The Carmona Connection Room 10 Weekly Newsletter #8 10/9/2017 Homework Week of 10/9-10/13 Homework includes 20 minutes of reading every night. Poem of the Week: Spooks Star Student of the Week: Canon Buddy Visit: Sophia I. Thank you for coming to our conference last week. If you have any questions in the coming days that arise after conferences please feel free to contact me. Our Fall Festival is scheduled for Friday, October 27th from 1:30-4:30pm. We are asking families to donate candy for our Festival. We have a box in the classroom where you can drop it off. Have a great week! Mrs. Carmona Language Arts We are in Week 2 of Unit 2 in Benchmark. We are learning about the story elements of fictional stories. Phonics: Short vowel sounds /u/. Students should be reading at 25 words per minute. I am sending home fluency practice sheets to practice reading fluently. Comprehension: We are learning to answer comprehension questions and proving their response with evidence. Parents can help by reading stories to their child and asking them questions. The quesitons you can ask can be found in the Back to School folder. Math We have our Chapter 2 Subtraction test on Thursday. We begin Chapter 3 on Friday. Science Investigation 2 : Liquids. We are learning about the properties of liquids. These are viscous, transparent, translucent, color, foamy, and bubbly. Continue to review the properties of solids: flexible, pointy, flat, smooth, hard, soft, rigid, and rough. Social Studies: Homes and Technology Our Social Studies Unit is on Life Long Ago and Today. Depth and Complexity: Gifted and Talented The prompts we are learning are details, patterns, Big Idea, Multiple Perspective. Listening and Speaking Poem of the Week: Spooks Health We are learning about the skeletal system and how systems have parts that work together. Spelling Words /u/ Spelling test is on Friday. cub 6. dull rug 7. sun nut 8. cuff duck 9. come cup 10. here Monday 10/9 Writing: Letter to Star Student of the Week Math: Ch.2.12 Stubtraction Tuesday 10/10 Language Arts: practice sheet Math: Ch. 2.13 Subtraction Wednesday 10/11 Writer’s Wednesday: Who is your favorite fictional character? Why? Ex. Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Elsa, Shrek Math: 2.14 Subtraction Thursday 10/12 Language Arts: Practice Sheet Math: Ch. 3.1 Number Sense Tests this Week Math test: Ch. 2 Thursday Spelling test: 10/13 Friday ELA/Listening Comprehension 10/13 Fri. Upcoming Events Conference week 10/9-10/13 Fall Festival is in October.