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                              Mrs. Perry's Class

                                January 18th - 22nd

Special Schedule:


A Day -  PE

B Day -  Computer Lab Math   Art

C Day - PE

D Day - PE

E Day -  Music   Computer Lab

F Day -  Media    Music


Dates to remember:

  January 18, 2010

  • Martin Luther King's Birthday - School Closed

     January 21 and 22, 2010

  • Math Benchmark

    January 22, 2010

  • End of Second Marking Period

    January 25-27, 2010

  • Professional Days - School Closed

    January 27, 2010

    • 3rd marking term begins

    January 29, 2010

    • Mid-year PBIS incentive YMCA

    February 1, 2010

    • Report Cards Go Home

    February 3 and 4, 2010

    • Reading Benchmark

      Homework:

    Monday: Write 10 good sentences.  A good sentence has 8 or more words in it.

                 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Due on Friday

    Tuesday: ABC order

    Wednesday:  Write a paragraph using at least 5 spelling words.

    Thursday:  Write missed spelling words from pretest 5 times each.  Study for spelling test.

    Friday: Comprehension worksheet due

    Spelling words

    Your child's spelling words for the week of January 18th are:

    hair

    care

    chair

    pair

    bear

    where

    scare

    pear

    bear

    share

    scarce

    compare

    repaired

    staircase

    canary

    warehouse

    apparel

    declared

    farewell

    prepared

    Challenge Words:

    unbearable

    millionaire


    Reading:

    We will be using the Houghton Mifflin reading series. There are six themes this year:

    * Off To Adventure

    * Celebrating Traditions

    * Incredible Stories

    * Animal Habitats

    * Voyagers

    * Smart Solutions 

     

  • Good readers use strategies whenever they read. Different strategies are used before, during, and after reading. As readers learn to use strategies, they must think about how each strategy will help them. The Reading Strategies that we will be focusing on this year are:

    * Predict/Infer

    * Phonics/Decoding

    * Monitor/Clarify
     
    * Question

    * Evaluate

    * Summarize
    This week we will be:

  •  

    This week we will begin Theme 4: Animal Habitats. In this theme you will learn about  how people and animals can share the same space.  We will be reading The Nights of the Pufflings by Bruce McMillan.  This is a nonfiction story abotu a group of children who live in iceland.  The strategy that we will be focusing on is Evaluation.  How interested students are in a selection is a good indication of how well the author has presented the material.     

    Some of the words that your child will be introduced to are: ashore, burrows, instinctively, launching, stranded, uninhabited, and venture.          

  • The skills that we will be focusing on is:

    • Fact and Opinion

      • A fact is a statement that can be proven tue or false.

      • An opinion states what someone thinks or feels.  It cannot be proven.  A reader can agree or disagree with a writer's opinion.


     

  • Language:

    Language encompasses many skill areas:

    *Information and Study Skills - using a dictionary, graphic organizers, print features

    * Test Taking Skills - answering multiple choice items, completing fill in the blank items, and writing an answer to a question

    * Spelling and Word Work - Building words with both short and long vowels and understanding word structure

    *Vocabulary - Alphabetical order, Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones,Multiple Meaning Words, Connotations, Analogies, Word Families

    *Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics - Punctuation, Capitalization, Types of Sentences, Subjects/Predicates, Possessives, Nouns, Plurals,Past/Present/Future Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, etc.

    *Writing - Journals, Letters, Descriptive Writing, Instructions,Personal Narrative, Research Report, Persuasive Writing, Expository Writing, Personal Essay


    Language Art:

  • This week in Language we will be focusing on syllibication, vowel +r sounds, homographs, parts of speech, and the verb to be.

     Math:


    We will be using the McGraw Hill Math series this year. The units of study are as follows:

    * Place Value

    * Money

    * Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

    * Time, Data, and Graphs

    * Multiplication Concepts

    * Multiplication Facts

    * Division Concepts

    * Division Facts

    * Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers

    * Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers

    * Measurement

    * Geometry

    * Fractions and Probability

    * Relating Fractions and Decimals

    Your child will have Math homework each night, Monday -Thursday.


    Math

    We have been working on multiplication and getting our flash cards ready.  Right now your child should have 0-12 in their bags.  They are to practice for about 5 minutes a night on these and bring their bags of flashcards to school with them.  They need to keep them in their home folders.  We will be using them in school as well. 

    This week in Math:

  • This week we will be reviewing for our math benchmark.  It will be on multiplication, division, skip counting and money.  Please review old tests with your child.  This is a great way to review with them at home.

    On B days your child will be visiting the computer lab in Math, where he/she will be taking the YPP (Yearly Progress Pro) test. This is a computer based test that monitors the mastery of individual math skills. This is a great means of assessment, as we can see which skills your child has mastered and which skills they need more practice with.Based on YPP results your child will have individualized computer based practice exercises to help them attain mastery of those skills which hey may only currently have partial mastery.

    First in Math

    Our school now has access to a new math program called First in Math. Your child should receive a card with a user name and password so they can access this site at home, as well as at school. This is a great place to practice facts. Be sure to check it out!

  • Social Studies:

    Units of study:

    * Rules and Laws

    * Map skills/Geography

    * Landforms

    * Economics

    * Government


     SOCIAL STUDIES:


     SCIENCE:

    We will continue with our unit of Matter.  Some of the vocabulary words that your child will be introduced to are: solids, liquids, gases, molecules, physical changes, and chemical changes.


    It is important to review and sign your child's agenda every night as this is the primary means of communication between the classroom and home. I update my school notes website at the beginning of each week. Please visit as often as you wish to get updates, spelling words, homework assignments,or to see what is going on in your child's classroom. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call me (410) 677-5118 or email me at mperry@wcboe.org.



    Thank you!

    rs. Perry


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