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!