🎄     December 3-6, 2019     🎄

I hope everyone enjoyed their family time during the Thanksgiving break. We are now rolling into the most wonderful time of the year! This is the season for great excitement, as well as busy schedules. We will take some time to incorporate Christmas activities into our regular lessons over the next few weeks.  

Reading is moving on to Unit 3 this week! This unit discusses changes that occur around us. “Little Panda” is our first story. It is a nonfictional story that explains how a panda changes in its first year of life. The children will compare and contrast how a panda and her mother are alike, as well as how they are different. Verbs will be introduced this week. Our amazing words are: weigh, measure, healthy, bamboo, curious, and explore. New sight words presented this week include: me, with, and she.

Phonics: Two letters will be targeted this week: Bb and Nn. The initial and final /b/ and /n/ sounds will be practiced.

Math lessons will continue to work with the numbers 11-20. Our goal is to read, write, and count numbers up to 20. Please practice counting forward and backward from 0-20.

Reminders:

~Tuesday, December 3^rd is Day 1 on the rotation schedule.

~ Please remember to return the letter to Santa that was sent home on Wednesday. We will deliver them straight to Santa when we attend our field trip.

~ The PTO is conducting the Holiday Gift Workshop next week. Our class buying day will be Thursday, December 12^th.

~The Kindergarten field trip is Friday, December 13th.  Watch for information that will be sent home in your child’s folder.

~Mark your calendars…The Christmas Concert is scheduled for Saturday, December 14^th at the high school auditorium. Kindergarten will hit the stage at 10:00am. Please have your child arrive by 9:30 in order to prepare.

Have a nice week!
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November 18-22, 2019

Reading: “Jack and the Beanstalk” is the modern fairy tale that we will be reading this week. This fun story helps us further understand the difference between realism and fantasy. We will also point out realism and fantasy in some Thanksgiving stories this week.

Phonics: We are practicing beginning, middle, and final sounds in words. (For example: the word cat has 3 sounds: /k/, /a/, /t/. Please review all letters and their corresponding sounds with your child to see where they might be having difficulty.

Math: Numbers 11-20 are still the focus of our lessons. We are learning how to read, write, count, and represent these numbers. Another skill we are practicing is counting forward and backward on a number line. Please take some time to review this skill at home, along with counting to 100.

Reminders:

~We try to get outside for recess as often as possible. Please be sure to have your child wear a heavy coat to school. Also practice having your child put their coat on and zip or button it closed.

November 11-15, 2019

Our Reading story is called “A Bed for the Winter.” This educational text will continue to discuss hibernation. We will learn that animals create different types of homes in order to stay warm during the coldest season of the year. Sequence of a story will be revisited this week. Adjectives for opposites are presented this week. The amazing words are: nest, meadow, stump, tree trunk, hive, and den. Two new sight words will be taught this week: he and for. 

The Phonics letter of the week is Ii. The focus will be on the short /i/ sound, as in igloo. Words with the initial and medial /i/ sound will be practiced. We are working hard on segmenting word sounds and blending sounds to read words. Knowing all the letter sounds really helps build success with these skills.

Our Math lessons for the week will focus on numbers 11-20. We are practicing how to count, read, write, and represent numbers from 0-20.  We are enjoying the teen songs to help us remember these numbers! Please continue to practice counting to 100 and writing numbers 0-20 with correct formation.

Reminders:

- Please remember to send back your child’s signed report card envelope. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

- Please continue to practice sight words daily.

- Friday, November 15^th is a paid Spartan Dress Down Day.  A $1.00 donation will allow your child to wear jeans or sweat pants with a Spartan shirt.

        November 4-8, 2019                                    

Halloween provided a full week of excitement in our classroom. Thank you for all of the donations we received to help us celebrate the holiday. We are now moving into the Thanksgiving spirit. These special events help fuel our positive mood to make us more productive learners!

Reading: Our story for the week is an animal fantasy called “Bear Snores On.” Realism and fantasy will be discussed. Simple rhyme and repeated sentences will give students the opportunity to join in the reading process. We will look for adjectives that describe the size, number, color, and shape of nouns. The amazing words we will explore include: sleep, winter, cave, woods, storm, and blustery. The sight words to focus on are: like, my, and we.

Phonics: Cc is the letter of the week. The initial and final /k/ sound will be practiced. (Example: cat, rock)

Math: Our unit of numbers 0-10 will wrap up this week. We will be moving right on with numbers to 20. Please continue to practice counting and writing those numbers at home. We will also continue to work on missing numbers in Spring Math. Counting forward and backward seems to be helping with this challenging skill.

