Snowy Day!

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January 27, 2017

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.

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.)

Sight Words:  This week we learned the words get, help and now.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We also continued working on shapes and started discussing and working with weight. Our center activities have a winter theme.

Writing:  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 snow and where it comes from.

Art:  We made a project in which we made ourselves in a snowsuit just like in the story we focused on this week The Snowy Day.

Remember:

Valentine Party Information- Our Valentine’s Party is on Friday February 10^th.  We will pass out valentine cards on Tuesday 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 have 21 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 Wednesdays

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!

Winter and Snow!

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January 20, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combination of qu and ou.  For qu we pretend that we are a duck saying quack, and for ou we pretend we poked our finger with a sewing needle and we say ou, ou, ouch.  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, and ou.  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 Winter Wonderland and Snow.  We compared the two books Winter Wonderland, a non-fiction story, and Snow a fiction story.

Word Family’s:  This week we started our word families.  We worked on the an and at  word families.  First we started with the words an and at and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word at to make new words.  For example, for the at word family we formed the words (can, pan, ran, man, etc.)

Sight Words:  This week our sight words were here, out and our.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We worked on measurement this week in math.  (shorter, longer, taller,  same)

Writing:  We wrote in our journals.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader that focused on fun, winter, and snow. 

Remember:

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 everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

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

Brrr! It's Cold!

 

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January 13, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combination of ng and th.  For ng we pretend that we are strong.  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, and ng.  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 Love You Forever.  

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the sight words he, she, and be.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We continued our shape unit. Our center activities have a winter theme.

Writing:  We wrote the sentence: He is a strong man!  The children noticed that the first three words in the sentence are our sight words and the other two words left in the sentence the students were able to read and write using their decoding skills.  After they wrote their sentence, they had a chance to color the strong man on the page.  Using the word strong was a good review of the ng jolly phonics lessons from this week.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader that focused on Martin L. King Jr. and his fight that all people would live in peace.

Art:  We completed a Love You Forever Project.

Remember:

No School-Monday January 16^th Martin Luther King Day

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 everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

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

Winter!

 

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January 6, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letter combination ch and sh.  For the combination ch we pretend we are a train by saying ch,ch, ch.  For the combination sh we pretend a baby is sleeping and we are quieting the baby.  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 and sh.  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 Relatives Came and winter books, sharing all our thoughts about winter.

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the sight words the, you, and down.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting:  We started writing stories.  We are going to add new pages to our stories a few days a week.  When we finish one story we will start another.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We started our shapes unit.  We discussed the terms; (sides and corners) Our center activities have a winter theme.

Stay Safe and Warm!

Remember:

No School-Monday January 16^th Martin Luther King Day

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 everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

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