Week of March 21-24, 2016

Reading: We are starting a new unit this week. The theme is “How do people and things get from here to there?” The first story is “Max Takes the Train.” This animal fantasy will teach realism and fantasy while discussing different types of transportation. Throughout the week we will learn about sentences that ask questions. The amazing words are: plane, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, and sidecar. The sight words to focus on are: yellow, blue, and green.

Phonics: Two letters will be learned this week. We will learn that Jj makes the /j/ sound, as in jaguar. We will also learn that Ww makes the /w/ sound, as in watermelon.

Math: Composing and decomposing numbers to 10 is still the topic. Making whole groups using different parts is the idea we will continue to develop. We are writing number sentences to show these different parts. (ex. 4+4=8, 3+5=8)  We will also learn how to use a graph to solve a problem.

Reminders:

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily. Remember, there are 17 lists with a total of 96 words!

~ The PTO Chinese Auction donations are due April 1, 2016. We are requesting chocolate themed or monetary donations.

~ There will not be school on Friday, March 25, 2016.

Specials:

Monday- Gym    Tuesday- Music    Wednesday- Computers    Thursday- Library