Scholastic Book Orders
As soon as you place an order, let me know so I can approve it. The system is no longer notifying teachers when there is a new order.
Scholastic Books-not only do they have monthly books for $1, but you help the class earn point to purchase books. Feel free to place an order using the link below and use our classroom identification code. Book orders are usually delivered in a week and a half.
Classroom code: M9M7P
Be sure to check out the new school calendar
Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite.
Don't forget to use SMARTYPANTS at home. This new, fun reading program can be accessed at home. All students received their log in information last month. If you have any question, let me know.
Don't forget to use SMARTYPANTS at home. This new, fun reading program can be accessed at home. All students received their log in information last month. If you have any question, let me know.
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Please help me 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 both recesses, lunch 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.
School News:
4/26 April Awards
4/30 3rd trimester progress reports will go home
5/4: Cinco de Mayo celebration
Dress up day:
-May the 4th be with you (STAR WARS)
-Cinco de Mayo
THANK YOU TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO DONATE ITEMS
5/23: STEAM Expo
Our version of open house
MORE INFO WILL BE SENT HOME SOON!
Here is a look into our week
Songs to practice at home:
Language Arts: Unit 5-week 6
- UNIT 5 TEST (FRIDAY)
- rhyming pictures (match)
- Read CVC words
- Phonics
- match pictures with same beginning and ending sounds
- HFW
- yellow, blue, green, what, said, was, where, com
- Reading comprehension
- Theme: Transportation
- Story of the week: "Roaring Rockets"
- Poem of the week: "Im a little rocket"
- Letter(s) of the week: Yy
- Songs of the week for the letter(s) Yy
- ABC mouse
- Have Fun teaching
- StoryBots
- Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Yy (in all types of fonts)
- Say words that begin and end with Yy
- Draw pictures that begin with Yy
- Sound out blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)
- yam, yot, yum, yes, yoj
- Letter(s) of the week: Qu
- Songs of the week for the letter(s) Qu
- ABC mouse
- Have Fun teaching
- StoryBots
- Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Qu (in all types of fonts)
- Say words that begin and end with Qu
- Draw pictures that begin with Qu
- 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: draw conclusions
- 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: where, come, because
Math: Unit 12-Addition to 10
Science: Dinosaurs
Have a great rest of the day!
- TEST: Tuesday
- Students will be able to add numbers to 10
- with objects
- with number line
- with pictures
- Students will be able to draw simple addition problems
- Students will be able to represent the numbers they are adding
- Example
- 1+3= 4
- O+XXX=4
- 5+5=10
- XXXXX+OOOOO=10
- Songs
- Students will be able to state facts about some of the most well knows dinosaurs
Writing: The Writing house
- Review writing house and lines
- Practice writing a sentence that contains a "who", "what", "where" and "when"
- The cat is running to the tree in the morning
- My dog will sit at the carpet at 5 o'clock.
- Practice pages to use at home
- Give students "WHO"-red
- Give students "WHAT"-orange
- Give students "WHERE"-yellow
- Give students "WHEN"-green
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.
Be sure to check grades online. Parents were given access to teacher grade books. I try to update my grade book every weekend.
Have a great rest of the day!
Mrs. Gil
