Week of April 23

So it's only a  four day week, but it's going to be BUSY!! We have PE on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then Media on Thursday. Friday is Fancy Friday and Haleigh brought in Fun Friday Snacks!! 

Tuesday is our Dad's Events ~ Dad's ROCK!! I'll be there volunteering so I hope to see lots of you stop by. The event begins at 6:00 in the Multi Purpose Room. Wednesday is an Early Release Day!

And... we begin Alphabet Countdown on Wednesday!! Make sure to check the golden half sheets that go home. :) 

ooh I almost forgot!!! We will be submitting Progress Report (PR)Grades on Wednesday. We are pretty much done with our PR testing. We just have a few tests to make up for the absentee people. 

MATH

We are continuing addition~ please make sure to review vertical addition. We noticed the orientation of the math problem confused a lot of our students. 

You'll notice we're back to visiting number bonds in preparation for subtraction. :) This is a tricky concept. so be sure to practice at home and watch our Youtube videos!!

WRITING

We are full blown into our Kindergarten Memory Books. They'll be a big surprise until their unveiling after our Kindergarten Award Ceremony on Friday, May 24. :) 

SAXON/READING SKILLS

This week Saxon has us reviewing the /th/ sound. (Please make sure your child's tongue sticks out when making this sound or they will produce it the wrong way. Then Saxon is moving on to the /oo/ vowel blend. oo makes two sounds and we will be coding them both ways. Underlined with a breve on top to say "uh" as in hook, book, foot, etc. Then underlined with macron on top to say "ooooo" as in broom, root, boo, etc. 

Also, we are focused on the short and long O sound. Our blend this week is SM and our Sight Words are: could, good, name & way. Check out the slideshows below. :) Along with the Sight Word Video by Jack Hartmann. 

READING

So last weeks Vocabulary Test showed me that we need another week of practice before the i-Ready Test begins. So we will have another week of discussing the vocabulary in a story and taking a test on two different Friday. The story is titled Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller. The vocabulary words are: oviparous, naturally, mammal, wild, tame, extinct, reptiles, amphibians & guard.