Spring Break!

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March 24, 2016

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.

Reading:  This week we read Flower Garden and Over in the Meadow by Jane Cabrera.  We learned the vocabulary words, eager, pedestrian, assortment, and passenger.  We also read our very own small books that focused on our popcorn words.   We read At The Castle.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ig word family this week.  First we start with the word ending ig and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending ig to make new words.  For example, for the ig word family we formed the words (wig, pig, twig, big etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words who, what, and where and put our words in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags 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 started our addition unit.

Writing:  We wrote in our writing journals.  In our writing journals we continue using our 5 Stars to Writing.  

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader.  The Weekly Reader focused on spring.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making a flower project that shows what flowers need to grow and a lima bean project which is coming home today.

Have a Happy and Safe Spring Break!

Remember:

Spring Break March 25^th 2016- April 3^th 2016.  Classes resume Monday April 4^th.

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Spring Is Here!

Spring Is Here!

Focus on Curriculum     

March 18, 2016

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.

Reading:  This week our readings focused on St. Patrick’s Day.  We read The Luckiest Leprechaun and Jaime O’Rourke and the Big Potato.  We also read Happy St. Patrick’s Day Clifford!

Word Family’s:  We worked on the in word family this week.  First we start with the word ending in and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending in to make new words.  For example, for the in word family we formed the words (win, pin, chin, bin etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words do, all, and there and put our words in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags 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 worked with sorting and graphing data.  We even completed an additional and subtraction St. Patrick’s Day color by number

Writing:  We wrote about the Star Student of the Week.  We also wrote in our writing journals.  In our writing journals we continue using our 5 Stars to Writing.  We also played a consonant vowel consonant game where the students had to search the room for pots of gold that had a picture on them.  The students then had an answer sheet where they had to write the correct word in the corresponding spot.  Lastly, the students then read back the correct responses to the class.  For example (I like my hat.)

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which was about 5 little ducklings!

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their very own Leprechaun that included what they would buy if they found a pot of gold.  All of the St. Patrick’s Day projects turned out great.  Parents you should be very proud of your children.

Please sign and return the Field Trip permission slip to the DuPage Children’s Museum on April 29^th.

Remember:

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb!

Focus on Curriculum     

March 11, 2016

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.

Reading:  This week we read Everything Spring.  We talked about spring weather coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.  We predicted as a class whether the month of March would have more days with weather like a lion or a lamb.  We had a class discussion about spring weather.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the it word family this week.  First we start with the word ending it and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending it to make new words.  For example, for the it word family we formed the words (hit, bit, knit, kit etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words went, soon, and come and put our words in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags 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 continued working with measurement and data(length, height, weight).  We also classified shapes.

Writing:  We also wrote in our writing journals.  We discussed the 5 Stars to Writing.  A capital letter to start a sentence, proper punctuation, space between our words, neatness, and does our writing make sense?

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which focused on spring weather coming in like a lion and out like a lamb.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their Lion and Lamb project to celebrate spring coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.

Please sign and return the signed report card envelope.  

Please sign and return the Field Trip permission slip to the DuPage Children’s Museum on April 29^th.

Remember: 

No school- Tuesday March 15^th.

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays.

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Wacky Week!

Wacky Week!

 

Focus on Curriculum     

March 4, 2016

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.

Reading:  This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss all week long since his birthday was March 2^nd.  We read many of his classics along with a few new books.  We read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Oh the Thinks You Can Think!, The Cat In The Hat, The Cat In The Hat Comes Back!, Wacky Wednesday, Horton Hears A Who!, Fox in Socks, and Green Eggs and Ham.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ed word family this week.  First we start with the word ending ed and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending ed to make new words.  For example, for the ed word family we formed the words (bed, wed, fed, etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words this, that, and new and put our words in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags 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 used colored goldfish crackers with our math activities that went along with one of our Dr. Seuss stories One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  Please practice reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.

Writing:  We wrote about the Dr. Seuss book Wacky Wednesday and illustrated wacky pictures that we shared with our classmates.  We also wrote about Green Eggs and Ham.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which was about Dr. Seuss.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their own green eggs and ham. The boys and girls will be bringing them home to share with their families.

We had a lot of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss!

Remember

No School Friday March 4th

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!