Week of February 25- March 1, 2019

Reading: We are continuing the story “One Little Mouse.” We also plan to start “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” this week. This classic fairy tale will be used to understand characters in a story. Our amazing words for the week are: bears, cottage, porridge, middle-sized, big, and small. The sight words include: one, two, three, four, and five. We are practicing how to write telling sentences. Encourage your child to practice at home. (Sentences begin with a capital letter, end with a period, and have a finger space between words. They also have a naming part and a telling part!)

Phonics: Consonant blends were introduced last week. Since this is a more difficult concept, we will be practicing it often.  Gg will be our next letter. The /g/ sound, as in goose will be the focus. We will practice words with this sound at the beginning, as well as words containing this sound at the end (ex. bag).

Math:   Understanding Addition will be continued this week. We are using number stories showing how to join groups and count how many items there are altogether. The plus and equal sign will is used to write addition sentences. Please review the vocabulary words add, plus sign, equal sign, and sum while you are practicing addition at home.

Reminders:

~ As always, please continue to practice sight words daily. 96 words are a lot! Congratulations to those students who are practicing the first grade list already!

~ On Friday, March 1st, the children will celebrate “Read Across America” with Bloomsburg University students. These guests will read Dr. Seuss stories and provide some fun, educational activities.

Specials : Mon. Gym    Tues. Art    Wed. Computers  Thurs. Music   Fri. Library

(Reminder: If there is a snow day, or a 3-hour delay, the special is bumped to the next day!)

Have a great week!

~Mrs. Green

Love is in the air!

Week of February 18-22, 2019

Reading:  After completing the lessons for “My Lucky Day,” we will begin to read “One Little Mouse.” This is an animal fantasy discusses adventures that animals can experience. Story sequence will be stressed in these lessons. The amazing words presented are: woodland, vale, comfortable, nest, hollow, and shadows. The targeted sight words are: one, two, three, four, and five. We will also learn what parts are needed in a sentence to make it complete.
Phonics:  Consonant blends will be introduced this week. The students will learn how to blend two sounds together in a word. (ex. /s/ and /l/ together make a /sl/ sound, as in slide.

Math: The students are continuing to learn how to understand addition. We are using stories showing how to join groups and count how many items there are altogether. The plus and equal sign will be used to write addition sentences.

Reminders:

~Don’t forget to log the books you are reading. 15 is the goal for each month!

Thank you for all of the Valentines that were sent to school. The children really enjoyed passing out their messages to their friends. They also appreciated the treats that were sent in for the party. You helped to make our day extra special!

Specials: 

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

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy 100th Day of School!

Week of February 11-15, 2019

Reading: “My Lucky Day” is the story for the week. This animal fantasy tells about a fortunate adventure involving a piglet and a fox. We will be exploring cause and effect, as well as action parts in a sentence. The Amazing Words for the week are: piglet, lucky, cook, fox, filthy and scrubber. The Sight Words: are, that and so will be rehearsed.

Phonics: The focus letter is Ll. The sound for this letter is /l/, as in lemon. We will explore this sound in the beginning and end of words.

Math: We are working on understanding addition. Please practice joining groups and review the plus and equals signs.

Reminders:

~Our Valentine party will take place on Friday from 2:00-3:00. Please make sure valentines are brought to school on or before that day. 

~Friday is a Spartan Dress Down Day. A donation of $1.00 will allow students to wear jeans or sweatpants with a Spartan shirt.

~Please follow the correct rotation days. When there is a snow day, the rotation days change from the original days printed on the monthly calendar. For example, if Tuesday is scheduled as Day 3 and we have a snow day, the next day we are present will be Day 3.  

Specials:

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

Fri. Valentine Party during Guidance

Have a lovely week!