Mrs. Rosales’ Class – Week of November 4th

What are we Learning?**Reading – Unit 3: NonFiction Unit

**Time for Kids ** National Geographic Kids** Germs Make Me Sick**

Differences between informational and literature texts Text features including captions, bold print, sub-headings, glossary, index,

electronic menus, icons, illustrations Authors write with a purpose Paragraphs are organized by topic.

**Writing – Unit 2: Information Books on “Know Topics” They will pick a topic they know a lot about and begin to write the information on notecards. They will recall information from experiences and write ideas based on interests and their background knowledge.

**Spelling Pattern – Week 9: Long i -igh, i_e, ie. We will practice our spelling words in one of the reading rotations. Kids learn their new words, mostly, by practicing at home. Spelling homework will be optional. Spellingcity.com -Search-teachers-draco2-kelly rosales-select week 9 color. See the details on my Webpage “Interesting Web Resources.” **Math – Unit 2: Demonstrate fluency with + and -, within 100, by:

We will take all the place value knowledge that we have learned and use our strategies to solve word problems. This requires reading comprehension, so we will use Beginning, Middle, and End information to understand the problem. They will be amazing!!

**Social Studies –Voting, responsible citizens, rules/laws **Duck for President**

Homework  Please read for at least 20 minutes each night. Log the book/minutes read in your child's

agenda each night. Reading A-Z – Nonfiction assignment (Listen, Read, Quiz) Study Spelling and know the meaning of the words *optional*

Important DatesNov. 5 – Teacher Work Day

AttentionKids A-Z, iReady Reading & Math,

Nov. 8 – Make up school pictures Nov. 8 – dragon Pride Night - Nov. 9 – Learning Garden Clean-Up Day

10:00 am -12:00 pm https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B49A8A72CA75-learning

Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day – No SchoolNov. 27-19 Thanksgiving Holiday

Lunch Account – k12paymentcenter.com Breakfast - BEFORE 8:10 students will eat breakfast in the cafeteria. AFTER 8:10, they will receive a bag to take breakfast to their classroom to eat.

Anytime Book Orders Scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class Code: J3JQQEncore this WEEK

M- MediaT- No School

W- P.E.Th- Art

F- Fit Lab

Meet the Author: Kelly Stalling Lyons Mystery Story Book Character – They look great!

Letter Land Parade - Kindergarten

1st Quarter Celebration – Mini Field Day

Good Times – Indoor Recess!!

The BEST Class!

Parent Handbook – IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!!!!! I have attached the Parent Handbook to this email. I have Highlighted some important sections below!

Early Dismissal during the school day

Lunch Visitation

Free and Reduced Lunch Application https://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/Page/24426

FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCES will be held the last 2 weeks in October – November 5th. Teacher Work Day Oct. 28th

We use Standard Based Grading. Your child will receive a 1, 2, or 3 for each Standard.