February!
Focus on Curriculum
February 6, 2015
Jolly Phonics: This week the class
learned the letter combination of er and ar. 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, ue, oi, er and
ar. 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. We also added a Groundhog
poem to our poetry binder.
Word Family’s: We
worked on the ap word family this week.
First we started with the word ap 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 (cap, map, tap etc.)
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words good, look, and jump
and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.
We are going to keep our popcorn word rings 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 working with a combination of
addition and subtraction. Our centers
have a winter theme.
Writing:
We
wrote in our journals. 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. We also wrote about are Star Student of the
week.
Social
Studies: We learned about Groundhog's Day and completed a
Groundhog Day project!
Art: In class we made a penguin that will be on display in our
classroom.
Remember:
Wednesday February
11th is a half-day. School
is dismissed at noon.
Valentine Party Information- Our Valentines Party is
on Thursday February 12th.
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 19 students in our class.
No School Friday
February 13th and Monday February 16th.
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!
