Happy Halloween!

Mrs. Tran's Class News
Week of October 29 – November 2nd

First Grade

Reading: New words this week include: two, red, play. Review words include: help, can, blue, came, is, did, make, for,to, me, in, no, yes, am, it, one, have, are, we, and, on, not, I, see, like, on, go, my, the, cat, at. The boys are continuing to read level 2 readers. Next week we will be reading four stories: Pearl's First Prize Plant, Ham and Eggs, Miss Jill's Ice Cream Shop and Making Ice Cream.

Spelling: The boys worked really hard on their spelling words this week! Words next week include: big, in, did, it, him, sit

Math: This week we continued to work on different ways to subtract. We will also start working on basic fact strategies such as: counting on, doubles, near doubles and counting back.

Second Grade

Reading: We had a short week in Reading due to Halloween parties and the field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. In the two days we were together we focused on Fables. We learned the characteristics of a fable and shared several favorites. Next week we will be reading another nature story called, Around the Pond.

Math: The boys did very well on their Chapter 3 math test. We started Chapter 4 on Wednesday. We are now working with money. This week we started with exploring the value of coins and counting change with pennies, nickels and dimes.

Spelling: Word for next week include: bell, off, all, mess, add, hill, well, egg, will, grass, shell, kiss, across, skill

Announcements
Tuesday, November 6th - 1st grade trip to Robert Crown Center
Friday, November 9th – Pirate Day at Ide
Character Counts pillar for November is Caring
Please wear Red on Fridays!