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Third Grade -

Our vowel pattern of the week is the sound of long 'i' as in the word 'drive'. I am happy to see many of my third grade students using the vowel patterns as they decode new words during guided reading. They are becoming "word detectives". We will continue to discuss the main idea of a reading passage as we read both fiction and nonfiction books. The children are engaged and eager to share during our guided reading each day!

In Math we will use the Smart Board to complete several activities related to equivalent equations. The students are becoming experts in the use of  this wonderful technology!

Second Grade - 

In Math we are working with money. We will use the Touch Math strategy to add coins and bills. The children are also using a 'cash box'  as they shop for items in our play store. Please encourage your child to identify real coins and bills at home and to add this money with your help!

Our vowel pattern of the week is the sound of long 'a' as in the word 'cake'. We will use the Smart Board to complete an activity with words ending in 'magic silent e'. We will also read a story titled My Friend John as the children compare and contrast the character to themselves.

First Grade-

We will continue with the sound of short 'u' as we build three letter words in our 'pup' book and our 'hut' word slide. We will read a fun book about the circus and sequence the events of the story.

In Math we will continue learning about coins and their values. We will sort and add coins in an engaging activity on the Smart Board. Please work with your child in counting by 5's to 50. This will help them as they add coins and learn to tell time.