Week
of January 25-29, 2016
The
first half of the year is complete! The third marking period is underway.
Please take note of any areas your child may be struggling with and try to
practice those skills a little more.
Reading: This week’s story is the classic
fable, “The Lion and the Mouse.” We will use this story to focus on the concept
of Main Idea. (Identifying the
important things that are happening in stories.) The amazing words to learn are: jungle, nibbling, trembling, beast, snarled, and entangled. The sight words emphasized will be: they, you, and of. During
the week we will also practice 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. Rhythm and rhyme in
poems will also be discussed.
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.
Math: Topic 5
(Numbers to 20) will be tested. Topic 6 will begin. This unit will discuss numbers
to 100. It will start by counting to 30, and estimating items. Our estimations
will determine if objects are closer to 10 or 20.
Reminders:
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Remember to have your child wear a winter coat to school daily. We go outside for
recess as often as possible. It is too cold to wear only sweatshirts.
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Please practice sight words daily. Also go over class work that is sent home.
This helps to reinforce the concepts learned throughout the day.
Have an optimistic
week!
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