Classroom News
Week of: January 26, 2026
Language Arts
Reading
This week we will…
- Define and distinguish between theme/central message and topic.
Writing
This week we will…
- Learn to use descriptive language to "show" emotions and actions instead of just "telling" them.
- Practice using sensory details to enhance their narrative and immerse readers in the story.
Fundations
This week we will…
- Identify the different er sounds and understand when to use them. (er, ir,ur)
Math
This week we will…
- Select and use the appropriate tool for measuring the length of an object.
- Estimate length in inches, feet, and yards.
- Solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction story problems with sums and minuends to 100 involving situations of putting together and taking from with unknowns in all positions.
- Fluently add and subtract with sums and minuends to 100.
- Add three 2-digit numbers.
Specials/Reminders
- Mon. No School- Snow Day!
- Thurs. Day 1- World Language & Library
Science/Social Studies
Unit: Our Changing Landscape
This week we will…
- Identify basic survival needs of living things.
- Identify natural resources, including water, air, and resources from the land (soil, rock, wood).
- Describe how humans use natural resources to meet their basic needs.
- Explain why water is a basic survival need.
- Describe ways that people meet their need for water, including when it is scarce.