Thursday, January 26, 2017

Snowy Day!


Focus on Curriculum     

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 10th.  We will pass out valentine cards on Tuesday February 14th.  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!