What a great MARCH Family project! The kids had so much fun presenting and setting up their traps on Thursday. I was sad to have missed their reaction on Friday morning, but I can not wait to talk to them tomorrow and hear all about it!
Be sure to check our our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite. Also, don't forget all parents/guardians were given access to teachers grade books. I try to update my grades right away after the students take a test.
With a new year upon us, some of our classroom supplies have begun to run low. Donations of the following items would be greatly appreciated!
-glue sticks
-Gently used board games or card games
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Please continue to reinforce the following hand signals and rules:
Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)
1 finger: restroom
Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, during lunch, during PE and after school.
2 fingers:water
Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name
3 fingers: pencil
Student may replace their dull or broken pencil for a new one
4 fingers: tissue
when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away
5 fingers: question
question for me to give more information on
Classroom rules:
#1: Listen while the teacher is talking
#2: Follow directions quickly
#3: Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school
#4: Raise your hand to speak or stand
#5: Keep your hands to yourself
#6: Keep your dear teacher happy
If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.
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Here is a look into our week
Songs to practice at home:
Language Arts: Unit 5-week 1: "Max Takes The Train"
Words to talk about: words found in the story
Words to read: HFW/Sight words
- Letter(s) of the week: Jj and Ww
- Letter J-ABC Mouse
- Letter J-Have Fun Teaching
- Letter J-StoryBots
- Letter W-ABC Mouse
- Letter W-Have Fun Teaching
- Letter W-StoryBots
- Home activities: Look for the letter Jj and Ww (in all types of fonts)
- Say words that begin with the letters Jj and Ww
- Draw pictures that begin with the letters Jj and Ww
- Sound out blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)
- jab, jeg, jid, job, jug
- wag, wed, wiv, won, sup
- Make a list words with these endings
- -ej and -ew
- Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
- Song we review in class: Parts of a story song
- This week's focus: realism and fantasy
- High Frequency Words (HFW-also known as Sight words : Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by seeing them.
- This week's words: yellow, blue, green
Math: Unit 10-Numbers to 20
- Finish Unit 10: Numbers to 20
- Teen numbers
- Make groups of tens and say the number the "tens" way
- Have students build numbers to 20 and set aside a group of ten
- Count tens and ones to 20
- Songs:
Science: Ch 5: Earth and Sky
- Students will be able to about water and land covering earth.
- Students will distinguish between and wear on maps and globes and locate general areas referenced in historical legends and stories.
Writing: The Writing house
- Write sentences with a "WHO", "WHAT" and "WHERE"
- Practice paper (print and use at home)
Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.
Have a great rest of the day. See you all tomorrow!
Mrs. Gil
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