We enjoyed the cooler weather this morning by completing a vocabulary page and silent reading outside!  

For decoding today the kids practiced identifying open and closed syllables.  Open syllables end with a long vowel sound and closed end with a consonant.  We also reviewed types of sentences!  The kids brainstormed and wrote their rough drafts for our first formal writing this year.  They are writing a story!  We have some great ideas!

Today we used bar models to solve subtraction word problems.  This was challenging for many of us, and we worked hard together today.  Homework is more on this.  Help the best you can if your child needs it, but please instruct them to ask me any questions they need tomorrow!

We read about Cain and Abel in religion today and took notes on the Seven Capital Sins in our notebooks.  

Scholastic Book Orders are coming home today.  If you'd like to order, please do so online or by sending in the order form and check from the magazine by Friday.  I will submit orders on Friday after school.  Participation is totally optional.