LEARNING IS FUN!

Today was such a fun day! We boarded the bus this morning and headed to the Cobb Safety Village, a really neat replica of the Marietta Square, for a full day of learning. We were greeted by a firefighter/ instructor who led us through important safety lessons. We even practiced escaping from a burning home. I’m sure your child is anxious to tell you what he/she learned and about driving around “town” in his/her own car! We were very excited when Sparky came out to tell us goodbye! Next week we will review the Fire Safety workbook and will take a test on what we have learned.

Labor Day is Monday, September 1 and a school holiday. I trust that you all will have a chance to relax and enjoy time with your families over this three-day weekend.

September 9 is Picture Day at Addison! Smile!

WHAT’S AHEAD?

Math: We will work on increasing our accuracy of adding and subtracting whole numbers using the standard algorithm. We will also continue to work on rounding whole numbers so that we can estimate sums and differences. We are developing problem solving skills using real world situations. Please encourage your child to practice multiplication facts every night. I hope you are accessing some of the websites on this blog (Math Practice page). We will begin multiplication of whole numbers soon!

Science: We will investigate the weather and may even become expert meteorologists!We will make weather forecasts, observe weather patterns, create weather instruments, and conduct weather experiments. Next week we will visit the Science Lab to learn from some engaging hand-on activities.

Spelling: Sort 5 – Vowel pairs ai, ee, eain accented syllables.Has your child gone to Spelling City or any of the other websites on the Spelling Practice page?You will find some fun ways to study and reinforce good spelling habits.

Social Studies: We will be wrapping up our study of map and globes but will certainly put the skills to use throughout our study of American History this year.We will practice longitude and latitude next week and will be ready for an assessment to show that we know how to use maps!

Language Arts: Have you overheard your child singing the Noun Song? We have had a good review of nouns and will putting the apostrophe to work next week as we form singular and plural possessive nouns. We will also be working on verbs. They will love the Verb Song!

Writing:We will put our best pens forward as we try to “hook” our readers.We will be working on writing engaging openings to our paragraphs.

Reading:Next week we will focus on the differences between genres and story elements (settings, characters, events, and theme). As your child reads each night, ask him/her about the main idea of what he/she just read. Then ask about details that support that main idea.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents. ~~~ Jane D. Hull