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Math -  This week in math the students will learn to:  draw a number line, draw line segments to the nearest inch, locate points on a number line; make polygons on a geoboard, identify the angles of a polygon; add three or more single-digit numbers, identify the associative property of addition; and write fractions using fraction notation.

Reading/Language Arts - On Tuesday, we will read From Seed to Plant.  The Focus Skill for this week is Details.  Students will be completing worksheets in their workbooks independently and these pages will be collected at the end of the story and taken for a grade.  Reading verification slips will be sent home on Wednesday, January 7th.  Please sign and return on Thursday.  The comprehension test will be on Friday, January 9th.  The students will take this test independently and this test will be taken for a grade. 

The vocabulary words are:  beautiful, nutrition, protects, ripens, streams.                                     

High frequency words are:  air, different, food, light, water. 

Spelling - The students will recognize the letter patterns sound.  The spelling test will be on Friday, January 9th.    Please remember to practice the 2 sentences that will also be on the test.

This weeks words are:  sprout, stream, through, strong, strap, springtime, spray, throat, three, ostrich, pioneers, clearing, air, different, light.

Science - We will continue our unit "Homes for Living Things."  In Lesson 3, students will identify and describe different kinds of water environments and habitats.  Students will also provide examples of animals meeting their needs in different land habitats.  Students will use process skills to communicate, classify, observe, and compare.  We will discuss vocabulary words such as pond and ocean.   

Social Studies - In January, we will begin learning about the Potawatomi.  Students will learn about the roles of the Potawatomi men and women, their homes, their clothing, and the foods they ate.  

Geography - On Friday, we will go over the last four questions from Week Fourteen and answer questions one and two for Week Fifteen.      

Music - Music homework is due every Monday for Mrs. Randolph.

Contact Information:  Email me at dkovanda@d91.net

or call me at 815-838-0542, ext. 129.

Upcoming Dates:

Return to School - 1/5/09

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