WRITING IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE
We have now passed the sixth week mark of school and it is amazing to see how the students have already grown! Students have been working hard in English and have learned what makes up a sentence (subject/action), types of sentences, capital letters, and punctuation. As we seek accountability, points will be taken off for answers not written in complete sentences if asked to do so. Two points will be taken off if not in a complete thought and one point will be taken off for a missing capital letter and/or punctuation, with no more than five points taken off total.
1.) Make the child find the mistake.
Try: “I noticed a capitalization mistake on the front page. Let’s see if you can find it.”
2.) Be the model. Answer questions in a complete thought.
3.) Point out sentence structure in context of nightly reading.
Try: “Who/what is the subject in the last sentence you just read?”
Try: “Winnie the Pooh asked Piglet a question. I noticed that sentence ends with a question mark.”
Who/what is the sentence about? Who/what is your subject?
What did the subject do? What is the action?
What does every sentence begin with?
What goes at the end of every sentence?
At-home access for Raz Kids has been sent home, via email. This is a great resource to practice on at home, and students have access in the classroom using their Chromebooks! Starting in 2nd Grade, no formal assignments are required. We only use RAZ as an assessment for Reading Levels; but, Raz Kids has a great comprehension component; so, we definitely encourage you to use it as a resource at home. Reading and answering the comprehension questions would be beneficial to your child! REMEMBER: You can access this, along with all student websites at the top of this page….just click on the “Student Bookmarks” tab!
Phonics / Spelling
Spelling Focus: Sound of long /a/ sound spelled ei,eigh, ea
Grammar / Creative Writing - We wrap up our Creative Writing Unit on Personal Stories. In the Writing Process this week students will Revise, Proofread, and Publish their stories!
Reading - We begin our second unit of Foundations & Frameworks.
Comprehension Focus: Retelling
Pattern Statement: Oral restating requires organizing one’s thoughts.
Visual Tool: Flow Chart
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: grooming, collide, soggy, tumbleweeds, canyon, souvenir, drooling, wick, whitecaps, muskrat
Math - We continue Unit 2. We will be exploring Tools that help us Add (ex: dominoes and geoboard shapes), writing number models to express even and odd numbers as sums, and playing the Exchange Game (identifying equal amounts of money).
Science - We wrap up Unit 2: Habitats - Tropical Rain Forest, Arctic (Polar Region), Desert, Evergreen Forest, Freshwater Region, and Wetland. We will discuss “Biome vs. Habitat,” and “Food Chain vs. Food Pyramid.” A study guide will come home on Thursday (10/8) and the Chapter Test will be on Tuesday (10/13).
