It was a pleasure spending time with all of you during conferences. I can see why all of your children are such loving and caring kids. You are all doing a great job!
Thank you to Mrs. Williams for teaching the class about Hanukkah and Mrs. Cushing for kicking off our unit about Mem Fox.
Please let me know if you would like to read aloud to our class as a special guest.
Monday, December 6, 2010
What is going on in Room 32?
*learning to put words in ABC order
*new sight words - were, or, play, get
*Author's Study - Mem Fox
*plural s and apostrophe s
*word families -op and -ip
*Holidays around the World
*Math- turnaround facts
*new sight words - were, or, play, get
*Author's Study - Mem Fox
*plural s and apostrophe s
*word families -op and -ip
*Holidays around the World
*Math- turnaround facts
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Week of November 15th, 2010
Dates to Remember:
*Conference slips will go home on Thursday 11/18. Please send them back promptly.
*Turkey Trot Friday 11/19 - 10am
*Report Cards go home - Tuesday 11/23
*Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL 11/24, 11/25, 11/26
*Conferences - 11/30, 12/1, 12/2 - 1pm dismissal on each day
What we are learning in Room 32:
*We just finished our science unit on shadows and your children are experts. Ask them about how to make a long or short shadow. Also ask them about how their shadows change throughout the day.
*We have almost reviewed the formation and sounds of all of the letters. Please stress proper formation to your child when they are writing. We will be talking about plural s and apostrophe s next week.
*Sight Words- Everyone will get their child's sight word assessment sent home this week. Please make sure that you review the words that your child had difficulty spelling nightly. They will be re-assessed in a few weeks. If your child mastered many of the sight words, challenge them to write a story or a few sentences about a particular topic using 10 sight words that you give them.
*Reading-Your child's reading envelope should be in their home folder each day. Please have them read the books nightly for fluency. If they have cut-up sentences have them practice putting the sentences back together and read them aloud.
Writing - Donald Crews and Cynthia Rylant as writing mentors! We are crazy about these authors in our classroom and we are modelling our own writing after theirs. Please encourage this by seeking out these authors in the library and encouraging your child to write at home.
Math- Numbers to 20 and Number Patterns
*The children have been exploring teen numbers and have been introduced to place value. We have been doing a lot of different work with patterns as well. Next we will work with odd and even numbers and skip counting. We will end this unit of study by working with doubles.
*Conference slips will go home on Thursday 11/18. Please send them back promptly.
*Turkey Trot Friday 11/19 - 10am
*Report Cards go home - Tuesday 11/23
*Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL 11/24, 11/25, 11/26
*Conferences - 11/30, 12/1, 12/2 - 1pm dismissal on each day
What we are learning in Room 32:
*We just finished our science unit on shadows and your children are experts. Ask them about how to make a long or short shadow. Also ask them about how their shadows change throughout the day.
*We have almost reviewed the formation and sounds of all of the letters. Please stress proper formation to your child when they are writing. We will be talking about plural s and apostrophe s next week.
*Sight Words- Everyone will get their child's sight word assessment sent home this week. Please make sure that you review the words that your child had difficulty spelling nightly. They will be re-assessed in a few weeks. If your child mastered many of the sight words, challenge them to write a story or a few sentences about a particular topic using 10 sight words that you give them.
*Reading-Your child's reading envelope should be in their home folder each day. Please have them read the books nightly for fluency. If they have cut-up sentences have them practice putting the sentences back together and read them aloud.
Writing - Donald Crews and Cynthia Rylant as writing mentors! We are crazy about these authors in our classroom and we are modelling our own writing after theirs. Please encourage this by seeking out these authors in the library and encouraging your child to write at home.
Math- Numbers to 20 and Number Patterns
*The children have been exploring teen numbers and have been introduced to place value. We have been doing a lot of different work with patterns as well. Next we will work with odd and even numbers and skip counting. We will end this unit of study by working with doubles.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Update
*We all had a wonderful time at New Pond Farm. The children learned a lot about the animals on the farm and even learned how to milk a cow and make yarn! Thank you to Mrs. Rentz and Mrs. Hansen for coming along on the trip and taking pictures.
*Our Halloween Party and Parade are this Friday afternoon. Please send your child in with his or her costume in a bag on Friday morning. If your child has an allergy please make sure that you send them in with a "party" snack for the afternoon.
*I have been assessing the students on syllables, vowel sounds in the middle of words, beginning and ending consonants. Please visit the Education Technology Center (ETC) on http://www.monroeps.org/ . There are many games to help your child practice these phonemic skills. Go to first grade and reading then to phonics games. You can also visit Literactive and register to play the learning activities. In level 4, there is a great game about syllables!
***READING*** I am beginning to assess the students in order to have some data for report cards, conferences and to re-arrange reading groups. Please have your child practice their reading strategies as they read at home.
What to do when you get stuck:
1. Check the picture
2. Go back and re-read (don't let your child just skip a word - have them go back and try and figure it out.)
3. Get your mouth ready
4. Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?
5. Find a part of the word that you know.
***MATH***
Practice counting pennies, nickels and dimes. Have them sing the "MONEY RAP"
The children are also measuring with non-standard units.
***November 2nd and November 11th - NO SCHOOL***
*Our Halloween Party and Parade are this Friday afternoon. Please send your child in with his or her costume in a bag on Friday morning. If your child has an allergy please make sure that you send them in with a "party" snack for the afternoon.
*I have been assessing the students on syllables, vowel sounds in the middle of words, beginning and ending consonants. Please visit the Education Technology Center (ETC) on http://www.monroeps.org/ . There are many games to help your child practice these phonemic skills. Go to first grade and reading then to phonics games. You can also visit Literactive and register to play the learning activities. In level 4, there is a great game about syllables!
***READING*** I am beginning to assess the students in order to have some data for report cards, conferences and to re-arrange reading groups. Please have your child practice their reading strategies as they read at home.
What to do when you get stuck:
1. Check the picture
2. Go back and re-read (don't let your child just skip a word - have them go back and try and figure it out.)
3. Get your mouth ready
4. Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?
5. Find a part of the word that you know.
***MATH***
Practice counting pennies, nickels and dimes. Have them sing the "MONEY RAP"
The children are also measuring with non-standard units.
***November 2nd and November 11th - NO SCHOOL***
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