What Will We Learn This Week

 WHAT WILL WE LEARN THIS WEEK?

LANGUAGE ARTS

"The Farmer in the Hat" is our story this week.  The reading skills are long a (CVCe) and the soft sounds of c /s/ and g /j/.  The Saxon Phonics skills are i consonant e, e consonant e, contractions, and the soft sounds of c /s/ and g /j/.

NEW VOCABULARY:

                 could          be          old          paper          horse   

                 sure           don't       won't       bought        brought

                 thought      fought

                            Final /k/ Spelling Rules

         ck after a short vowel           (black, duck, lock)

         k after a consonant or a vowel digraph         (milk, book, week)  

         ke after a long vowel     (make, like, poke)    

SPELLING:

         face          made          age          safe          take         make

         cage         cake            late         name         *could      *old

MATHEMATICS:

Subtraction is still the main topic.  We have started 2-minute timed drills for the addition facts.  Please help your child learn these facts.

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE:

We are talking about the three observances in November.  On November 3 we will talk about our freedom to vote.  On November 11 we will discuss Veterans' Day and  our thanks and respect to the military.   For the entire month of November we will learn about the first Thanksgiving and what it means to us.

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