Week of September 30-October 4

Students will be able to...

Language Arts: make text to self connections, retell the beginning, middle, and end, alphabetize a list of words, edit/revise their mighty middles, write an exciting ending to their small moment, edit sentences.

Math:  Use a variety of strategies to solve addition word problems, solve 100 facts in 5 minutes, identify 10 more/10 less, 100 more/100 less than a given 2 and 3 digit number.

Social Studies: use Kidspiration on the laptops to make a web of Arizona facts, compare and contrast urban and rural communities, begin making Halloween decorations for our classroom and musical (October 29).  

Reminders! 

Picture Day- Tuesday October 1 

Parent Teacher Conferences are here!  Please sign up for a conference at your earliest convenience!  Times do fill up fast!  

To sign up please visit:  www.ptcfast.com/reg1 and enter code:  09S17754

If you can not find any dates or times that work for you, please contact me as soon as possible.

Social Studies Website

Fun website to learn about our state symbols! 

http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/kids/kids_state_symbols.htm

Geography Test Monday September 23

If you volunteered to make salt dough for our Arizona maps, please be sure to send it with your child on Wednesday Sept. 25.  We will be making our salt dough maps on Friday Sept. 27 from 10:15-11:15.  All are welcome to come! 

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Week of September 16 and Week of September 23

Students will be able to:

Math: write numbers in standard, expanded, word form, and draw base 10 blocks, use mental math (time tests), solve word problems using more than 1 strategy, decompose numbers.

Reading/Writing:  use correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, write a bold beginning, mighty middle, and exciting ending, retell a just right book, and make a text to self connection.

Social Studies: identify our city, state, mayor, governor, president, state bird, flag, tree, flower, use an alphanumeric grid to locate places, read a map key, locate the equator, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, coast, valley, mountains, and compass rose on a globe, create a salt dough map of Arizona's landforms, and write a Geo Georgie letter to a friend or family member.  

Upcoming Events:

*Salt Dough (for those who volunteered) is due Wednesday September 25

*Salt Dough maps:  Friday September 27 from 10:15-11:15 ALL are welcome to come and help!