Reminders:

*Students are no longer permitted to wear shorts to school. Shorts will return in the Spring.

*The colder weather does not stop us from outdoor recess. Please make sure your child is wearing a warm coat. Also, please practice having your child put on their coat independently. This includes pulling out inside out sleeves, zipping, and buttoning.

* There will be no school for students on Monday, November 11^th.

*Please continue to practice sight words as well as the following skills: letters & sounds, syllables, rhyming, counting to 100, and writing numbers & letters correctly. We have been  blending letter sounds to read words. You can notice your child’s progress when you listen to them read simple texts that are sent home.

Specials:  Monday:Gym Tuesday:Music Wednesday:Art Thursday:Library Friday:Gym

Thank you for your continuous cooperation!

~ Mrs. Green

   

                     October 28-November 1, 2019    

Reading: Our story of the week is called “Animal Babies in Grasslands.” The informational text will discuss the special animals that live in grasslands with their babies. Determining the main idea in a story is the reading skill we will use to develop comprehension. Adjectives for colors and shapes will be introduced. The amazing words presented in the story are: calf, cub, joey, grassland, pup, and foal. Three new sight words will be introduced: we, my, and like.

Phonics:  Pp is the letter of the week. The sound we will focus on is /p/ as in penguin. We will practice the sound in the beginning, as well as at the end of words. We are also learning to blend letter sounds to read words.

Math: We are still working with the numbers 0-10. Our new Spring Math skill is determining the missing number.

Reminders:

- Please remember to send in your $5.00 party donation if you have not done so yet.

- The school-wide Halloween parade and parties will take place on Thursday, October 31st. The parade will be streamed live. Please send your child’s costume to school in a bag with their name on the outside. Costumes should not be worn to school.  Students will put their costumes on before the parade.  

- October book logs are due Friday, November 1^st. 15 books are the goal!

-Please review sight words, the letters of the alphabet, the letter sounds, identifying numbers 0-20 and counting to 100 daily. Other skills to practice include syllables and rhyming.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and have a pleasant week!

     October 21-25, 2019    

Reading: Our story this week is called “Nature’s Spy.” It is a nonfiction story that teaches us how we can appreciate the world around us when we look closely at the natural environment. We will discuss setting throughout the week and proper nouns will be introduced. Our amazing words are: discover, nature, spy, acorn, pod, and pattern. The targeted sight words are have and is.
Phonics: The focus letter for the week is Ss. The sound is /s/, as in sun. This sound will be taught in the beginning and the end of words. (sun, bus)

Math: We are learning the numbers 0-10. This includes identifying and counting these numbers, as well as writing the numbers with correct formation.

Reminders:

~ The weather is becoming chillier. Please be sure your child is wearing a warm jacket to school. We do go outside for recess daily unless it is raining.

~ Monday starts Red Ribbon Week. Please refer to the informational sheet that was in your child’s folder on Friday for daily themes.

~ We are collecting money for parties that will take place throughout the year. Please send in your $5.00 if you have not contributed yet. 

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily. This repetition will help your child learn the 96 required sight words, leading them to become a more fluent reader. Also take some time to practice the following skills: letter and sound identification, rhyming, syllables, counting to 100, and writing numbers 0-20. 

~Monday is Day 7 on the specials rotation schedule.

Have a super week!  

~ Mrs. Green

October 7-11, 2019

This week’s Reading story is called “Dig, Dig, Digging.” It is a concept book that will explore how machines do many different jobs in order to get work done. To build comprehension, we will classify and categorize information in a story. As we read, we will learn that nouns can be places and things.  The amazing words for the week are: scooping, swooshing, squelching, gobbling, spinning, and rumbling. The sight words featured this week are: a and to.

Our Phonics focus letter of the week is Tt. We will focus on the initial and final /t/ sound in words. We are also continuing to practice syllables, rhyming, letter sounds, and blending.

Our Math lessons will continue to teach numbers 0-10. We are learning to read, write, and count these numbers.



Reminders:

-Book Fair Week will begin on Monday, October 7^th with a Parent Night from 4-7pm.  Buying Day for our class is scheduled for Wednesday, October 9th.

-Picture Re-Take Day is Wednesday, October 9^th.
-The Fall Festival is on Thursday, October 10.  Students are encouraged to wear gym attire in order to comfortably participate in the events.

-There is a noon dismissal for students on Friday, October 11th.

-There will be no school for students on Monday, October 14th.

-Please continue to practice letter names and their sounds along with sight words daily. Also practice counting to 100 and writing numbers 0-10.

Have a terrific week!