Week of May 23-27, 2016

We are wrapping up the year quickly. Kindergarten Graduation will take place this week. Please refer to the note sent home regarding procedures for the event.

This week’s Reading story is “Alistar and Kip’s Great Adventure.” This trade book is an animal fantasy that discusses how friends can build together. The amazing words presented are: gathered, drifted, island, distant, voyage, and aboard. We will be practicing plot, rhyme, and writing questions.

Phonics: The initial and medial Uu sound will be reviewed this week.

In Math we will continue to introduce 1^st Grade math topics.

Reminders:

~ 15 students know all 96 sight words. We are very proud of their accomplishment! I do believe the other 7 classmates can also meet this goal. Please keep practicing!

~ Tuesday, May 24^th is Kindergarten Graduation at 6:00pm in the high school auditorium.

~ Carnival Day will be held on Friday, May 27^th.

~ There will be no school on Monday, May 30^th.

~ The last day of school is Thursday, June 2^nd. Students will be dismissed at 11:45am.

Week of May 16-20, 2016

Reading:  “Building Beavers” is our story for the week. This informational text discusses how beavers build their homes. We will practice how to identify the main idea in stories, and continue to write telling sentences. Our amazing words are: beaver, paddle, stream, lodge, river, and lake. The targeted sight words are: the, was, like, to, and from.

Phonics: The vowel Ee will be reviewed this week.

Math:  We completed our kindergarten math lessons last week. We will now begin the “Step Up to Grade 1” lessons. These topics will preview some important content areas that will be taught in first grade.

Reminders: 

~ Please continue to review all sight words daily. We are getting so much closer to our 96 word goal!

~ Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 24^th at 6:00pm in the High School auditorium.

Specials:

Mon. Art        Tues. Gym         Wed. Music         Thurs. Computers         Fri. Library 

Week of May 9-13, 2016

Reading:  “Old MacDonald had a Workshop” is our story for the week. This animal fantasy answers the question, “What tools do you need to build things?” Characters will be discussed and prepositional phrases will be introduced. The amazing words are: saw, hammer, file, drill, screwdriver, and chisel. We will concentrate on the following sight words: where, that, is, come, and go.

Phonics: Vowel sounds are revisited, with the focus on Oo. The letter will be presented in the beginning, middle, and even the end of words. The short and long sound will be practiced.

Math:  Sorting, Classifying, Counting, and Categorizing Data in Topic 13 will be completed this week. Students will make and read real graphs, as well as picture graphs. All ideas will be reviewed and then tested.

REMINDERS:

~ The Book Fair is this week. Parent buying night is scheduled for Monday, May 9^th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Our class buying day is Friday, May 13^th. If you are sending money to school, please place it in a labeled envelope.

~ The reading teachers will soon begin their end of the year testing. Remember, your child will be required to write dictated sentences. (They must use capital letters at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and punctuation at the end. Words can be spelled phonetically.) They will also need to identify, write, and give the sound (along with a word) for each letter of the alphabet. Another assessment will determine how many words can be written correctly in a 10 minute time frame.

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily. Ten students have met the 96 word goal. Many are very close!

Specials:

Mon. Art         Tues. Gym        Wed. Music        Thurs. Computers        Fri. Guidance

Have a good week!

Week of May 2-6, 2016

Reading:  Unit 6 starts this week. The stories will explain different ways of building structures. Our first story is “Building with Dad.” It is an informational fiction book that tells how a school is built. We will practice how to compare and contrast to identify how things are the same and different. The pronouns I and me are used throughout the week. The amazing words presented are: groundbreaking, foundation, water proof, trenches, welding, and gleaming. Sight words to focus on are: here, do, little, with, and what.

Phonics:  Qq and Yy will still be practiced this week. The vowels Aa and Ii are also reviewed.

Math:  Topic 13 begins this week. The lessons teach the students how to sort, classify, count, and categorize data. The ideas include same and different, sorting by one attribute, sorting the same items in different ways, sorting by more than one attribute, and graphing.

Reminders:

~ Please continue to practice ALL sight words daily. The 96 word goal is definitely in reach!

~ Review all letters and sounds. Students also need to name one word that begins with each sound.

~ Practice word writing regularly. Remind your child to use sight words, word families, colors, numbers, familiar names, etc.  

~ Also practice writing dictated sentences. Remind children to use a Capital letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and punctuation at the end. For words they do not know how to spell: have them sound out the word and write the sounds they hear.

Specails:

Mon. Art         Tues. Gym         Wed. Music         Thurs. Computers         Fri. Library