Mrs. Serrecchia’s
News to Use
November 9 , 2015
I hope that you all
enjoyed the weekend. We have definitely been spoiled with all of this beautiful
weather. Just a reminder that we have school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday this week as we will be off on Wednesday to observe Veteran’s Day.
Homework and Reading Folders: There are only two pieces of math homework this
week. Reading folders are being sent home for the first time tonight. There is
a family letter inside the red folder that will describe my expectations for
nightly reading. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Reading folders will go home Monday-Thursday and should be returned every day.
Spelling homework will begin next week.
Reading: We
have been spending some time learning ways that readers get to know a
character. We’ve talked about some of our favorite characters and what makes
them our favorite. We also practiced using the title of the book, the cover and
the illustrations to get to know a character before even reading our books. We
think about questions such as, “What do I know about the character? How might
this story go?” We will be learning to pay attention to how characters feel in
stories to get to know them better.
Writing:
We are just finishing up our Narrative Writing unit. We will spend a couple of
days during writing this week assessing how much was learned during this unit
of study. We will be looking for students to independently apply the skills
they were taught during this unit such as: using capital letters at the
beginning of sentences and ending punctuation, telling a story across several
pages, writing about a time he/she did something and adding details in pictures
and words. I am very impressed with how much everyone has grown as a writer since
September. J
Math: The
students will be exploring length and comparing lengths of small items,
estimating and counting larger numbers of pennies. They will also be learning
about doubles-facts and doing more work with complements of 10.
Word Study: We are learning about digraphs ch,
sh, th, wh and ck this week. Digraphs are two consonants that “stick
together” to make one sound. We will practice reading and spelling words with
these digraphs.
You are invited to our Readers' and Writers'
Celebration on Friday, November 13th at 8:45am. Please come take a
peek at the wonderful stories that have been created and spend a few minutes
cuddling up together to do some reading. Please let me know if you will be able
to attend. Thanks!
Have a wonderful week!
-Roxanne
Serrecchia
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