In reading this week we are working on figuring out the meaning of a multiple meaning word based off of context clues in the text. This means that we are looking at a word such as "bill" in a book about the government, and using clues in the book to figure out that bill in this book means a proposal for a law. For spelling we are doing Sort 16. Because of Fall Break, students will have this week and next week to do this spelling sort. That means that spelling homework is not due until NEXT Friday October 18th for Sort 16. That is also when students will be taking their spelling test for this sort.
In writing we are starting our Haunted House Unit. We are talking about things that you would see and what you would do inside a haunted house. We are drawing a picture of our haunted house as a class and then we will describe what we see and do as we walk through the haunted house. We are also taking about Prepositional Phrases and Vivid Verbs as we do this unit. Prepositional Phrases are phrases that show the location of a subject. For example: above, through, around, by, etc . . . Vivid Verbs are action words that vividly describe what you are doing so well that you can easily picture them in your mind. For example: screamed, snuck, crawled, tiptoed, etc . . .
In math we are working on multiplying 2, 2digit numbers together. I have taught students several methods on how to do these problems. I do not care which method they choose to use to solve these problems, I just want them to be able to solve them. We have really been focusing on partial products. This is when you find the 4 multiplication problems you need to do in the 2 by 2 digit problem, and then you add up the answers. We are also starting to talk about division this week. By next week students should be able to divide a 4 digit number by a 1 digit number.
This week's homework:
Monday: Reading- read 20 mins
*Reading Log
Spelling Homework
Math- Lesson 2.11 P43 odds
Tuesday: Reading- read 20 mins
*Reading Log
Spelling Homework
Math- Lesson 2.9 P39
Wednesday: Reading- read 20 mins
*Reading Log
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