Friday, 30 August 2013

Questions from the Week of August 26-August 30, 2013

Questions to ask your child from the week of August 26- August 30, 2013:

In Reading:
-        What tips did you learn for becoming faster, stronger, longer readers?
-        What is your reading goal for this year?
-        What did you put in your “Getting to Know You As a Reader?” sketch?  Where, when, with whom, and what do you read?
In Writing:
-        What strategies did you learn to help you pick a topic during independent writing time? (Pick a person, place…)
-        What have you written about so far in your Writer’s Notebook?
-        What did you learn about writing conferences with Ms. Carrier?  What types of questions will she ask you?
In Word Study:
-        How is English a “melting pot” of words?
-        What words did you search for in the Word Origins dictionary?  What country did the word come from and what did the word mean back then (what is the story behind the word)?
In Math:
                  -How can you read and write greater numbers? (Use place value chart)
                  -How can you locate and write numbers on a number line?
                  -How can you complete the pattern on a number line?
In Science:
-How many seeds were in your apple?  How can the same type of apple have a different number of seeds in each apple?

                  -What is the reason for fruit? (It protects the seeds)

Thursday, 22 August 2013

We can also be silly!

Class photo beginning of year

Questions for the week of August 19- August 23, 2013

Questions to ask your child from the week of August 19- 23, 2013:

In Grammar/Writing:
-       What types of nouns need to be capitalized?
-       What does CTIC mean?  (Corrected Together In Class)
-       Why is capitalizing some words important?
-       Who/what did you write about for your first small moment?

In Reading:
-       What makes a book easy?  Just right?  A challenge?  How do you know?
-       What five books did you pick from the classroom library for your Book Bag this week?

In Math:
            -How can you name numbers in different ways? 
            -How can you use place value to name numbers in different ways?
            -What do you like about the enVision website?  What don’t you like?
            -What is your school username and password for googleapps and enVision? (Will be the same)

Other:
            -What did you learn in science lab this week?  Library?  Technology integration?

            -Who did you play with this week at recess?  What did you play?