Oct.31st-Nov. 11th

Language Arts

Read new Halloween story.
Read new poems.
Read Halloween vocabulary words.
Study new spelling words Ii and Jj.
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.

Mathematics

Complete Halloween math problem.
Study facts 1-3.  Test on following Monday.



Hope you had a great Halloween:)))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

Homework For Oct. 17th-28th

Language Arts
Home reading.  
Read new story Where the Wild Things Are
Study new spelling words
write five sentences using the spelling words
Complete Book report 


Mathematics
Complete one page of math each night.  Time it:)
Complete math problem.
Study math facts 0-3.  Timed Quiz on Mondays.




Terry Fox Run on Friday.

Homework for October 3rd-14th, 2011

Language Arts
Home reading.
Read new story:If you give a pig a Pancake.
Study power word letter Ee and Ff.
Write five sentences using your spelling words.
Mathematics 

Monday-Thursday Complete one math sheet per night. Make sure to time yourself.
Complete math problem on T-charts.

Review math concepts taught this month. 
Please refer to math outline on the bottom of this post.
Math test on Wednesday October 12th for group 22.
Math test on Monday October 17th for group 21.


Picture day is on Tuesday October 4th…Smile
WEDNESDAY is reward day!!! Congratulations to all the students!
Friday Ped. Day
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a great long weekend.


Math Outline
Group 21 will have a test on Monday Oct. 17th
Group 22 will have a test on Wednesday Oct. 12th.


This month we covered:
-Patterns. Creating a pattern
-Growing and shrinking pattern. (Increasing or decreasing)
Example: complete the following patterns
2, 4, 6, 8 ___
10, 13, 16, 19, ___
20, 25, 30, ____
-Attributes in a pattern.
(How the pattern is changing size, shape, colour etc…)
-Pattern core: which part of the pattern repeats?
counting by 10’s, 2’s, 3’s and 5’s
Digits: 0, 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
-Recognizing one digit and two digit numbers.
-Fact families: Example
2 ,3 , 5
2+3= 5
3+2= 5
5-3= 2
5-2= 3


Addition and Subtraction:
Doubles
Plus one
Plus 2
Example: 7 +7 =
                 8+2 =
                 50+1=
Problem Solving:
-Using T-charts to solve complex problems
Example:


If I am making 7 toy tricycles, how many wheels will I need?
Complete the T-chart.




Tricycles                                              Wheels                               


1                                                                 (000) =3
2                                                          (000)  (000)=6
3                                                          (000)  (000)  (000)=9