Friday Note

FRIDAY NOTE (9/09/2016)

Math: In math, we learned about positional words (inside, outside, above, below, behind, left, and right).

Language Workshop: This week we read The Pledge of Allegiance, learned what it meant, and learned about our flag. We also talked about our school pledge and learned about respect.

Reading Workshop:  We continued practicing picking out books and moving to our independent reading spot quietly. We also practiced staying in our reading spot during reading time. We also practiced touching each word as we read. This helps students track the words as they are learning to read independently.

Writing Workshop: This week we practiced correctly forming letters Tt and Gg.  Each day we write a daily message.  As a class we look for sight words, and the letters we are learning that week in the message. We have also introduced spacing, capital letters, and punctuation.   

Word Study: Our sight word for this week was “the”.  Students were able to engage in various Smartboard games to reinforce recognition and the sound the letters Tt and Gg make.

  

Sight Words

I   is   a   the

Important Dates:

• Sept. 9-Grandparents Day 2:30-4:00 *Classrooms will be open during that time as students will be asked to escort their grandparents through the building.  Weather permitting; visitors may park in the open field west of the school as parking around the building may become limited.  Visitors should enter using the K-4 office.  I look forward to seeing you there.
• Sept. 16- No School-Teacher Professional Development Day    

We are working really hard on self help skills in our classroom. Please practice tying shoes and zipping jackets with your child. As these are difficult skills to master.

Reading Journey

 Remember to be working on the reading journey for this quarter!  You can help your child meet their reading goal by reading daily with them.  The students have really enjoyed seeing pictures of classmates reading all over the place. Email me pictures and we will share them during calendar time.  Thank you!

Next Week:

o   We will start a unit about colors.

o   In math we will finish the unit on positional words and start measurement.

o   We will learn about the letters “Nn” and “Pp”.

o   Our sight word will be “my”.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger