Sweethearts!

February 18-22, 2020

Thank you for all the contributions to make our Valentine’s Day Party so enjoyable. The children were so excited to share their Valentines with their friends. We had some snacks, played some games, and had time to appreciate each other. I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

Reading: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is our story for the 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. Please 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. This concept can be difficult to understand, therefore, we will practice 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. Addition sentences are written using the plus and equal signs. 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!

~Tuesday, 2/18/20, is Day 2 on the rotation schedule.

~ Friday, February 21^st is a Spartan Dress Down Day. Students may wear jeans or sweatpants with a Spartan shirt for a $1.00 donation.