In Reading we will be reading non-fiction and fiction stories about bats. We will learn how to use non-fiction text features: such as bold-faced words, captions, headings, and diagrams to help us comprehend non-fiction stories.


In Writing we will continue our daily Writer's Workshop routine and will begin writing "Scardy Cat" stories this week.

In Word Study/Spelling we will be working with words that are contractions made with am, is and will. Contractions can be tricky, so make sure you practice alot this week at home!

This week in math we will begin to explore two digit addition without regrouping. The students think it is very cool when we start adding these larger numbers! We will begin using manipulatives showing the tens and ones and adding a two digit number to that. Then we will learn a few strategies they will use until we get the hang of this new concept. We will learn that we cannot have more than 9 in the ones place. When this happens we will have to regroup. We will practice this and by the end of the week they will be GREAT at two digit addition without regrouping!

This week in science the students will participate in an in-class group project where they will be assigned a form of matter. They will then be asked to create a collage using magazine pictures, skit/advertisement for their type of matter, and then a song. We will present their creations at the end of the week for the class. I can't wait to see how creative they get!

This week in social studies we will use our map and landform skills we have learned the past few weeks and find different places on the globe.
We will locate the following:
*Texas
*Canada
*Mexico
*USA
*Houston
*Austin
*Atlantic Ocean
*Pacific Ocean
*Arctic Ocean
*Southern Ocean
*Indian Ocean
*Gulf of Mexico
*7 continents
*Washington D.C.
*Great Britain
*China
*Germany
We will also discuss the months of the year and seasons. Lastly, we will discuss different types of communities: rural, urban and suburban. Please discuss these vocabulary words/places on the globe this week.