Friday
Note 12/12/14
Events of the Week: In
math, we finished our topic on learning to read, count and write numbers
11-20. Please work with your child at
home on this skill. Next week I will be
assessing your child on identifying, writing and counting numbers 0-20.
Our focus in reading
this week was on the five senses and sound.
Here’s what we did in each workshop:
·
Language
Workshop— We focused on the book My
Five Senses. Each day we
focused on one of the five senses. We
labeled a picture using our five senses and added it into our Reading Journal. Our vocabulary words this week were the five
senses (see, hear, touch, taste, smell).
We’ve had fun throughout the week exploring each of the five senses during
Content Workshop.
·
Writing
Workshop—Each day we read a book focusing on one of the five senses. After listening to the book we wrote a
sentence in our journal about how we use that sense (ex. I can hear birds.). They
are working very hard on their writing each day.
·
Reading
Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers while I work in small
groups or one on one with students.
·
Word
Study—Our letter for the week was “Uu”.
We learned that Uu is a vowel and can make a short sound and a long
sound. Our sight word was “me”.
**We have finished learning the letters in the
alphabet. Our goal is be able to
identify all letters and the sounds they make by Christmas. Please work with your child if they do not
know all of the letters and sounds.
Important
Dates:
o
Dec. 13: Clever Christmas Parade (10:00 a.m.)
o
Dec. 15: Kindergarten Winter Program (6:00 at the
High School)
o
Dec. 17: Final day to turn in the Reading Challenge
o
Dec. 18: Polar Express Day- for those that have
completed the challenge
o
Dec. 19: Christmas Party (11:45-12:30)
o
Dec. 22-Jan.5: Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
o
Jan. 6: Students first day back!
Party Reminder: Our
homeroom mother is asking that party items/donations be sent in by Wednesday so
she can have everything ready for the party on Friday. If you have any
questions her email is lacimaxwell@gmail.com.
Thanks for all your support the kids are really looking forward to the party.
Sight Words—Keep practicing!
I is like
see my a
the be
it he she
to can with go we me
***Reminder:
These are words your child should be able to read by sight
The Character word for December
is
Trustworthiness.
(Saying what you mean and
meaning what you say)
Care to Learn Program
In lieu of teacher gifts or a student gift exchange for
Christmas, we would appreciate donations to Care to Learn. To ensure that we have useable items
for our Backpack program, our grade level has been asked to bring in single serve, shelf stable, microwaveable
meals (macaroni & cheese, Chef Boyardee, soup in a cup, ramen noodles,
Dinty Moore, etc.). Thank you in advance for your support to
such a great program.
Reading
Challenge
If you have not done so, please be working to complete your Reading
Challenge before the deadline on December 17th. Currently, we still have three
students that have not completed the challenge.
If your child does not complete the challenge, then he/she will not be
allowed to participate in our Polar Express Day on December 18th.
Next
Week:
- We will be reviewing numbers 0-20.
- Our theme will be Winter. We will be reading different Gingerbread
Man books and talking about Christmas.
- We will review all of our sight words.
- We will be finishing up our 2nd
quarter assessments.
- Our Christmas party will be Friday at
11:45.
Have a great weekend!!
Mrs. Wenger
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