Friday Note

Friday Note 12/19/16

Events of the Week:

• Math- In math, we worked with “wholes” and “parts” using number bonds and ten frames.   When given a whole (i.e 8), students are learning to break it into part (4 and 4, 2 and 6, 8 and 0, 6 and 2, 3 and 5, etc).  They are doing so well with this concept.  This is setting the foundation of joining groups (addition), which is our next math topic.  

• Language Workshop— We read different gingerbread stories.  We had fun comparing and contrasting different versions.  We read The Gingerbread Piratesl, The Gingerbread loose at school , The Gingerbread Cowboy and several others.  Ask your child about the different versions we read.   

• Writing Workshop— We wrote in a journal each day in response to the gingerbread book we read for the day. We are working on writing a good sentence (starts with a capital letter, finger spaces between words, an ending mark.).  

• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers while I work in small groups or one on one with students.   

Important Dates:

• Dec. 19: Polar Express Day (wear pajamas)
• Dec. 21-Jan.3: Christmas Break (NO SCHOOL)
• Jan. 4: Students first day back!

Thanks so much to the parents who helped with the Christmas Party. The students are lucky to have such great parties!

Thank you so much for all the donations to our Care to Learn Program!  You’re generosity is greatly appreciated.  

Next Week:

• We will have Polar Express day on Monday (wear pajamas).
• We will have our read-a-thon on Monday.    
• We will continue working on making numbers by breaking them into parts.  
• We will review all of our sight words.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger