Focus on Curriculum
February 2, 2018
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 I Love You
Forever. 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 letter combination ap and then we add
different letters to the beginning of ap to make new words. For example, for the ap word family we formed
the words (cap, map, tap etc.)
Sight Words: We
learned the words good, look, and jump. 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. This week we worked with weight, focusing on
the concepts of heavier, lighter, and estimation.
Writing: We
started writing "How to Topics”, where we came up with ideas that we are each
good at doing and then selected a topic to start writing about. 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: We learned about Groundhog's Day!
Art: Our class completed a Groundhog Day project!
On Monday we will be
celebrating our 100th day in school this year and complete many fun
activities focusing on the 100th day!
Remember:
Valentine Party Information- Our Valentine’s Party is on
Wednesday 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!
