Classroom News
Week of: February 23, 2026
Language Arts
Reading
This week we will…
- Create collections of texts and resources to study a topic.
- Identify personal interests and transform them into focused research topics.
Writing
This week we will…
- Develop an understanding of the purpose, style, and features of informational writing.
- Engage with mentor texts to analyze structure, tone, and use of visuals.
- Generate a list of potential topics for informational writing based on personal interests and expertise.
Fundations
This week we will…
- Understand the sounds of ai and ay.
- Identify the double vowel syllable type.
Math
This week we will…
- Read numbers to 1,000 represented with numerals.
- Solve money story problems involving pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
- Use $ and ¢ symbols when solving money story problems.
- Count within 1,000, starting and ending with any given pair of numbers.
- Skip-count by 10s.
- Mentally add 10 to any 3-digit number between 100 and 900.
Specials/Reminders
- Thurs. Day 1-World Language & Library
Science/Social Studies
Unit: Our Changing Landscape
This week we will…
- Identify and classify evidence from a case study related to identifying problems.
- Describe how people might work together to address a community need.