Transcript Language Arts focus

Lomax
Elementary
September
English/L
Newsletter
Specials 9:40-10:30
anguage
Mon/Th/Fri: PE (wear appropriate shoes)
Tues: Music
Wed: Computers
Reading focus:
Arts
Choosing just right books
Building reading stamina
Setting up readers workshop
Identifying character traits, beginning middle
and end of stories, and problem/solution.
Reading and comparing fables
Language Arts focus:
Review of CVC and CVCe words with beginning
and ending blends.
Writin
Super Sentence Starters to build stronger,
more elaborate
g sentences with correct
conventions.
Set up Writers Workshop and immersion
in writing.
Beginning Editing to make good choices
in writing.
Lunch 11:35-12:05
Mat
h
Building number concepts review basic
concepts (beginning place value, word form of numbers, odd/even)
Place Value ID in standard form, written form, expanded
notation, and pictorial form. Compare numbers using comparison
symbols
Data gathering/comparison use pictorial and bar graphs
to record, compare and find differences about information and to
write about those findings with words and pictures.
Scie
What is a Scientist?
nce
Learn about
science, the scientific process, types of
science and scientists, and using
tools/safety.
Matter – types of
matter (solids,
liquids) and changes in matter.
Lab experiments
Peek of the Week
Rene’ Machajewski
Septembe
r 1-5
[email protected]
281.604.4324
Conference times:
M,W,TH,F 9:45-10:15
T,W,TH 3:20-3:50
Thank you so much for coming to open house last week, a big success for
sure! A few things to remember.
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Homework will continue to be spelling practicing the word pattern. Choose an
activity each night from the menu in their home folder. Other subjects will be
added at a later time.
First book order goes home today! Our class is trying to earn the free 10,000
points for our class library. There is a letter explaining this with the form.
The online code is HZR3J.
We are DRA testing this week. Hopefully by the next week, levels and groups
will have been determined.
Water bottles are allowed. They can bring them from home and they will
return on Friday.
If you would like, please purchase water colors for your child. We will begin
art on Friday
Sept 8-12 Grandparents
invited for lunch any day.
Sept. 12 – Grandparents
Day Celebration
Sept. 15 – book order due
Collect those box tops!!!
Want to lend a helping hand?
The week of Sept. 8-12 is Grandparents week. We
would like to invite any Grandparent/Grandparent
figure to join the children during lunch. Sept. 12
will be a celebration to honor Grandparents! More
info to come on this!
Thanks to those who
could help!
Be a Star Supporter!
Monday is college day at Lomax Elementary. Our class represents Rice
University. Students may wear a Rice U shirt or a navy or gray shirt to show
we are on our way to college!
Homework
word work pattern
Short vowel words with beginning
L and R blends.
crib
frog
grab
slip
flat
clap
twig
swim
step
plop
5 words will test on the spelling pattern. Each
word will have been a word that we have practiced
in class using the pattern These words are not
practiced at home but instead shows that the kids
can spell using what we have learned in class.
High Frequency Words
by
or
that
was
for
M
T
W
TH
F
Create new spelling words
according to word pattern
Choose an activity to
spelling spiral.
Choose an activity to
spelling spiral.
Choose an activity to
spelling spiral.
Spelling test on word
Homework Expectations
Students are expected to practice the word
choosing one activity from the menu and
with all the words in their spelling spiral.
turned in each Friday morning.
Reading Each night is required.