Week of October 31- November 4, 2016

Happy Halloween! The children have been very excited about the holiday. It won’t be long before we are celebrating again for Thanksgiving!

Reading: “Animal Babies” will be the story we are reading this week. This informational text will discuss the special animals that live in grasslands with their babies. Determining the main idea in a story is the reading skill we will use to develop comprehension. Adjectives for colors and shapes will be introduced. The amazing words presented in the story are: calf, cub, joey, grassland, pup, and foal. Three new sight words will be introduced: we, my, and like.

Phonics:  Pp is the letter of the week. The sound we will focus on is /p/ as in penguin. We will practice the sound in the beginning, as well as at the end of words. We are learning to blend letter sounds to read words.

Math: Topic 2 will start this week. The lessons will help us learn how to compare and order numbers 0-5.We will start by comparing groups to see if they have more, fewer, or the same amount of objects. Please continue to practice writing the numbers 0-20 at home.

Reminders:

-We do go outside during recess for 30 minutes each day unless it is raining. The days are becoming much colder. Please make sure you have your child dress appropriately for the weather.

-Please review the letters of the alphabet, the letter sounds, and sight words daily.

-Please practice counting to 100. Other skills to practice include syllables and rhyming.

Specials:

Monday: music   Tuesday: computers   Wednesday: book exchange   Thursday: Art   Friday: Gym

Have a pleasant week!

~ Mrs. Green