Monday, January 13, 2025

Quarter 3 Week 1

Monday, January 13th

Welcome Back! We hope everybody had a relaxing and recharging winter break. We are excited to welcome back your scholar into the classroom and continue to enrich them with knowledge of the classic.

We enjoyed getting to see your scholars present their Independent Study project to kick off the 3rd quarter!

This week we will be learning:

Spalding:

Phonograms: We are working through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choose a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spelling Words: NO WORDS FOR MONDAY THIS WEEK!  Spelling Test on Friday! 

  1. Tuesday:

    1. al ways r.21 

    1. some thing 

    1. ex pect r.20 

    1. need 

    1. thus 

    1. wo man r.4 

    1. wo men r.4 

    (bracket) 

    1. young 

    1. fair (I won a stuffy at the fair) 

    1. fare (fee) 

    (bracket) 

    Wednesday

    1. dol lar r.29 

    1. eve ning 

    1. plan 

    1. broke 

    1. feel 

    1. sure 

    1. sug ar 

    (bracket) 

    1. least 

    1. sor ry r. 29,6 

    1.  press r.17 



Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework Monday-Thursday.
It is located inside their red folder.

Literature: 

Your scholar will begin studying Folktales & Fairytales this week! 

Our next classics to keep is Little House in the Big Woods. Please send a copy of the book with your scholar by February 3rd! 


Reading Log: DUE FRIDAY THIS WEEK! 

This week your scholar may or may not bring a paper book home from school as we are collecting recent data and updating reading levels, so please have them read a book from home! 

Each day, students will bring home a book of choice from the GHNO classroom library. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult.  

Each day please log:

 1. The title of the classroom library book read.

 2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum).

 3. Parent initials confirming minutes read.

Please make sure your scholar is reading and this log is filled out and turned in on Mondays.  

It will be counted as a quiz grade. 


Grammar:
Your scholar will be reviewing parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. They will be be able to identify them example sentences, sort into different categories, and go on a preposition hunt. 
 
Math:
Your scholar will be continuing to learn subtraction with renaming. Blue workbook homework will be sent Tuesday-Thursday. We will have a short quiz for subtraction with renaming on Friday! 

Please make sure your scholar is completing their math homework nightly when assigned. 
 
 
History:
 
We are wrapping up our unit over Making the Constitution. This week we are taking a closer look at the preamble and what it means. 
Constitutions study guide will be sent home on Wednesday for your scholar to study. The test will be on 1/23/25. 

Science:
Your scholar will continuing our unit over Exploring Land and Water. We will be reviewing what we have learned so far and then studying the Cape Cod National Seashore. 
 
Poem:
The Preamble of the United States Constitution. DUE: FEB 3rd!

Your scholar will be practicing at school but we highly encourage parents to help their scholar practice each day at home. Making sure that they are showing expression, following punctuation, and saying the title and author.
 
Important Dates: 

1/13 - Return to school - Independent Study Project Due!

1/17 - Early Release

1/20 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Jr. Day)

1/21 - Return to School

1/24 - NO EARLY RELEASE, Normal School Hours

1/31 - Early Release