Mrs. VanderVere’s Class’s Topics To Share
*Reading
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Apple Books, Tree Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, Family Books, School Books, and Poetry
- Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
- Reading High Frequency Words Assessment (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Kevin Henkes (continued) www.kevinhenkes.com
*Writing
- Writing Words/Sorting Activity
- Handwriting and Spacing Words Appropriately - Daily News Writing
*Math
- Using Graphs, Interpreting Data, Making Comparisons, and Review
- Math Vocabulary: more, less, greater, fewer, most, least, same, and equal
- Math Fixer: 3,3,6 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14)
*Social Studies/Science - United States Constitution Day was on Thursday, September 17th. We read a book called “We the Kids, The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States” by David Catrow and had a good discussion about our country’s Constitution . - Families/Relationships: “All Kinds of Families”
- Apple Trees: Life Cycle and Seasonal Changes
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- Scholastic Book Orders: Scholastic book orders are due by next Tuesday, September 22nd.
- No School/Yom Kippur: We have no school next Wednesday, September 23rd.
-“Words Their Way” Word Study Assessment: Students will be assessed on their first list of Word Sort words next Friday, September 25th. We have been learning and practicing some different word sort learning activities in class this week. We will continue to practice these activities next week with your child's assigned word sort. Next week students should also work on these word study activities at home each day to help them learn their word sort patterns as part of their daily homework routine. Detailed, informational notes and your child's individual Word Sort will be sent home next Monday inside your child's blue Home Folder.
- Applesauce Day: Our class will be making applesauce in our classroom next Friday, September 25th. Please send in one cored, peeled, and sliced apple next Friday morning. Any kind or color of apple will do. Thank you!
- Library Books: Library books are due by next Friday, September 25th.
- 112 Education Foundation 13th Annual 5K Fun(d) Run and Family Walk: This amazing community event will be held on Saturday, September 26th at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund for students in our district.
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on Friday, October 9th. *Healthy fruit or vegetable snacks and lunches will still be eaten at school.
- School Picture Day: Students will be having their school photographs taken on Thursday, October 8th.
- No School/Columbus Day: We do not have school on Monday, October 12th on Columbus Day.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Tuesday, October 13th for Teacher Institute Day.
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Apple Books, Tree Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, Family Books, School Books, and Poetry
- Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
- Reading High Frequency Words Assessment (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Kevin Henkes (continued) www.kevinhenkes.com
*Writing
- Writing Words/Sorting Activity
- Handwriting and Spacing Words Appropriately - Daily News Writing
*Math
- Using Graphs, Interpreting Data, Making Comparisons, and Review
- Math Vocabulary: more, less, greater, fewer, most, least, same, and equal
- Math Fixer: 3,3,6 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14)
*Social Studies/Science - United States Constitution Day was on Thursday, September 17th. We read a book called “We the Kids, The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States” by David Catrow and had a good discussion about our country’s Constitution . - Families/Relationships: “All Kinds of Families”
- Apple Trees: Life Cycle and Seasonal Changes
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- Scholastic Book Orders: Scholastic book orders are due by next Tuesday, September 22nd.
- No School/Yom Kippur: We have no school next Wednesday, September 23rd.
-“Words Their Way” Word Study Assessment: Students will be assessed on their first list of Word Sort words next Friday, September 25th. We have been learning and practicing some different word sort learning activities in class this week. We will continue to practice these activities next week with your child's assigned word sort. Next week students should also work on these word study activities at home each day to help them learn their word sort patterns as part of their daily homework routine. Detailed, informational notes and your child's individual Word Sort will be sent home next Monday inside your child's blue Home Folder.
- Applesauce Day: Our class will be making applesauce in our classroom next Friday, September 25th. Please send in one cored, peeled, and sliced apple next Friday morning. Any kind or color of apple will do. Thank you!
- Library Books: Library books are due by next Friday, September 25th.
- 112 Education Foundation 13th Annual 5K Fun(d) Run and Family Walk: This amazing community event will be held on Saturday, September 26th at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund for students in our district.
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on Friday, October 9th. *Healthy fruit or vegetable snacks and lunches will still be eaten at school.
- School Picture Day: Students will be having their school photographs taken on Thursday, October 8th.
- No School/Columbus Day: We do not have school on Monday, October 12th on Columbus Day.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Tuesday, October 13th for Teacher Institute Day.