We finished the testing for students that were present all week. Unfortunately due to some absences, not all students have testing completed. Also- we are still filling out the Detailed Progress Report Sheets, so we may wait and send them home on Tuesday. (So if you don't receive it on Monday- you know we didn't get them all filled out and copied.)
We have Resources and our FIELD TRIP on FRIDAY!!! We are all so excited! We have split classes for Spanish and Media. Then on Thursday we have another split class for Music and P.E. On Wednesday we have the Science Family Night happening in the Cafeteria/Multi Purpose Room. They will be showcasing all the Science Fair Projects that the upper grade students completed. It begins at 6:00p.m.
READING SKILLS
The students did a good job noticing beginning sounds of words, however rhyming was difficult for many. So you'll want to focus more on rhyming and CVC words. CVC words are words that are spelled with a consonant, vowel, consonant. For example hat, pig, cop, etc.
Also name writing has improved for many, but we still want everyone to practice. We do not want names being written with all uppercase letters. This is a huge NO-NO!!
Our Sight Words for the week are because, he, she & at.
READING
We are working on Main Idea and Key Details. We will be reading simple non-fiction text that will take us through the steps on figuring out what the details are. The simple texts are: The Zoo, The Lion, In the Hallway & I Can Calm Down.
( I will attempt to put the stories on line later this week.)
WRITING
After compiling the data for the students Writing Test I realized a few things... most know that sentences begin with uppercase letters. However sight words and sound usage isn't really happening. So we ask that you begin writing sentences at home with your child and really practice writing the sight words we've learned in class correctly. The unknown words (words that the students do not know how to spell) have your child "chop up" and write them.
It may seem odd writing this way with your child. But we want to build their confidence as a writer and this is how it's done! So please do not make your child spell adult words correctly.
MATH
We are still working on our Measurement unit this week. We will be discussing weight more, along with comparing the capacity of different objects, and using objects that students are familiar with (i.e. snap cubes, paper clips, index cards) to measure other objects (pencil, eraser, carpet, table). We will use the following two stories to help students understand weight and capacity more. We watch them at the beginning of our math lessons to start the discussion on the topics we cover. Feel free to watch them with your children and use the math vocabulary we use in class: heavier, lighter, same/equal, holds more, holds less.
SCIENCE
We will focus on Physical Changes in Matter in Science this week. We will be learning about recognizing that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing, or rolling. We will also learn how to match altered objects to their original state. This video is a short lesson on our second objective for this week that you can show your child to review what we'll learn later this week.
We have Resources and our FIELD TRIP on FRIDAY!!! We are all so excited! We have split classes for Spanish and Media. Then on Thursday we have another split class for Music and P.E. On Wednesday we have the Science Family Night happening in the Cafeteria/Multi Purpose Room. They will be showcasing all the Science Fair Projects that the upper grade students completed. It begins at 6:00p.m.
READING SKILLS
The students did a good job noticing beginning sounds of words, however rhyming was difficult for many. So you'll want to focus more on rhyming and CVC words. CVC words are words that are spelled with a consonant, vowel, consonant. For example hat, pig, cop, etc.
Also name writing has improved for many, but we still want everyone to practice. We do not want names being written with all uppercase letters. This is a huge NO-NO!!
Our Sight Words for the week are because, he, she & at.
READING
We are working on Main Idea and Key Details. We will be reading simple non-fiction text that will take us through the steps on figuring out what the details are. The simple texts are: The Zoo, The Lion, In the Hallway & I Can Calm Down.
( I will attempt to put the stories on line later this week.)
WRITING
After compiling the data for the students Writing Test I realized a few things... most know that sentences begin with uppercase letters. However sight words and sound usage isn't really happening. So we ask that you begin writing sentences at home with your child and really practice writing the sight words we've learned in class correctly. The unknown words (words that the students do not know how to spell) have your child "chop up" and write them.
It may seem odd writing this way with your child. But we want to build their confidence as a writer and this is how it's done! So please do not make your child spell adult words correctly.
MATH
We are still working on our Measurement unit this week. We will be discussing weight more, along with comparing the capacity of different objects, and using objects that students are familiar with (i.e. snap cubes, paper clips, index cards) to measure other objects (pencil, eraser, carpet, table). We will use the following two stories to help students understand weight and capacity more. We watch them at the beginning of our math lessons to start the discussion on the topics we cover. Feel free to watch them with your children and use the math vocabulary we use in class: heavier, lighter, same/equal, holds more, holds less.
SCIENCE
We will focus on Physical Changes in Matter in Science this week. We will be learning about recognizing that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing, or rolling. We will also learn how to match altered objects to their original state. This video is a short lesson on our second objective for this week that you can show your child to review what we'll learn later this week.
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