October 1-5, 2012

Annoucements:

• This week we will be studying spiders.
• Please remind your child that toys need to be kept in their backpacks when they are in the classroom. I will take them up, if they have them out.
• Be looking for book orders some time this week.

Spelling/Phonics: Ending blends: -sk, -st, -sp

1. desk
2. fast
3. ask
4. blast
5. crisp
6. clasp
7. are
8. as
9. can
10. his

Dictation Sentence: The jet can go fast.

Reading/sight words:
We will be having reading groups this week, so check for reading homework. Great job to those of you reading for Paws for Reading!

Sight Words: what, how, if, will, go, by, are, but, not, she

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Exploration Centers
Wednesday- Introducing change to more number sentences
Thursday- Change to less number sentences
Friday- Weekly Test

*No math homework this week :)

HOMECOMING PARADE!!! (We're so glad it didn't rain!)

Silly Faces!

Getting ready for the parade.

We loved the cheerleaders!

Operation Float

Angry Birds

September 24-28, 2012

Announcements:

• We will be doing a unit on Fall this week.
• Remember our P.E. day is on Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes.
• The football homecoming parade will be on Friday, September 28th.

Spelling/Phonics: We will be reviewing beginning blends in spelling this week.

1. sled
2. trap
3. flip
4. snip
5. crib
6. glad
7. flap
8. clap
9. grab 
10. drop

Dictation Sentence: I am glad it did not drop.

Reading/Phonics:

We will be having reading groups this week, so make sure to check your child's folder for reading homework.

Sight Words: have, or, like, had, come, are, be, this, do, her

*They just need to be able to identify these words on the test Friday. I will give them three choices and they have to find the correct word.

Math:

Monday- Problem Solving Day

Tuesday- Introduce unit Labels for #'s, #'s before and after

Wednesday- Introduce Analog Clocks

Thursday- Telling Time to the hour

Friday- Weekly Test

*Please return all homework on Friday :)

OUR APPLESAUCE WAS YUMMY!

September 17-21, 2012

Announcements:

• P.E. is on Wednesday, so make sure to wear tennis shoes.
• Football homecoming will be on Friday, September 28th.
• We will be studying apples this week. Please send an apple to school with your child this week.

Spelling/Phonics: S blends (sk,sp,st,sw,sn,sm)

1. skip
2. sniff
3. smell
4. stop
5. swim
6. spot
7. it
8. my
9. for
10. an

Dictation Sentence: I stop for a swim.

Reading/Sight Words:
This week I will be doing Dibels testing, so you may not see any reading homework at the beginning of the week.

Sight Words: are, for, be, his, her, this, do, it, my, an

Math:
Monday- Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Counting  up/back on the Number line
Wednesday- Exploring Complements of ten  (5+5, 6+4, 8+2, etc.)
Thursday- Complements of 10
Friday- Weekly Test
*Please return math homework on Friday :)

September 10-14, 2012

Announcements:

• P.E. is Wednesday, so make sure to wear tennis shoes.
• Football homecoming will be on Friday, September 28th.

Spelling/Phonics: r blends (cr,tr,br,dr, pr, fr)

1. crab
2. trip
3. brim
4. drip
5. prop
6. trim
7. frog
8. into
9. is
10. you

Dictation Sentence: The frog is on the log.

Reading/Sight Words:
We will be having reading groups this week. Make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework.

Sight Words: are, as, can, his, her, you, is, into, man, no

I will be testing them over these words on Friday. They just need to be able to read these for me.

Math:
Monday-Problem Solving Day
Tuesday- Telling and Solving # stories
Wednesday- Counting on with counters
Thursday- Counting on game
Friday- Unit 1 test
*Please return math homework on Friday :)

September 4-7, 2012

Announcements:

• Remember P.E. is on Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes.
• Picture day will be on Thursday, September 6.
• Book orders are due by Tuesday, September 4.

Spelling/Phonics: l blends bl,fl,sl,pl,cl, gl

1. blot
2. plot
3. flap
4. slip
5. clap
6. glad
7. clip
8. the
9. and
10. to

Dictation Sentence: I slip on a mat.

Reading/Sight Words:
This week I will be meeting with my reading groups, so make sure to check your child's folder each night for reading homework. Also, initial after they read :)

Sight Words: the, and, to, it, my, for, an, see, in, is, you

I will be testing these words on Friday. They will just need to be able to read them to me.

Math:
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Problem Solving Day
Wednesday- Review tally marks
Thursday- Exploration Centers and Small Group Expectations
Friday- Weekly Test (tally marks, simple story problems)

*Please return math homework on Friday :)

August 27-31, 2012

Announcements:

• If you haven't sent your $5.00 for a t-shirt, please do so as soon as possible.
• Our P.E. day is Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes on that day.
• Please be sure to initial your child's behavior calendar each night and check for any reading homework.

Spelling/Phonics: Short Vowel Review

1. fed
2. red
3. bed
4. had
5. dad
6. bug
7. rug
8. hug
9. is
10. it

Dictation Sentence: The bug is red.

Reading/Sight Words:
This week we will be beginning our literacy centers. I hope to begin reading groups by the middle of the week, so be looking for books in your child's homework folder. Please initial on the reading log after they read :)

Sight Words:  in, is, you, am, at, the, and, a, to, me
I will be giving a test over these words on Friday.

(Please disregard the sight words on the newsletter. We decided there were too many)

Math:
Monday- Finding one more and one less
Tuesday- Counting on the # line and Comparing #'s
Wednesday- Adding/ Subtracting on the # line
Thursday- Find missing #'s on a hundreds chart and investigating equal chance events (dice roll game)
Friday- Weekly Test (Using the # line, simple story problems)
*No math homework this week!

August 20-24, 2012

Announcements:

• I am so excited to have your child in my class this year!
• This week we will be reviewing the alphabet. Please return alphabet homework on Friday :)
• If you haven't sent your $5.00 for a t-shirt, please do so as soon as possible.
• Our P.E. day is Wednesday, so make sure your child wears tennis shoes.
• Please be sure to initial your child's behavior calendar each night.
• If there are any changes in the way your child gets home, please send me a note or call the office.

Spelling/Phonics:
This week we will be reviewing our letter names and sounds. We will also be working on /at/ and /an/ word families. Examples: cat, bat, rat, can, man, tan. We will have a practice spelling test on Friday over these words,but it will not be for a grade.

Math:
Monday- Introduce routines and counting by tens and ones.
Tuesday- Number line and play "Monster Squeeze"
Wednesday- Introduce math tools and play penny dice game
Thursday-Practice writing numbers
Friday- Play # bingo and Solve number stories
*No math homework this week :)

Reading/Sight Words:
This week we will be reviewing concepts about print. (where to start reading, where to go after each line, parts of a book, difference between words and letters). Try to read to your child at least once this week and ask them some of these questions.

Sight Words: a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in