Curriculum Night
Thank you for coming to curriculum night! If you couldn't make it, I've attached a link to the presentation that Mrs. Schumaker and I shared. Please take a look at it and let us know if you have any questions!Curriculum Night Presentation
Specials Schedule
Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)
Curriculum
Dot DayToday we celebrated International Dot Day. This is a day to read the book "The Dot" and celebrate students being creative and making their own mark on the world. We talked about the story after listening to it and then students made Dots to hang on our bulletin boards to remind us to make our marks on the world! If you'd like more information about International Dot Day, visit: http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/.
Reading
We learned how to describe characters using character traits. Students then had to choose a character trait to describe themselves. Finally, they made personal mission statements saying, "I will..." Next week, we will begin our Daily 5. Students will learn how about the different stations (read to self, read to someone, learning words, listen to reading, and teacher time) and what is expected at them.
Book Baggies:
In the next week or two, we will begin sending home book baggies. Students will have 6 books in their bag (two below their reading level to help them work on fluency, two at their level to focus on good reading skills, and two above level to continue to push and grow as readers). These bags will stay at home all week for students to practice reading. We will exchange books each week, so it is important that they remember to bring their bag back to school on Fridays when we exchange our books. If a student forgets or is absent one week, they will need to return them the following Friday. I will need some volunteers to help us prepare our book library and to help with the exchanging on Fridays. If you are interested, please let me know!
Math
This week, we learned to read, write and draw numbers up to 20 and how to count starting at any number. Ask your child how to Show Me the Number ___ (pick any number less than 20). They should be able to show you several ways to write that number. You can also have them roll dice to create a two digit number and then have the students tell you what number comes before that number and what number comes after. We will continue to explore these skills next week, as well as begin learning to add and subtract within 10 to solve number stories.
Unit 1 Skills
o I can add and subtract within 10 to solve number stories.
o I can count to 20 starting at any number.
o I can read, write, and draw numbers up to 20.
o I can answer questions about data in a chart.
Unit 1 Study Guide - You may use this to guide you in helping your child study for this Unit 1 Assessment.
Unit 1 IXL Skills - If you would like to, students may use IXL to help them practice these skills.
Social Studies
This week, to wrap up our unit on communities, the students and I have been creating a Google Slide about all of the expectations that keep us safe at the different places around school.
We have also been sharing about our families this week. We will continue to talk about our families and how they are the same/different. If you haven't already, please send in a family photo (no larger than 5X7) so that we can discuss our families! These photos will be returned to you at the end of the year.
Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!
Homework
- Read every night
- Work on a math skill (i.e. adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this, telling time, counting coins, measuring - length and volume - have your child cook with you to practice this, talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.)
- September Homework - This is all "Play based" to encourage the students build fine/gross motor skills, creativity and imaginative skills. This will be sent home next week.
Important Dates
September 19 or 21: NWEA Testing - We will be taking the NWEA tests for math and reading next Tuesday and Thursday. There is really no way to study or help your child prepare other than to get a good night's rest and eat breakfast. We are taking the test now and we will take it again in the spring to see how much the students have grown throughout the year.
October 4: Picture Day
October 4: Picture Day
October 4: Count Day
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