Focus on Curriculum
January 29, 2016
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 including a Snowy Day packet.
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.)
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words get, help and now
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 also continued our shape unit. Our center
activities have a winter theme.
Writing:
We
wrote about a snowflake. 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 Penguins and how they work together. It was a nice lead into next week’s reading
focus which is on Penguins.
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 Valentines Party is on
Thursday February 11th. 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.
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!
