Friday Note 9-23-16

FRIDAY NOTE (9/23/16)

Events of the Week:  

Math: In math, we completed our unit on measurement.  We have been using math words, such as length, longest, shortest, height, taller, capacity, weight and so on.  Ask your child to put your family members in order from tallest to shortest.

Language Workshop:  Our theme this week was Colors. We read several color books such as, Rain, Pete the cat I love my white shoes, The day the crayons quit, and Press here.  We’ve been focusing on naming the parts of a book (front cover, back cover and title page).  We also have been learning to name the jobs of both the author (writes the words) and illustrator (draws the pictures).  Look for these assessments in your child’s folder.  As always, if he/she is not proficient in these skills, then please practice them at home because I will reassess at least one more time before the end of the quarter. 

Reading Workshop:  We colored and read simple color books with predictable text. We practiced touching each word as we read. We also introduced buddy reading. We added these books to our book boxes so that we can reread them independently. We also started literacy centers. This is a time where I can meet with small groups to work on individual skills while the rest of the class is working independently on skills.

Writing Workshop:  We started labeling our picture in our reading log. Each day we had a different color word. The students drew a picture of something that color then labeled it with the sounds they heard.

Word Study:  We continued our letter study by learning the letters Cc and Hh.  We worked on identifying each letter, writing it correctly and saying its sound. 

Important Dates:

·         Sept. 26:  Watch DOGS Pizza Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.

     Oct 6: Cox Care Mobile

·         Oct. 17:  No School

·         Oct. 18: Picture Day

     Oct. 18-20:  Parent/Teacher Conferences

     Oct 28: Halloween Party

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SIGHT WORDS

Your child should be able to recognize these words within 3 seconds.  Please practice them at home with your child.   

I               is

like            the 

a               my

Assessment Pages: Please continue to watch for these to be sent home.  Look over these pages carefully.  If your child needs continued practice on a skill, please work on it at home with your child. 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 seeing all the pictures of the different places they are reading.  When reading with your children, please encourage them to point out our sight words and letters we have learned.

Next Week:

·        Our theme will be Color Review.  We will focus on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.

·        In math, we will begin learning about numbers 1-5.

·        We will focus on the sight word “see”.

·        Our letters will be Ff, Dd.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger