Focus on Curriculum
February 27, 2014
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.
Word Family’s:
This week we reviewed our short a word families. We worked on the an, at, ap
and am word families. We start
with one of the word family endings: an, at, ap or am, and
then we add different letters to the beginning of the endings to make new
words. For example, for the ap word
family we formed the words (cap, map, trap, clap, nap, etc.). Next week we will be working on the it and
in word families.
Reading: This week we read If I Ran The Rainforest, a
Dr. Seuss series book. In honor of Dr. Seuss, and to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s
birthday, next week is Dr. Seuss all week long. There are special activities planned for each day of the week.
Please remember to check the activity that went home with your child.
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words four, nine, and said
and glued them in our spirals. We now have fifty five words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my,
like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into,
for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out,
get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine
and said. Our spirals are going home today.
We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder
so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to
school everyday. Please practice the popcorn words
with your child at home. The words are
getting difficult.
Math: We focused on subtracting numbers up to ten. Please
practice reading and writing numbers 1 through 20. Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten
along with subtracting numbers up to ten.
Social Studies: We read our Weekly
Reader, which focused on dental health.
The students really enjoyed guessing different animals teeth in the
reader. We learned what the different
animals use their teeth for. We also
talked about what foods are good for our teeth and what foods, if we have too
much, are harmful for our teeth.
Remember:
No School-Friday February 28, 2014
Dr. Seuss Week
March 3rd –7th.
Please check the activity sheet!
Read to your child every night!
Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.
Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days
We have gym everyday.
Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.
Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class
with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.
