Week 26

Good evening! We have some exciting things coming up this week!

Literature: In Literature, we will be starting our new book, Sarah, Plain and Tall! We will begin reading this in class tomorrow, and we will break into reading groups on Tuesday and Thursday to read chapters 2 and 3. I'm so excited to begin this book!

Spalding: In Spalding, we have an exciting week as well! We will be introduced to cursive this week! I will send home a packet tomorrow about cursive and how we form our letters (it's a little different from how I learned it as a child). Monday's and Tuesday's homework will be to practice the letters a-z five times in cursive. Let's work on our best handwriting! There will be no spelling words this week, as we will really be practicing letter formation. In the upcoming weeks, we will still primarily write in manuscript, but we will slowly bring in cursive. (For instance, next week one word will be done in cursive on the homework. We will gradually bring in more and more as we prepare for third grade!) 

Writing: narration, copy work, and dictation exercises from The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks

Grammar: edit, classify, and unscramble sentences!

Touch Pebbles: Our reading selection this week is from Homer's The Odyssey. Students will explore how understanding another person's reasons and motives can help explain his or her actions. 

Math: We will continue practicing with money, both adding and subtracting it. We will also see it in word problems. We will take a chapter test on Wednesday during one of the math centers!

History: We are studying the Oregon Trail and California Gold Rush this week! We will each create a wall hanging with a scene of the Oregon Trail, and Ms. Carnahan and I will demonstrate panning for gold!

Science: This week we will play a couple of games to assess our knowledge on nutrition. :)

Poem: We are spending another week on the Preamble and will recite it next week!

Idiom: "Eaten out of house and home!"

Miscellaneous: The Family Fun Run and picnic is on Saturday! I'll be running the 5k and hope to see you all there! :)

Have a great week!