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This week we are reading

about animal groups: mam-

mals, reptiles, amphibians,

fish, and birds. We will con-

centrate on amphibians and

fish. Beginning Wednesday the

science study will be Plants

and Seeds.

During our science studies the

children are learning how to

look for details in pictures,

photographs, and diagrams.

This week the text feature of

labeling diagrams is also a

reading focus.

Reading Comprehension: I can retell what happened in a story in my own words.I can put the events in a story in order.

Spelling and Phonics: I can use short /e/ sounds like leg and hen. Spelling words:leg, beg, men, hen, let, get, bed, yes, hop, hot, who, some

Writing/Grammar: I can add =s or =es to a word to show there is more than oneperson, place, or thing.

Reading High Frequency Words: I can read and use these words: who, some, of,no, eat, responsibility, cooperate

Reading Text Features: I can use diagrams with labels to learn about the partsof something.

Math: Topic 5: I can represent numbers using five and ten relationships.Topic 6: I can add parts to make a whole (up to twelve).

Science: I can tell what plants and animals need to live. I can identify the partsof plants or fruits using diagrams.

Reading Workshop: We are beginning a unit: Readers Climb Inside Their Books.

Readers make connections to what they read by using their background knowl-

edge of events in their own lives. Readers call this using our schema. We willmake connections to several books: The Relatives Came, Ira Sleeps Over, and

Oliver Button is a Sissy.

Writing Workshop: Just as readers use their schema, writers do also. We will

make our own schema heart to develop topics for writing personal narratives.

As we write, we will add details, use our writers rubric, and begin to edit.

Please note: As the days become cooler, please send a

jacket for outdoors.

In the Readers Clubhouse my goals are:

October 3, 2011

Mrs.

NelsonsFirst

Volume 1, Issue 9

Readers Club News

Important Dates for

October:

Report CardsOctober

12. No School for students

on Thursday, October 13as this is a parent confer-

ence day. Conferences

may be scheduled be-

tween 11:00-6:00.

Fall Break: October 28-

31no school for students.

Our

monthlyslide-

shows give you a little peek

at our week. Last week we

searched for nouns that were

placed around the room. The

children sorted them into

groups: people, places,

things. They did a wonderful

job!

Meet the Readers Club.The video of how we are

just beginning can be

found on our website

front page.

This week in the Readers Club

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