Week 10 - November 12, 2018

Curriculum

Reading:
This week we learned to use Stretchy Snake when we come to words we don't know.  Students stretch out the sounds and then blend the word back together.  In addition, we worked on the short e sound.  Next week, we will do some more lessons on how to chunk words into pieces we know and to use our word study knowledge to help us decode new words.

Book Baggies:
Many students forgot their book baggies today.  Please help them remember them next week Friday.  I would like them to have an opportunity to read different books.

Writing:
Students learned to add transition words to their writing this week.  We also discussed different types of endings.  We will do more with these endings next week and then learn to revise and edit.

Math:
Students learned how to build numbers with pennies and dimes this week.  We are trying to connect how pennies and dimes are like tens and ones.  Next week we will build numbers higher than 20.  This is helping to build a foundation to learn about place value.

IXL Skills - Use these activities as you wish to help your child with the skills we will be working on throughout this first trimester.

Science/Social Studies:
The students have been doing a wonderful job reviewing all of our learning from this first science unit.  We will wrap that up next week and then move on to our next social studies units.  Students are bringing home some work to do on these units to help get them started.  Please talk with your child about your culture and traditions.

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. counting forwards and backwards within 120, 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.) 

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.)

Important Dates

November 13: Conferences (1-4, 5-8pm) - If you haven't already, please sign up for a time - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44a4a92ea5fe3-2017

November 14: Picture Retakes
November 19: Multicultural Feast
November 21: 1/2 Day
November 22-23: No School - Thanksgiving Break
November 30: No School