Weekly Updates

Happy Friday Parents!

We will be the starting the third week of our first unit of inquiry (How We Express Ourselves) next week. The central idea for this unit is "illustrators use pictures to convey meaning." We have been learning a lot about all the different techniques that illustrators use and the qualities of writing that they suggest in class. Next week, we will learn more about how to use these different techniques to create our own feelings book based off of the book I Feel Silly by Jaime Lee Curtis.

Please also take a moment to look at Ms. Rivers' blog (carivers.blogspot.com)  to have a better understanding of the how we set up our Reading Goals in class, and what we will be doing in class as well as what you can do at home to help each one of your child meet his or her reading goals. We have been working so hard practicing on our stamina and all the different Daily 5 strategies in class for the past few weeks. We will be starting our guided reading small groups this upcoming Monday.

Learning Objectives: 

Reading: Main idea

Language Arts: Declarative and Interrogative sentences, inflected endings, and personal narratives
Math:  Everyday Math Unit 2 To make up, represent and solve addition and subtraction number stories. To review and apply strategies for addition and subtraction, and to practice addition and subtraction facts for sums and differences up to and including 10

Science: Investigate imprints and fossils and learn about life long ago.

Social Studies: Where we live, exploring different types of communities

Upcoming Events:
September 22nd - Our class back-to-school together from 2 - 5 pm 
Dairy Ashford Roller Rink (1820 S Dairy Ashford St., Houston, TX 77077)
September 25th - Early Dismissal at 12:30 pm 

October 18th -  International Festival from 3 - 6 pm 

Have a wonderful weekend! Hope to see you at our class party on Sunday!