Ms. Pierce’s Newsletter
for the week of January 30-February 3
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
* Tuesday, March 20th-- Spring/Group Pictures will be taken.
Language Arts
This week we will be reading the story Frog and Toad Together: The Garden . We will have spelling words that add –ed. In grammar we will be talking about verbs for now and the past ( present and past tense). We will be looking at words with an r-controlled vowel, reviewing -or & –ore, and adding -ar. We will be working on base words with the inflected endings of –ed and –ing.
As we read our story we will be focused on finding the plot of the text. We will be retelling stories in sequence to demonstrate that we can find the plot.
Math
On Monday, the 100th day of school, we will be doing some activities centered around the number 100. The rest of the week, we will be doing problems that involve 3-digit numbers, both addition and subtraction. Please continue to stress to your student the importance of knowing their basic addition and subtraction facts! We should be well past using our fingers to add/subtract by now.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Ms. Pierce’s Newsletter
for the week of January 23-27
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
Language Arts
This week we will be reading the story Jan’s New Home . We will have spelling words that add –es. In grammar we will be talking about verbs that do NOT add s, and words that end in -es or add -es to make them plural. We will be looking at words with an r-controlled vowel, -or and –ore. As we read our story we will be focused on finding the theme, or main idea of the text.
Math
We will continue our work on rounding to the nearest 10, and estimating sums based on those rounded numbers. We will continue to use our “rounding mountains” to help us with rounding skills. We will be working on some addition word problems that involve 3-digit numbers, and continue to review comparing and ordering numbers up to 3 digits.
for the week of January 23-27
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
Language Arts
This week we will be reading the story Jan’s New Home . We will have spelling words that add –es. In grammar we will be talking about verbs that do NOT add s, and words that end in -es or add -es to make them plural. We will be looking at words with an r-controlled vowel, -or and –ore. As we read our story we will be focused on finding the theme, or main idea of the text.
Math
We will continue our work on rounding to the nearest 10, and estimating sums based on those rounded numbers. We will continue to use our “rounding mountains” to help us with rounding skills. We will be working on some addition word problems that involve 3-digit numbers, and continue to review comparing and ordering numbers up to 3 digits.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Ms. Pierce’s Newsletter
for the week of January 16-20
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
* NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 16th (M.L.King Jr. Holiday)
Language Arts
This week we will be studying some things from the Chinese culture as we get ready for MULAN. Performances are Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available in the school office. We will also be looking at M.L.King Jr. and some other famous black Americans and their impact on our society.
No spelling/reading tests this week!!
Math
We will continue our work on adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers, and introduce rounding to the nearest 10. Please remind your student to practice their basic addition/subtraction skills. These old skills are the basis for our new skills, and should be automatic!
We will also be looking at Tangrams—a Chinese traditional math skill as we relate our Math to MULAN—performances are this weekend, please come and support our students as they perform!
for the week of January 16-20
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
* NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 16th (M.L.King Jr. Holiday)
Language Arts
This week we will be studying some things from the Chinese culture as we get ready for MULAN. Performances are Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available in the school office. We will also be looking at M.L.King Jr. and some other famous black Americans and their impact on our society.
No spelling/reading tests this week!!
Math
We will continue our work on adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers, and introduce rounding to the nearest 10. Please remind your student to practice their basic addition/subtraction skills. These old skills are the basis for our new skills, and should be automatic!
We will also be looking at Tangrams—a Chinese traditional math skill as we relate our Math to MULAN—performances are this weekend, please come and support our students as they perform!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Ms. Pierce’s Newsletter
for the week of January 9-13
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
Language Arts
This week we will continue Unit 3- CHANGES by reading the story Ruby in her Own Time. Skills covered will include plot/sequence, synonyms, compound words, and a review of the CV pattern to make a long vowel sound. Spelling words will have the endings of –ng,and –nk. Grammar will focus on verbs that add an -s.
Math
We will continue our work on adding and subtracting 10 from any number, and begin to focus on two and three digit addition and subtraction algorithms. Please remind your student to practice their basic addition/subtraction skills. These old skills are the basis for our new skills, and should be automatic!
for the week of January 9-13
Some reminders:
* This reminder from Ms. Flowers—Birthday Party invitations: Private
birthday party invitations shall not be distributed at school under any
circumstances.
Language Arts
This week we will continue Unit 3- CHANGES by reading the story Ruby in her Own Time. Skills covered will include plot/sequence, synonyms, compound words, and a review of the CV pattern to make a long vowel sound. Spelling words will have the endings of –ng,and –nk. Grammar will focus on verbs that add an -s.
Math
We will continue our work on adding and subtracting 10 from any number, and begin to focus on two and three digit addition and subtraction algorithms. Please remind your student to practice their basic addition/subtraction skills. These old skills are the basis for our new skills, and should be automatic!
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