Weekly Update August 27th

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PE started this week and the kids looked like they had a blast.  Please remember to send your kiddo to school in comfortable tennis shoes on our PE days, Tuesday and Thursday.  Please remember that all clothing must still follow our Dress for Success policy, even on our PE days.

Electives and Success Academy start this week.  If your child has been assigned to a Success Academy class you were notified last week via Parent Square.  If your child will be attending any after school electives, they will eat lunch from 1:30-2:05 then electives will run from 2:05-3:05.  

This week in Math: 
Finishing up Topic 1: Fluently Add within 20 using a variety of strategies. 
Starting Topic 3: Add within 100 using strategies

This week in Language Arts:
Reading: rhythm and meaning (poetry), compare and contrast, text features
Grammar: Adjectives
Spelling: (long vowels spelled VCe) bake, face, fuse, home, lime, mule, rose, size, time, tune
Vocabulary: assemble, grumble, calculate, elegant, privilege 
Writing: Personal Narrative - setting writing goals, writing leads, using dialogue 

Homework: Please remember that the Math worksheet, Reading Log and Behavior Log should be filled out nightly.  The "Find the Evidence" worksheet is due by Friday.


Looking forward to another great week!
Alison


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