Friday Note

Friday Note - 2/19/16  

PTA’s Winter Festival is TONIGHT!

This Week:  In math we continued to work on addition. We learned the different ways to make a number. (1 + 4 = 5 and 2 + 3 = 5).  Our theme was universe. Our sight word this week was “in”.  Friday was Jump Rope for Heart.  Thank you to all who donated to the American Heart Association. 

·        Language Workshop— We studied the universe.  We asked questions and read books about the sun, moon, Earth, and stars.  Then we listed key details and new vocabulary words from each book.  The students really enjoyed learning about this topic.

·        Writing Workshop—We practiced writing complete sentences in our journals.  We are working with students individually to look at their writing and to set goals for their writing, such as using a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence.  Please encourage your child to write at home. 

·        Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.

·        Word Study— We practiced identifying ending sounds.

Important Dates:

oMarch 3:  Cox CARE Mobile

oMarch 9:  Reading Journey ends (logs due)

oMarch 11:  End of 3^rd Quarter

oMarch 14-18:  Spring Break

Book Bags

    Keep reading and returning the book bags every Friday.  Also, please encourage your child to read these books several times before returning them.  It would be best if you are reading the books each night.  Please take care of these books while they are at your house. 

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she

to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in

Reading Journey

I hope you and your child are finding a special time each night to work on our reading journey.  Remember, our goal is to complete fifteen reading activities!  To celebrate our third quarter reading journey we are going to “journey” into our favorite book. We will be dressing up as our favorite book character for the read-a-thon so begin talking with your child on who their favorite character is. This reading journey will end on March 9^th.  

         

The Character word for February is TOLERANCE.

  Ask your child what it means.

(Accepting Other’s Differences)

Next Week:

·        We will learn about nursery rhymes.

·        We will continue to practice different ways of making numbers.

·        Our sight word will be “of”.

·        We practice medial vowel sounds.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger