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February 27, 2014 

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s:  This week we reviewed our short a word families.  We worked on the an, at, ap and am word families.  We start with one of the word family endings: an, at, ap or am, and then we add different letters to the beginning of the endings to make new words.  For example, for the ap word family we formed the words (cap, map, trap, clap, nap, etc.).  Next week we will be working on the it and in word families.

Reading:  This week we read If I Ran The Rainforest, a Dr. Seuss series book. In honor of Dr. Seuss, and to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, next week is Dr. Seuss all week long.  There are special activities planned for each day of the week. Please remember to check the activity that went home with your child.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words four, nine, and said and glued them in our spirals. We now have fifty five words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine and said. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math: We focused on subtracting numbers up to ten. Please practice reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.  Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten along with subtracting numbers up to ten.  

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which focused on dental health.  The students really enjoyed guessing different animals teeth in the reader.  We learned what the different animals use their teeth for.  We also talked about what foods are good for our teeth and what foods, if we have too much, are harmful for our teeth. 

Remember:

No School-Friday February 28, 2014

Dr. Seuss Week March 3^rd –7^th.  Please check the activity sheet!

Read to your child every night!

Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.

 

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.

President's Day!

Happy President’s Day!

                    

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February 21, 2014 

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or,oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s:  This week we started our word families.  We worked on the ap and am word families.  We begin first with the two word endings ap and am, and then we add different letters to the beginning of the endings to make new words.  For example, for the ap word family we formed the words (cap, map, trap, clap, nap, etc.)  We continuously review the word families that we have already worked on. (at and an)

Reading:  This week we read Lincoln and Grace; a story based on true events of an eleven year old girl and her letter to President Abraham Lincoln right before he was elected President.  We talked about how women could not vote for the President and what it would be like to live in the 1860’s.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words one, two, and three and glued them in our spirals. We now have fifty two words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, and three. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 and counting by tens to 100. We continued our addition unit focusing on the meaning of addition, putting together, and the sign for addition (+).  We also worked with counting on.  We have really started to focus on our math facts up to five.

Social Studies: We focused on Presidents Day.  We completed an interactive Weekly Reader about George Washington on our class whiteboard.  We also did a George Washington color by number, a Presidential hidden picture, and wrote about if we were President of the United States.

Remember:

Snowflake Ball~~~ Saturday, February 22, 2014     Elizabeth Ide School   6:30 to 8:00 P.M.

 

Read to your child every night!

Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.

 Remember to read for Six Flags Great America reading program due February 24th!

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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February 14, 2014 

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or,oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s:  This week we started our word families.  We worked on the at and an word families.  First we started with two of our sight words at and an, and then we add different letters to the beginning of the words to make new words.  For example, for the at word family we formed the words (cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, etc.)

Reading:  This week we read Henry’s Wrong Turn, a true story about a humpback whale that found his way into the New York Harbor in 1988. We also colored in our very own Henry the whale and were able to add detail such as water, buildings and Coast Guard boats just like in the story.  We also read and wrote in our very own My 100 Book!  We did many activities that focused on the 100^th day of school and Valentine’s Day.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words will, have, and must and glued them in our spirals. We now have forty nine words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have and must. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 and counting by tens to 100. We continued our addition unit focusing on the meaning of addition, putting together, and the sign for addition (+).  We also worked with counting on.  For example, if we have the number 5 + four snowmen the students would say 5 then 6, 7, 8, 9 with the answer being 5+4=9.  We also read our I Can Count 100 Things book.

Remember:

President’s Day-Monday February 17^th---No School

Picture Day-Thursday February 20th

Read to your child every night!

Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.

 Remember to read for Six Flags Great America reading program due February 24th!

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.

Six More Weeks BRRRR!

FEBRUARY!

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February 7, 2014   

Jolly Phonics: This week the class learned the letter combination of er and ar. Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x, oo, ch, sh, th, ng, qu, ou, ue, oi, er and ar.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  This week we read A Letter for Amy in which a boy invites his friend, who is a girl to his birthday even though all of his other guests are boys.  We learned the meaning of the words, peer, glance, collide, and disappointed.  We also read Curious George in the Snow and When a Dragon Moves In.  We also read our very own My Look Book!

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words look, good, and jump and glued them in our spirals. We now have forty six words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, and jump. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 and counting by tens to 100. We started our addition unit focusing on the meaning of addition, putting together, and the sign for addition is (+).

Writing:  We wrote about our Star of the week.

Social Studies: We learned about Groundhog's Day and completed a Groundhog Day project!

Remember:

Valentine Party Information- Our Valentines Party is on Friday February 14^th. On the valentine cards please have your child only sign their name and not who they are sent too.  Please do not bring any candy or treats with the valentine cards.  We now have 21 students in our class.

Read to your child every night!

Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.

 Remember to read for Six Flags Great America reading program due February 24th!

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.