Fun at the Run!

January 28- February 1, 2019 

Reading: Unit 4 begins this week. The stories in this section will discuss adventures. The first story is Eric Carle’s animal fantasy, “Rooster’s Off to See the World.” Our comprehension skill to focus on this week is Sequence (the order of events in a story).  The new amazing words to explore are: world, trip, journey, lonely, horizon, and homesick. The sight words to featured sight words include: are, do, and that.

Phonics:  Our letter of the week is Hh. The initial /h/ sound (as in helicopter) will be the focus.

Math: Topic 3 will be tested this week. Children should be able to compare and order numbers to 20. Please practice counting backward. Some children are having difficulty with the number that comes before a given number. Also practice using the words greater & fewer, along with more & less. Topic 4 also begins this week. These lessons will introduce the concept of addition. We will begin with joining groups to make a larger group.

Class News:

~Our 100^th day is only a few days away! On Thursday, January 31^st we will be completing activities involving the concept of 100. Students are encouraged to dress as if they were 100 years old. (If there is a snow day before that, the day will be pushed back to the following day).

~Saturday, February 2^nd is Groundhog Day. We will be discussing Punxsutawney Phil and graphing our predictions. Remember to check Phil’s weather report!

~ We will also make Superbowl predictions on Friday in class. Since the game will not conclude until well past bedtime, the children can check their picks on Monday morning!

~ A Valentine letter will be sent home during the week. It will include a class list of names for Valentine cards.

Specials:

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

Week of January 21-25, 2019

Reading: “The Lion and the Mouse” is the classic fable we will be working with this week.  Main Idea (the important part of the story) is the skill we will focus on. The amazing words for the week include: jungle, nibbling, trembling, beast, snarled, and entangled. The sight words to focus are: they, you, and of. During the week we will also examine how to correctly write sentences. Children should know that a sentence is a complete thought. It starts with a capital letter, has spaces between words, and ends with a period.

Phonics:  This week is a continuation of the /o/ sound, spelled with letter Oo. Remember: this is a vowel, it has two sounds! We will be practicing /o/ in the beginning, as well as the middle of words. Phoneme segmentation is also emphasized this week (breaking words into individual sounds- example: /c/, /a/, /t/ ).

Math: Unit 3 continues this week. This unit compares and orders numbers from 0 through 20. Remember to review concepts such as greater (more) and fewer (less), also practice counting backward  (20, 19, 18, 17…).

Reminders:

~ Please continue to practice sight words, counting to 100, and writing 0-20.

~ The children will participate in a glow fun run on Thursday, January 24^th.  (Please make sure your child is wearing sneakers!)  Pledges are being accepted to raise money for the PTO Boosterthon. The PTO provides our students with many fun activities throughout the year. Please show your support if possible. Students can gain rewards when goals are met. Visit funrun.com to participate.

Thank you for your continued cooperation!

~ Mrs. Green

Week of January 7-11, 2019

Reading: This week we will enjoy an animal fantasy called “Farfallina and Marcel.” This touching story about a duckling and a caterpillar helps the students understand how some animals change as they grow. The story uses plot identification as the skill to enhance comprehension.

Phonics: Ff is the letter of the week. The initial and final /f/ sound will be practiced, as in the words fountain and leaf.

Math: Unit 3 will continue this week. This unit compares and orders numbers 0-20. We are working with the terms greater and less. Students are creating groups that have 1 or 2 more, as well as 1 or 2 fewer. We are also putting random numbers in correct order.

Reminders:

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily.

~ Also continue to practice letter sounds, segmenting words (this skill will help children learn how to spell when writing), and blending sounds to read words.

~ Math skills to practice include: counting to 100, reading and writing 0-20, identifying 2D and 3D shapes.

~ The weather has been extremely cold lately. Temperatures are not the same in all parts of the school. Your child may feel more comfortable if they have a sweater they can wear if they get chilly. 

Thank you for your continued cooperation and have a fantastic week!

~ Mrs. Green