Friday Note 9-18-15

Friday Note 9-18-15

Events of the Week:

Math:  We finished up our unit on positional words and then started our unit on measurement.  We are learning to compare objects by length.  Next week we will work on comparing by height, capacity, and weight. 

Language Workshop:  This week we read Who Said Red? and began our focus on identifying colors and color words.  We introduced the colors red, green, blue, and yellow.  We started writing in our reading logs this week.  Each day we focused on one color, drew objects that are that color, and then labeled the picture.  The students worked really hard on this new activity.

Reading Workshop:  We continued our unit over reading routines.  This week we learned that the pictures in a book help tell the story and that the pictures match the words.  We also introduced our book boxes. Students are able to look at the books they keep in their box during rest time.

Writing Workshop:  Since we have now finished learning about our classmates by playing the Name Game, we focused on writing our names correctly.  When practicing at home, please make sure the first letter is capitalized and the rest are lowercase.  *Name homework is coming home today.  Please read the directions carefully!  The students also sorted letters to determine which letters are in their name and which letters are not.

Word Study:  Our sight word for this week was “my”.  The letters “Nn” and “Pp” were our letters of the week.  We worked on identifying each letter, writing it correctly, and saying its sound. 

Important Dates:

·        Oct. 12—Columbus Day—No School

·        Oct. 19-22— Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thanks so much to the families who came to Grandparent’s Day! It was great to meet these special people.

We are working on reciting our phone numbers, addresses, and birthdays.  Please practice with your child at home on these.   These will be on the progress report when I assess your child in October. 

The character word for September is RESPECT!

Ask your child what it means.

(Treating others the way you want to be treated.)

Tooth Truck Information

The Tooth Truck will be visiting our school again this fall.  The Tooth Truck is a mobile dentist office that provides dental services at no charge for qualifying families.  Requirements to be seen on the tooth truck are: student must be between the ages of 3 and 14 years, must qualify for free or reduced lunches, cannot have private dental insurance, cannot be an established patient of a local dentist, and must complete the Tooth Truck application.  The Tooth Truck application is available upon parent’s request.  The completed application needs to be turned in by September 25, 2015.  For any questions, contact your school nurse.  Thank you.

Book Fair Volunteers Needed:

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school.  The dates are:  October 19-23.   We are looking for volunteers that can help us run the fair and we have found that using VolunteerSpot (a leading online Sign-up and reminder tool) helps us organize our volunteers easier. 

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click the link below and enter your email address to access our Volunteer Spot.

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me directly and I can sign you up manually.

http://vols.pt/12hvR6

Mrs. Carlson

417-221-7868

carlsonk@clever.k12.mo.us

Sight Words

These are the sight words we have learned so far.  Your child should be able to read each of these words.  Please practice them at home with your child.   

I   is   a   the   my

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held the week of October 19th.  I will be sending home sign-up information at a later date.  Thanks!

Reading Journey

I hope you are finding time each day to read with your child.  Make this a special time for you and your child and have fun!  I love hearing what your child is reading at home and the different places they are reading around the house.  When reading with your children, please encourage them to point out our sight words and letters we have learned. 

Snack

Thank you for sending in snack on your child’s assigned day.  There is a snack schedule page on our classroom blog if you need to see when your child’s day is.

Next Week:

·        We will continue to learn about the color words.

·        In math, we will continue our unit on measurement. 

·        We will learn about the letters “Cc” and “Hh”. 

·        Our sight word will be “like”. 

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger