Friendly reminders:
Please take a moment to write initials or names in your children's sweaters and jackets. As you can see, skipping this step creates a lot of unnecessary work for Cascade staff and volunteers. It also results in Cascade families spending more on sweaters and jackets than they should.
We will be sewing a quilt and making tiny pillows! If you are able to help any of the afternoons next week, I can put you to work pinning, unknotting, rethreading, cutting, unknotting, sewing, and rethreading.
Riggs:
We begin Riggs homework with spelling words. Students will start with doing their Riggs homework at school, so they can be sure they have the drill down pat.
Saxon:
PUMPKIN MATH AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD! Science and math are best friends! We will be getting our hands icky sometime next week!
Also:
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Counting dimes, nickels, and pennies
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24
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Writing fractions using a fraction bar
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25-1
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Addition facts: adding 9
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25-2
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Writing fraction number sentences that equal 1
Written assessment 4
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Core Knowledge:
Sewing a quilt and tiny pillows!
The week in review:
Riggs:
Plugging away at phonograms!
IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing):
The writing process, KWO (key word outlines), and writing friendly letters. Wow!
Saxon:
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Addition facts: adding 2
Writing addition and subtraction fact families
Using logical reasoning to solve a problem
Working backwards to solve a problem
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20-2
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Naming and drawing polygons
Written assessment 3
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Dividing a square into three equal parts
Identifying and shading thirds
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Rewriting numbers by regrouping tens and ones
Trading dimes and pennies
Making an organized list
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We also had an earthquake drill, and talked about structural walls (if you don't have something to hide under, crouch up against a wall that looks strong!), and evacuating a few minutes after the shaking stops.
Finally, we started dramatic retell, which is a wonderful way for students to better understand and remember stories. Students listen closer when they know they will be acting it out in a bit, they develop their vocabulary as they talk about the story/play with their classmates, and they develop their social skills as they learn how to compromise and get along in a small group.*
Immediate and upcoming needs:
I have switched the day of centers (the 28th) fun to the afternoon of our field trip (the 25th), as I will already have a bunch of hands available on that day for helping.
Take it apart tub stuff!
*If you can't tell, I love dramatic retell! In fact, it is the center of my action research project, which will be taking place in second grade later in the fall. Please look forward to more information about your second grader's participation.
Have a good weekend! I hope to see you at the Harvest Festival!
