Week of January 19-22, 2016

Reading: The title of this week's story is "Then and Now." It is a non-fictional story that emphasizes how things we use today are different from things used long ago. This selection provides great opportunities for developing lists, composing meaningful word groups, and demonstrating words for opposites. We will also practice how to draw conclusions in a story. The amazing words presented will be: gears, webcams, phonographs, headphones, handwritten, and newspapers. The sight words we will focus on are: they, you, and of.
Phonics: The letter of the week is Oo. The children will work with the short /o/ sound, as in hop, as well as the long /o/ sound, as in hope.

Math: We will begin Topic 5, "Numbers to 20." In this unit we will count, read, and write numbers 11-20.

Reminders:
~ Monday, 1/18/16, is a teacher in-service day. There is no school for students.
~ Please remember to practice all sight words daily. You can go beyond the flashcards.
Specials:
Tuesday- Music,   Wednesday- Computers,   Thursday- Library,    Friday- Art

Have an outstanding week!