Thursday, January 29, 2015

Snowy Day!

Focus on Curriculum     

January 30, 2015

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combinations of ue and oi.  For oi we say, “Ship ahoy”.  We also learned that oy makes the same sound as oi. 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, oi, and oi.  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 the book The Snowy Day and did many activities including a Snowy Day packet.
Word Family’s:  We worked on the am word family this week.  First we started with the word am and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word am to make new words.  For example, for the am word family we formed the words (pam, ham, ram etc.)
Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words get, help and now and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.


Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We also continued our subtraction unit. Our center activities have a winter theme.  Next week we will be working with a combination of addition and subtraction
Writing:  We wrote in our journals.  Each day we write the students are becoming more confident in their writing skills and are more eager to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas.
Social Studies: This week in our Weekly Reader we read about the “Frozen City” and the people who build ice castles and how the ice castles are built.

Remember: 

Valentine Party Information- Our Valentines Party is on Thursday February 12th. 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 have 19 students in our class.




Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books! 


We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!