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Week of November 26th

Good Evening Pugh Tribe! I hope you all had a wonderful Turkey Day! I am so glad to be back with the Pugh Tribe today. Here is a look into what we will be learning this week... Math : The Pugh Tribe did a great job with area before the break. We will be moving into 1-step and 2-step word problems for the next few weeks. These word problems will consist of using all four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction) Reading: We will be reviewing text features and search tools to help build strategies for understanding the facts and information in an informational text. Don't forget to read 15 minutes each night and log it in the agendas! Homework: It is a Monday and I do apologize for not attaching the reading passage for tonight's homework. That being said, I will allow students to complete the small reading passage tomorrow morning as morning work before the announcements. We will not be doing spelling tests for the next few weeks. The students a

Week of November 12th

Good Morning Pugh Tribe! Happy Warm-Hearted Wednesday ! We have had a very busy week so I apologize for just now posting. Here is a look at the rest of the week. Math: We have been continuing our unit on area. We will be practicing through tomorrow and assessing on Friday to show our understanding of area and how we use dimensions to solve for area. Reading: Today and through the rest of the week, we will be looking at comparing and contrasting topics in a nonfiction text to show our understanding of the text. Spelling: We have new spelling words that are in your student's agenda. I want to encourage them to practice these common high frequency words and be ready to test on Friday. Weekly Work Packets:  **Please pay very close attention to this section.  I sent home a weekly work packet yesterday. Please review their work with them and sign and return no later than tomorrow. On Friday I will be sending home all of the Quarter 1 Weekly Work Packets for you to KEEP at h

Week of November 5th

Happy Monday Pugh Tribe! It was a great weekend for the Bulldogs and the Crimson Tide! We have a lot of exciting things happening this week in the Pugh Tribe. Here is a layout for the week: Math: We will be introducing a new topic this week... AREA . I am very excited to start our unit on area and connect that to the multiplication we have been learning in class. Reading:  This week in Reading we will be reviewing asking and answering questions to show our comprehension of the text. This time, we will be applying this standard to nonfiction texts. It will be a great week for reading! Spelling:  I am so proud of the hard-work our class has put into practicing their spelling words each week. This will be our last week of spelling words for the next few weeks. This is due in part to the other grammar focuses such as prefixes/suffixes and verbs that we need to cover for each day during the next few weeks. Here are the 15 spelling words: lock odd crop shock knob slot note