We still need LOTS of help for our holiday party. We have had a tricky time getting help this year. Please consider signing up to help our classroom out!

​ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4EABAB29A4FD0-holiday

We also need snacks, we are running low. 

This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /old/, /ost/, /ild/, and /ea/
Vocab: weather, meant, breath, already, instead, healthy, heavy, breakfast, break, streak, great
Spell memory words
Read and write words with suffixes –ful  and –less
Use editing marks to show corrections
Identify and correct misspelled words
Understand mechanics
Understand similes
Participate in discussions
We are testing iReady reading this week.
Ask your child: What is a suffix? Give me an example of a similie? What are the two sounds /ea/ makes?


This week in math, we will review:
UNIT MATH TEST is this Monday. Please use the homework provided to help your child study.
We will be completing our i-Ready mid-year math diagnostic this week.
Two and three digit addition
Place value
Even and odd numbers
Compare numbers using greater than, less than
Numbers in written form
Ask your child: How do you write the number 132 in words? Which is greater 564 or 546?


This week in writing/PBL, we will:
-Continue to write our first draft of our fairytale. 
-Read opinion texts and use texts to write opinion paragraphs using supporting evidence form teh texts,
Ask your child:  What is your fairytale about? Who are the characters and what is your character's problem. What 3 events does your character experience to try and solve their problem. Have you started to think about how your fairytale will end?

We still need help for our holiday party. This is just a donation sign-up for our Pajama Polar Express Party. This is an all day class party. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4EABAB29A4FD0-holiday

This week in Superkids, we will:
Decode pattern words with /igh/ and /stle/ and /scle/
Recognize that –ed endings indicate past tense of verbs
Read and write words with prefix re-
Participate in discussions
Read and understand the meaning of words that relate to the genre play
Use memory words to complete sentences
Work on fluency
Ask your child: What are some words with ending /igh/, /stle/ and /scle/? What does the prefix re- do to a word? How does a group of students read a play together?


This week in PBL writing, we will:
Discuss central messages in a text
Understand the lesson or moral introduced in a text
Begin brainstorming and planning for our narrative
Continue using venn diagrams to compare/contrast
Ask your child: What are some lessons an author will try to communicate through a story? What does compare and contrast mean?


This week in  math, we will:
Subtract three digit numbers using base ten
Understand regrouping when practicing two digit subtraction
Add several two digit numbers
Compare numbers using greater than and less than
Focus on place value
Ask your child: Which number is greater 345 or 354? Why is it important that place value is  lined up when adding or subtracting vertically? What does “Go next door and borrow ten more” mean when dealing with subtraction? How many ones are in a ten? How many tens are in 100?