CCSS: RL1.5 Students will explain the CCSS: Operations and Algebraic Thinking difference between books that tell stories 1.OA.3 Apply properties of operations as and books that give information. strategies to add and subtract. Vocabulary: fiction, non-fiction, text features Example: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, Strategy: students will identify the features of then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. fiction and non-fiction texts. (Commutative property of addition.) This weeks focus text is: From Seed to Pumpkin The order of addends does not change the sum. by Wendy Pfeffer
CCSS: W1.3 Students will write narratives
in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. Parent/Teacher Conferences It was nice meeting with you during parent/ Phonics Focus: teacher conferences last week. We are working short u bud, stun, tub on building a community of leaders and learners. final consonant blends -lt, -mp, -nd, -sk, -st melt, lamp, end, mask, dust Habit of the Month: Habit 2 Begin With the Important Information: End in Mind Yellow folders come to school every day. Have a Plan Read for 15 minutes each night, and fill-in Reading Star chart in yellow folder. Picture Day is Wednesday, October 11th