Week 7

Dear Parents,

It seems as if many of you enjoyed a family Monday at home with your child. They certainly do appreciate the time together.

This week we covered the following:

English

· Lesson 8 – Pronouns

· Lesson 9 – Words That Mean the Same

· Checkup: Unit 3

Reading

· New words: are, away, does, he, live, pull, they, where, bug, jug, quit, up, zag, zig

· We read the following stories: Quit It, Bug!, A Surprise for Zig Bug, and Insects

· Beginning sounds qu

Math

· Lesson 3.8 – Act out with Models

· Chapter Review/Test

· Lesson 4.1 – Making a Tally Chart

· Lesson 4.2 – Read a Pictograph

Science

· Review and Test Prep

· Introduction to people

· Lesson 1 – How do People Use Their Parts?

Spelling List 8 – Test Friday

Leg, beg, peg, log, hog, jog, dog, frog, clog

Additional spelling words: September, October, November, December

Dictation

In November the hog and the pig went for a jog to the dog who was talking to the frog.

Show and Tell

· My favorite toy

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 20 October – Show and tell

· Friday, 22 October – English Test

· Friday, 22 October – Spelling and Dictation Test

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regard,

Robyn Wood