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Date: January 7-11, 2019

Theme: Simple Machines

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carelesshelpful

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*Word Wall Assessment

Friday

● Prefixes and Suffixes ● Describe the overall structure of a story - describing

HOW the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

● Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

● Use Context Clues to determine meaning of a word or phrase.

Read grade level text with purpose and understanding.

Subtraction Strategies Counting Coins Measuring Length Place Value to 1,000 Time, Graphs, Data Geometry Writing addition and subtraction Number

Sentences Skip Counting

*PLEASE REVIEW BASIC ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.

Nouns (Common, Proper, Collective, and Possessive Nouns) ● Producing complete sentences.● Identify, create, and expand simple sentences; while identifying subjects and predicates. Informative Writing● Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic,

*Welcome to the second semester! This semester flies by!! *PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS

READING EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, STUDYING, and PRACTICING their math facts!

*Please check your child’s homework folder daily for notes and homework.

*I am looking forward to another fantastic week!