Classroom News
Week of: October 19, 2026
Language Arts
Reading
This week we will…
- Differentiate between fiction and nonfiction texts based on key features and purposes.
- Begin to identify common text features found in nonfiction books.
Writing
This week we will…
- Understand what an expert is. understand what an expert is.
- Identify their areas of expertise.
- Generate a variety of potential topics for their informational books.
Fundations
This week we will…
- Review marking closed syllable exception words.
- Identify a base word and a suffix.
Math
This week we will…
- Understand that the digits in a 3-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.
- Skip count by 10s within 1000.
- Write numbers within 1000 in expanded form & with numerals.
- Measure the length of an object by laying multiple copies of a shorter unit end to end.
- Express the length of an object as a whole number of units.
Specials/Reminders
- Mon. Day 1- Library & Music
- Tues. Day 2- Gym & Walkathon
- Wed. Day 3- World Language
Science/Social Studies
Unit: Meeting Needs and Wants
This week we will…
- Collaborate to construct an Inquiry Challenge Statement that will guide them in taking informed action.
- Brainstorm stage of the design process.
- Present the challenge.
- Complete the inquiry project.