English/Language Arts Lomax Elementary September Newsletter English/Language Arts Specials 9:40-10:30 Mon/Th/Fri: PE (wear appropriate shoes) Tues: Music Wed: Computers Reading focus: Choosing just right books Building reading stamina Setting up readers workshop Identifying character traits, beginning middle and end of stories, and problem/solution. Reading and comparing fables Language Arts focus: Review of CVC and CVCe words with beginning and ending blends. Lunch 11:35-12:05 Math Building number concepts review basic concepts (beginning place value, word form of numbers, odd/even) Place Value ID in standard form, written form, expanded notation, and pictorial form. Compare numbers using comparison symbols Data gathering/comparison use pictorial and bar graphs to record, compare and find differences about information and to write about those findings with words and pictures. Writing Science Super Sentence Starters to build stronger, more elaborate sentences with correct conventions. Set up Writers Workshop and immersion in writing. Beginning Editing to make good choices in writing. What is a Scientist? Learn about science, the scientific process, types of science and scientists, and using tools/safety. Matter – types of matter (solids, liquids) and changes in matter. Lab experiments

Important dates and information Peek of the Week Rene’ Machajewski week of: September 1-5 machajewskis@lpisd.org 281.604.4324 Conference times: M,W,TH,F 9:45-10:15 T,W,TH 3:20-3:50 Important dates and information Week two!!! We made it! Many things start this week and I wanted to make sure that you were all aware of them. Open House is this week Please try to attend so you will feel informed about classroom procedures and policies. College shirts are worn on Monday. We are Rice University. You can find these shirts at sports stores, Academy or online. Any Navy and gray shirt will do as well. We have a program called Untucked Monday. Kids get to untuck their shirts the following Monday all day if they are here on time, stay all day with no early outs. Homework starts! We begin with spelling and there is a speller’s choice agenda in their home folder explaining the homework clearly. Other subjects will be added at a later time. First book order goes home! Our class is trying to earn the free 10,000 points for our class library. There is a letter explaining this with the form. Sept 1 – Labor Day Holiday Sept. 4 – Open House K-2: 6-7 3-5: 7-8 Sept 11 – Book order form due Sept 8-12 Grandparents invited for lunch any day. Sept. 12 – Grandparents Day Celebration Want to lend a helping hand? Come to open house to find out how!!! The week of Sept. 8-12 is Grandparents week. We would like to invite any Grandparent/Grandparent figure to join the children during lunch. Sept. 12 will be a celebration to honor Grandparents! More info to come on this! Be a Star Supporter! Monday is college day at Lomax Elementary. Our class represents Rice University. Students may wear a Rice U shirt or a navy or gray shirt to show we are on our way to college!

Homework M T W TH F word work pattern Short vowel, VC mud slim bed best slob hut trap snip stop lost High Frequency Words as let off play you M Create new spelling words according to word pattern T Choose an activity to practice in spelling spiral. W TH F Spelling test on word pattern Homework Expectations Students are expected to practice the word pattern by choosing one activity from the menu and completing it with all the words in their spelling spiral. Spirals are turned in each Friday morning. Reading Each night is required.