This week's agenda and reminders 10/24

In ELA/Reading we are reading The Big Circle This story's phonics lesson focuses on CVCe(long i). Grammar will deal with plural nouns
 Sight Words:  down, inside, now, there, together

Spelling Words:  home, hope, rose, woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode, stone, there, together

*Review these concepts with your child by:
-having your child make a "T" chart and write a list of nouns one one side and thier plurals on the other

-having your child do a noun hunt for plurals words

-having your child find long o CVCe words in magazines, newspapers, billboards, etc. and making a book with these new found words.
-use the spelling games from:  http://www.quia.com/hm/308607.html

-making flashcards to read and repeat(spelling words, sight words, amazing words).

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In Math, we will be focusing on subtraction, addition and fact families(continued).

*You can review these concepts with your child by:
-using a deck of cards to add/subtract - randomly draw numbers and have your child find the sum or difference(make sure with subtraction they put the big number first).
-using food (cereal, cookies, macaroni noodles, spaghetti noodles, etc.) to have your child make addition and subtraction sentences.

-using addition or subtraction flash cards to review addition facts ($1 at the Dollar Tree)

-utilizing xtramath.org
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In Science, we are focusing on light and sound. 

In Social Studies, we will begin to talk about landforms and economic

*Science Vocabulary: energy, light, shadow, sound, volume, pitch, vibration

*Social Studies Vocabulary:

-scarcity, goods, services, wants, needs, spending saving

-mountain, valley, plateau, desert, plain, ocean, continent

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Important Dates
October 27 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

                      - Technology In Our School Night

                      -21st Century Dolphin Club Parents Meeting

October 28 - Movie Night

October 31 - Fall Goody Bags