Room 1O2 Ribbit Review
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October 31 – November 4, 2016
Phonics
Weekly Notes & Reminders
Focus: I can spell words with the /ai/ and /ay/ pattern.
We have practiced the long /a/ pattern with the silent “e” and now
we will introduce two more ways to make the long a sound within
words. We will NOT have a spelling test this week. The test on /ai-ay/
will be next Friday.
• MONDAY – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT DAY
plane, shape, stain, train, clay, player, grapes, praise, waist, tray, spray
• THURSDAY - PICTURE MAKE-UP DAY
No school today.
• TUESDAY – PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
No school today.
• Harvest Party Hoorays!
Grammar
Focus: I can write the plural form of a word.
We studied +s and +es to words (cats, witches). This week and
next we will explore when to change the y to an I and +es or
when to just +s.
Just +s = day, play, monkey, toy, boy, trolley
Change y to I = party, family, city, baby, bunny, cherry, spy
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers! The
party and activities were PERFECT! All of the
kids had so much fun and really enjoyed the
afternoon. I am working to get pictures of the
party on our classroom website. Enjoy!
At-Home Practice
• Tuesday: none
• Thursday: Math test practice packet from
Comprehension
some of the math teachers (May be Friday)
Book: Grizzle’s Grumble
Vocabulary: none this week
Math
We will practice reading a story and then answering questions
about that story. This type of work will become a future option
for center work during guided reading time.
Focus: I can use clues to place value clues to figure out the
Can you retell a summary of this story? Be sure to include
information about the characters, problem, and solution.
Writing
Focus: I can write a descriptive paragraph about my turkey.
Students will create a disguise for their turkey so the farmer
won’t recognize him. Then, they will write a descriptive
paragraph about their turkey’s disguise.
What disguise did you choose?
How did you use descriptive sentences to tell about his disguise?
Eggs, Buckets, & Bullies
Focus: I can discuss times when I need to show grit or
perseverance.
We will review what these words mean and when times arise in
school when we need to show perseverance and grit.
mystery number.
We will be wrapping up Topic 5 on Place Value to 100. Teachers
will finish up the targets and then begin reviewing. Our math test
will be on Monday, November 7 . It will cover:
- quantities of groups of ten
- <, >, =
- numbers before, after, and in between
- odd and even
- reading/writing number words
- skip counting
- place value riddles
- 10 more/10 less
- open-ended question
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Science/Social Studies
Focus: I can list properties of an object and explain if that
property affects weight.
The students will write observations about 4 food items. Then
we will do experiments to begin discussing the idea of mass and
weight.
What were the 4 food items?
What properties did you use to describe them?
Which food weighed more even though we had the same
amounts in the small cup? What was unusual about that?