
purpose for reading,
like what they have in
the classroom.
Also remember to
clean out your childs
Friday Folder work
from the red dot
pocket of their Daily
Folder each Friday and
sign any new
assessments and their
spelling test graph!

1st Qt: Weeks 3 & 4

Week 3:
Writing: We will continue working on personal narratives. We will
publish our first piece and start planning a second personal narrative about a time we had a problem or lost something.
Reading: We will be focusing on retelling fiction texts this week. We
will practice using adjectives to describe the characters, setting, and
we will retell problem and solution that move the story along. We will
have a test Wednesday, July 22nd, on story structure.
Phonics/Spelling: This weeks spelling pattern is open and closed one
and two-syllable words with the vowels a, i, and u.
Math: In math we will continue to work on strategies to fluently add
and subtract within 20. We will talk about using number lines, and
hundreds boards to help add and subtract.
Social Studies: We will review government jobs and workers
and why those jobs are valuable. We will move on to rules and laws.

Week 4:
Writing: We will continue working on personal narratives. We will
publish our second personal narrative. We will focus on revising and
editing skills and ways to improve our writing.
Reading: We will continue to focus to nonfiction texts this week. We
will review text features and work on asking/answering thick
questions (How?, Why?, What if?) about nonfiction texts.
Phonics/Spelling: This weeks spelling pattern is Double Trouble
Sounds. We will focus on ll, ss, ff, nk, ng, and ing sounds.
Math: We will continue to work on strategies to fluently add and subtract within 20. We will dive more deeply into story problems and
problem solving strategies this week.
Social Studies: We will explore the structure and leadership of the
federal and local government. We will create our own cities and city
councils to see how government leaders resolve issues.

Reminders:

28th:

July
Ident-A-Kid Pictures Taken
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July 30 : Logix Training 2:30-3:30 in Ms. Allens classroom