Newsletter Week of September 4th

Good morning parents,

I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend. A friendly reminder there is no school on Monday the 4th or Friday the 8th.  Students have been working hard solving word problems with elapsed time, it is great to see their critical reasoning! At home, please support your child by having them tell the time throughout the day.

In class, we have been busy learning how to read a compass and writing our small moment stories. Your child has selected one story and has begun to write it in more detail. If you have any exciting adventures while on your break, remind your child to add that story to their list of possible new stories and they can write about it in their next writing piece.

This week will begin on a Tuesday, day 1.

Reading

Students will learn that readers give themselves comprehension check as they read, asking themselves questions to make sure they understand what is going on in books. They will follow the steps:

1. Give yourself a comprehension check about each chapter.
2. Ask yourself or write a post-it about:

1. Who was in that part?
2. What was happening?
3. How does this part connect to the rest of the story?

Students will also learn that to truly understand a story readers ask themselves “What does this text want me to do?” Envision (make a mental movie) or collect information?

Writing

Students will learn that writers don’t wait to edit (adding punctuation and capitals); they take a minute as they write to make sure their writing is as clear as possible for their readers. Students will also learn how to write a lead for a story by using detail, action, sounds, or dialogue that introduce the characters and setting.

Math

Students will begin to explore weight and the need for standardized units. Students will then transition from nonstandard to a standard unit of measurement and use grams to measure weight.

Looking for more ways to help your child practice math facts? Try these games!

Want to look at telling time with your child? Maybe these videos can help.

Here is the vocabulary they will encounter:

am	analog clock	decompose	capacity	digital clock	elapsed time	gram
hour	hour	interval	kilogram	liquid	liter	mass
minute	pm	solid	volume

Social Studies

Students will continue to learn how to use map keys, a compass rose, and a scale to interpret and gain information from various maps.