Mrs. Gough's Daily News

Today we finished our last Enrichment with Gym!  Next week we are going to have Enrichment with Spanish!  This will go until the week of 12/17.

In reading today, we talked about text structures with Nonfiction.  We dissected the word Text (passage you are reading) and Structure (a method of organizing).  We will practice finding key words for descriptive passages tomorrow.

In math, we continued working on wrapping up our Topic 2 test and we continue to work on tackling word problems.

Homework:

Math:  Agenda says multiplication sheet, but it’s a review sheet

Reading: 20 minutes

Spelling:  Study words

Today we had a fun day!  We started water paining a new book cover for our read aloud book “Out of my Mind”.  We reviewed topic 2 and all that will be on the assessment tomorrow.

Hat day is tomorrow, but I will remind everyone if they are being inappropriate with the hat, they will have to take it off!!

Homework:

Math: practice facts

Reading: 25 minutes

Today we continued working on Nonfiction text features and are now moving to apply what we have found with using different books.  This is the fun part!

In math, we reviewed topic 2.  We reviewed: rounding as an estimation tool, adding whole numbers, subtracting whole numbers and subtracting across zeros.  We plan on testing tomorrow!

In writing, we are working on writing a paragraph using time order words (first, next, then etc) based on our nightly routines.

Conferences are happening, if you haven’t signed up for one, please see the emails with the Sign Up Genius link.  I’ll send the zoom link out the night before.

Homework:

Math: Review sheet

Spelling:  Words

Reading: 25 minutes

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend!  The extra day home was much needed for my family!

Today in math we learned about hidden questions and multi-step word problems.  We did some together in class and with a partner and tonight they had to complete 2 with the assisting questions.  We will continue to work on this tomorrow!

In reading, we are still working on Nonfiction Text features.  We are learning all about the fun features in Nonfiction that we can use to help us read!

Homework:

Math-2-6; facts

Reading: 25 minutes

Spelling:  Words

Happy Tuesday!

Today we had a lesson with School Resource Officer Kush, he came in to do his first lesson with the kids.  They asked him some great questions and they had a great conversation about bullying.

In math, we reviewed our new vocabulary words for topic 2 and did a quick “review your skills”!  Tomorrow we begin the real topic 2!  😀

Homework:

Math:  Place Value sheet; math facts

Reading: 25 minutes

Spelling:  Study your words nightly

Happy Monday!  Today we continued working on rounding during WING time and math class.  We were supposed to get a worksheet, but since they worked so hard, they have a night off!  They can practice their math facts!

In reading we started the DRA’s.  I will be using this information for parent teacher conferences.

Homework:

Spelling:  Study words and write them 2x

Math: Facts NO ROUNDING SHEET

Reading:  25 minutes

Happy Tuesday!

Today we completed our AIMSWEB testing for math.  We will finish Language Arts portion of that test tomorrow morning!

In math, we continued working on rounding, but with the focus on the thousands and millions periods.  Encourage your child to memorize the Rounding Poem, that is the systematic approach to rounding!

Tomorrow is open house, I am excited to see you all!

Homework:

Math: Rounding page

Spelling:  Study your words

Reading: 25 minutes

This week is Open House week!  Mrs. Fowler will be sending out the information and zoom links this week! I am excited to see you all!

Today in math we practiced Rounding!  We started off with smaller numbers and then we continued with larger numbers!  Tonight for homework, they are practicing rounding by looking for the underlined place value.  I did include the Rounding Poem we used today as a checklist for rounding.  Please let me know if your child struggled with tonight’s homework.  We will be continuing this practice tomorrow!

In reading we continued working on responding to reading passages by using sentence starters and adding details from the books we are reading to help make predictions.  We will continue this tomorrow as well!

We started a new week with spelling.  Tonight your child will have a copy of the list and the flash cards!  These are to STAY HOME and practice nightly.  Their homework is copying the words 2x, and please remind your child that it is double sided!

Homework:

Spelling: Write 2 times, study words

Math:  Rounding sheet

Reading: 25 minutes

Happy ALMOST Friday!

We continue to work on getting into our routine!  Some of us need more reminders than others, but we are building a helpful classroom community.  It makes me proud to see others helping others!

Today we wrapped up our Spelling practice packet in school.  Tomorrow will be our spelling test.  Please help your child navigate studying.  They may need to find their own method.  I will continue to provide the list and the flash cards for the first trimester and then I’ll ask for feed back on who really uses them!

In math today we continued to practice reading whole numbers and not adding the word “and” in between numbers.  We continue to practice writing numbers in expanded form reviewing the values of reach number within the number.

I am looking forward to meeting you all at our Open House next week; Mrs. Fowler will be sending more information about that soon!

Homework:

Math:  Digit Values sheet

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Reading: 25 minutes

Look at that, I already forgot one day! So sorry!

Today we continued to work on our Growth Mindset by coloring strategies that we can use when we get stuck or get into a fixed mindset!

In math, we continued our talk with Place Value.  If you can work on reading numbers at home that would be great!  We are struggling with that!

It was VERY hot and muggy today, we tried to take additional mask breaks, but with our crazy schedule it was difficult.  We did have lunch outside, so that was nice!

Homework:

Math: Expanded Form Math Sheet (Orange numbers only OR they can do the whole thing)

Reading:  25 minutes

Spelling:  Word Search (your child’s agenda book says crossword puzzle, but we did that in class, my bad!)