It's Cold Outside!

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January 25, 2019

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 Penguins a National Geographic Kids book.  We talked about things we thought we knew about penguins and confirmed them as we read the book.  We completed penguin activities in class. 

Word Family’s:  We worked on the en word family this week.  First we started with the letters en and then we add different letters to make new words.  For example, for the en word family we formed the words (hen, pen, ten, men etc.)

Sight Words:  This week we learned the 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 also continued working on addition and subtraction focusing on more and fewer.

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.

Science:  We planted radish seeds.  We are going to observe, record, investigate, and compare.

Social Studies: This week our Weekly Reader focused on Penguins!

Art:  In class we made a penguin that will be on display in our classroom.

February 4th^th is our 100^th day of School!

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 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!

Snowy Day!

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January 18, 2019

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combinations 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 book The Snowy Day and did many activities.

Word Family’s:  This week we started our word families.  We worked on the et word families.  First we started with the letters et and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word to make new words.  For example, for the et word family we formed the words (jet, pet, vet, etc.)

Sight Words:  This week our sight words were go, so, and no.  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 learning about addition and subtraction with the focus on one more or one less, along with two parts being put together to equal one whole. 

Social Studies: Our Weekly reader focused on Dr. Martin Luther King

.Remember:

No School-Monday January 21 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 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!

Winter!

Focus on Curriculum     

January 11, 2019

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combination of oo.  For oo we pretend that we are a clock saying oo-oo.  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, and oo.  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 a National Geographic Kids book and Snow.   We also discussed the difference between non-fiction and fiction books. 

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the sight words make, ride, and down.  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 learning about addition and subtraction with the focus on one more or one less.

Writing:  We wrote about our winter break and some of the fun activities we participated in over break.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader that focused on making snowmen!   So much fun!

Art:  We completed a winter project making a craft of kids catching snowflakes.

Remember:

No School-Monday January 21st 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 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!