November 5

This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /oo/
Identify meanings of homonyms
Spell memory words
Participate in discussions
Understand and use quotation marks
Read words with ew, ue, oo, u /oo/
Idenifty and use compound words
Ask your child: How is the word “glasses” a homonym? What does the compound word “that’s” mean?
Small group:  In small group we are working on Comprehension skills from iReady. We are reading a short story and then using the text to answer questions. Students need to refer to the text to find the appropriate answer. Ask your child: What is comprehension? Why is it important?
 
This week in writing we will:
Dive into our first PBL driving question “How do we use our voice to tell a story?”
Tell a story through a form of physical art (dance, music)
Read two versions of Cinderella and discuss story elements
Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast characters from both versions of Cinderella
Create interest-based graphic organizer to compare and contrast two things
Ask your child: How do authors use their voice to tell a story? What does compare and contrast mean? How did the two versions of Cinderella compare to one another? How were they different?
 
This week in math, we will:
Compare 3 digit numbers
Add three-digit numbers
Subtract three-digit numbers
Write numbers in written form
Add several two-digit numbers (with regrouping and base ten)
Ask your child: What do the symbols < > mean? Which number is bigger, 352 or 328? What does the number 257 in written form look like?


Important Dates
11/7 PTO/CSC 
11/12-11/16 Book Fair
11/15 Thanksgiving Lunch ---12:25-12:50    Brady, Hoover, Hutson, Russell
11/19-11/23 Thanksgiving Break
​11/30 November Birthday Celebrations