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Weekly Update Week of September 3

9/4/2018

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This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /th/ and /wh/
Understand memory words
Encode pattern words with /th/ and /wh/
Discuss onomatopoeia
Understand the homonym blossom
Recognize and distinguish between types of sentences
Understand and use end punctuation
Understand and form contractions
Identify irregular contractions
Write two sentences using don’t and won’t
Recognize and use apostrophes
Understand what a pun is
Ask your child: What is the ending sound to bath? What is the beginning sound to whale? Why do authors use onomatopoeia when writing a story? What do the contractions don’t and won’t stand for?
 
This week in writing, we will:
Recognize two parts to a sentence (subject and predicate)
Discuss the importance of mechanics
Understand different purposes of punctuation
Review sequence words
Generate ideas before writing
Follow oral directions
Free write
Use props to support spoken messages
Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences
Ask your child: What is the difference between using a period and an exclamation point? Why do we need space when we write? Read the sentence The cloud moved across the sky and ask “What is the subject (the cloud) and predicate (moved across the sky) of that sentence?”



This week in guided reading groups:
Connect text to self-experience
Draw and support conclusions
Make predictions
Recognize text features
Determine important ideas
Compare and contrast text and pictures
Understand antonyms and synonyms
Determine causes and effect
Distinguish between genres
Monitor comprehension and use fix-up tips
Give and support opinions
 
This week in math we will:
Name, notate, and tell time to the hour using analog and digital formats
Identify and recognize coins and their values
Generate equivalent expressions for a number
Develop fluency with addition within 20 (DO MATH FACTS WITH FLASHCARDS DAILY!!!)
Consider a generalization about reordering addends for all numbers
Consider whether reordering three addends results in the same total
Begin to discuss word problems and recognize important information
Fact families
Ask your child: Using a standard and digital clock, ask your child what is the time? Please be reviewing math facts every night with flash cards (If you need, I can make some for you!). The speed piece of math facts within 20 is super important this time of year. 

Wish List:
Hand sanitizer
Hand Soap
ALL CALL for snacks

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