Thursday, March 24, 2016

Spring Break!



Focus on Curriculum     

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 CabreraWe 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 25th 2016- April 3th 2016.  Classes resume Monday April 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!