The
Buzz in Ms. B’s Class
Issue
#3: September 9, 2013
I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! My LSU Tigers defeated the UAB Blazers
handily at 56-17 and the Saints defeated the Falcons 23-17, so it was a great
football weekend for my Louisiana teams!
And for you Cowboys fans, I know you were excited about the 36-31
victory over the Giants. I love the fall
and football J
Reminders:
- - RAH
RAH Reading will come home each night.
Please sign the paper each night.
Your child will turn it into their colored basked on Friday morning.
- - ALL
homework that is sent home throughout the week is due, at the latest, by Friday
morning. I will not send homework home
past Wednesday, allowing at least two nights to complete.
- - Please
practice the spelling pattern each night with your child.
- - Open
House is THIS THURSDAY, September 12th from 5:30-7:00 pm. It will be a “come and go” open house in my
classroom, so stop by any time within the 5:30-7:00 time frame. I am looking forward to meeting with all of
you!
What
is my child learning this week?
Spelling: short u spelled u and and short u
spelled o – lunch, until, cover, buzz, become, stuff, nothing, dull, month,
study, love, uncle, cuff, none, under
Fry’s Phrases (these help with fluency –
practice reading these daily)
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My own father
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I took the car.
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Leave it to me.
Fry’s
Phrases are used to practice fluency.
They will not be on the spelling test.
Some are full sentences while others are fragments. Please read these with your child often to
increase fluency.
English/Reading:
- - We will be reading expository or informational (nonfiction) texts this
week and recognizing text features. We
will be focusing specifically on subheadings within text, but will also locate
maps, diagrams, titles, headings, labels, captions, and bold or italicized
words.
Math:
- - We are continuing our unit of place value this week. We will learn about the different periods
(ones period and thousands period) and how they are in threes (ones, tens,
hundreds; thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands: there is always a ONES,
TENS, and HUNDREDS in every period). We
will be using the word period to familiarize ourselves with the academic
vocabulary.
- - We will be playing games and doing activities throughout the next two
weeks in order to master place value.
- - We will continue to learn the three forms of numbers – standard form
(just digits), expanded form (values), and written form (words).
- - We are also learning to compare numbers this week by looking at the
place values. With place value, always
look to the LARGEST place value to compare.
Social
Studies:
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We are learning about the three different types of communities: urban,
rural, suburban.
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We will also be discussing our role within our neighborhoods and
communities.
Science:
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We will discuss how and why our Earth changes quickly. We will discuss the effects of earthquakes,
volcanoes, landslides, floods, and tsunamis.
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We will also be continuing our discussion of soil and the different
absorptions of different soils.
Have
a wonderful week!
Ms.
Butts
