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