Week 9

We're back for a regular week of school, and it looks like the weather is finally changing!  A few things to think about with colder weather:

• We will still go outside for recess, so please have your child come prepared for cold weather.
• Scarves, gloves, and hats are all great ideas (it's a good idea to label them with your last name on the tags)
• Snow suits and snow pants are not needed.
• Snow boots can be brought to school and students can change into them before recess (once it snows, of course)

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we'll be learning about the Israelites' disobedience, even just a month after seeing God's power on Mount Sinai!  We'll learn about them making and worshipping a golden calf.  We'll also learn about God's instructions for building the tabernacle, which would be the tent-like worship place.

Math:
In math this week we'll start a new module, focusing on place value and different ways to write numbers.  This week we'll group tens as hundreds, we'll understand three-digit numbers, we'll represent three-digit-numbers, and we'll use hundreds, tens, and ones to represent numbers.

Language Arts:
We'll learn about new vowel teams this week that are called diphthongs.  This is when two vowels (or consonants that sometimes act like vowels like "y") team up to make a new sound.  This week we'll focus on oi and oy.

Our reading will focus on the main topic of a part of a text.  We'll also discuss some vocabulary, and we'll talk about supporting details that give information for the main topic.

Social Studies:
This week we'll start our new Social Studies unit on location.  We'll talk about grid maps and finding places on a grid map.  We'll also compare and contrast photos and maps.  Then we'll talk about absolute and relative location.