Math
The children were very excited this week during calendar time when we reached our 30th day of school. Each day we add a straw to our place value pocket chart (see sample picture below). When we collect 10 straws, we bundle them together to make a "ten." So far we have 3 bundles of ten that represent the 30 days we have been in school. We celebrated our 30th day by practicing our counts by 10!
We worked in our number books again this week to learn how to write the number 5. Here is the poem for the number 5:
Fat old five goes down and around.
Put a flag on top and see what you've found!
Put a flag on top and see what you've found!
We also reviewed some of our shapes as we made ships in honor of Christopher Columbus!
Jolly Phonics
We frequently review the Jolly Phonics sounds that have been introduced so far. Please continue to review them at home as well. It has been great to see the students carrying over the sounds they are learning into their writing. Keep up the great work K-2! We introduced the following new sounds this week:
Gg as in "giggle"
Oo as in "on"
Writer's Workshop
The students are becoming more and more comfortable following the steps to our Writer's Workshop routine: Think, Draw, Label, and Write. We will continue to focus on this writing routine each week. The students are beginning to add more labels to their drawings, which help them extend their ideas for their writing.
Treasures Reading
This week we finished Unit 1 in Treasures. We spent time reviewing all of the sight words that have been introduced including: I, can, we, and the. We also used pictures to practice sequencing the events in a story. Next week we will begin Unit 2, which focuses on the theme of friendship.
Guided Reading
All the time we spent practicing "center time" really paid off this week, as I began meeting with students in small groups for guided reading. I am targeting specific literacy skills and using books that match the literacy needs of the children in each group. Each child brought home a guided reading book this week in their Ziploc bag. Please look for this book over the weekend and encourage your child to read it to you as many times as they are willing! Repeated reading practice is a great way to build confidence and fluency. To mix things up a bit, have your child read their book over the phone to a special relative or friend, or have your child read to a pet or their favorite stuffed animal. While your child is reading, please remind him or her to point carefully to each word so their voice matches the print on the page. Please keep the book in your child's Ziploc bag until I take it out. At times, your child may have more than one book in their bag. Your support at home encouraging your child to read these books will really help your child continue to move forward with his or her reading development.
All the time we spent practicing "center time" really paid off this week, as I began meeting with students in small groups for guided reading. I am targeting specific literacy skills and using books that match the literacy needs of the children in each group. Each child brought home a guided reading book this week in their Ziploc bag. Please look for this book over the weekend and encourage your child to read it to you as many times as they are willing! Repeated reading practice is a great way to build confidence and fluency. To mix things up a bit, have your child read their book over the phone to a special relative or friend, or have your child read to a pet or their favorite stuffed animal. While your child is reading, please remind him or her to point carefully to each word so their voice matches the print on the page. Please keep the book in your child's Ziploc bag until I take it out. At times, your child may have more than one book in their bag. Your support at home encouraging your child to read these books will really help your child continue to move forward with his or her reading development.
All About Me
This week we were so excited to learn all about J.T.! He did a great job bringing in items that really helped us learn about his interests and hobbies. Here are a few of the items that J.T. shared. Can you tell what he loves to eat and do?
Apple Tree Project
As part of a yearlong project, the students will be making an art book that depicts the changes of an apple tree throughout the four seasons of the year. Here are few students creating their fall trees!
Apple Tree Project
As part of a yearlong project, the students will be making an art book that depicts the changes of an apple tree throughout the four seasons of the year. Here are few students creating their fall trees!
As always, thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend!!
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