September 27, 2010



If you have not sent in your cereal box for our special project, please do so by tomorrow. If you have some extras, you can send those in if you would like. Thanks!

The kids are so excited to see their name on the wall by the office for joining PTO!!! Thank you to everyone who has joined!! If you have not, please do! This money stays at the elementary and directly affects our school! Dues are $4. The first class to reach 100% membership will win a McDonald’s Happy Meal party!!!! Every class that reaches 100% membership will receive a popsicle party!!!

Our character word for the month of September is responsibility. We are working hard to make good choices and to be responsible for our actions. Please help me continue to instill responsibility in our boys and girls by holding them accountable for his/her behavior. It is very important to be good listeners and to use self control to get the best education possible. We have a great group of children and want them to stay on the best possible path. Thank you so much for your continued support for your/our children. I appreciate you!

CONGRATULATIONS TO COLLEEN, SETH & DYLAN FOR BEING

OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK IN SEPTEMBER!

This week we are studying...
 
Math
~math facts, turn-around facts, fact families, frames & arrows, # names, in/out tables, bar graphs, counting money, Unit 2 assessment
 
Foreign Language
~Spanish numbers 1-15, review color and number words
 
Literacy
~statements, questions, the writing process, reading comprehension, main idea
 
Phonics / Spelling
~Closed Syllable Patterns
1.  shock
2.  fish
3.  chunk
4.  rock
5.  trunk
6.  dish
7.  napkin
8.  magnet
9.  basket
10.  swim
 
Dictation Sentence
~The cat can get the fish from the basket.
 
Bonus Words
1.  high
2.  together 



September 20, 2010

Book orders went home on Monday. If you would like to order books this month, please send CHECKS ONLY by this FRIDAY, September 24th.

The kids are so excited to see their name on the wall by the office for joining PTO!!! Thank you to everyone who has joined!! If you have not, please do! This money stays at the elementary and directly affects our school! Dues are $4. The first class to reach 100% membership will win a McDonald’s Happy Meal party!!!! Every class that reaches 100% membership will receive a popsicle party!!!

 

Our character word for the month of September is responsibility. We are working hard to make good choices and to be responsible for our actions. Please help me continue to instill responsibility in our boys and girls by holding them accountable for his/her behavior. It is very important to be good listeners and to use self control to get the best education possible. We have a great group of children and want them to stay on the best possible path. Thank you so much for your continued support for your/our children. I appreciate you!

CONGRATULATIONS SETH FOR BEING LEADER OF THE PACK THIS WEEK!

Skill Support:


*Create simple addition stories while riding in the car. Our children love doing this and it helps them to develop their mental math skills. For instance: There were six dogs and two more came over. How many dogs do we have now? Take turns making the problems and make sure that you give your answer with a unit (or label) such as: We now have eight dogs.


*Practice math facts with our boys and girls nightly by “racing” to see who can correctly answer the facts the fastest. This is a great motivator for students to learn those math facts. It only takes a little while each night, and it is fun too.

This week we are studying...

Math
~Measurement (pan balance, spring scale), number collections, frames & arrows, math rules, subtracting 8 & 9, addition facts, CGI story problems

Social Studies
~Celebrate Freedom Week!

Literacy
~guided reading & centers, statements & questions, reading test prep, writing process

Phonics/Spelling  - Initial 3-Letter Blends
1.  scram
2.  splash
3.  sprint
4.  squat
5.  strong
6.  string
7.  struck
8.  spring
9.  squish
10.  scrub

Dictation Sentence
~The strong string made a splash in the lake.

Bonus Words
1.  next
2.  from



September 13, 2010

GO WOLVES!!!

Our character word for this month is responsibility. 

We are working hard to make good choices and to be responsible for our own actions.

Congratulations to COLLEEN for being the first Leader of the Pack!!!!!

The kids are so excited to see their names on the wall for "starring" in PTO.  If you have not joined, please do!  It is a simple way to support our school!  Dues are only $4!

Skill Support:

Use loose change that you have at home and practice counting coins with your child.  Use any combination of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.  Take turns counting the coin combinations together.  Also, grab some scratch paper and have your child write down the correct way to show the amount of money counted - for ex.  36¢ or $0.36

This week we are studying...

Math ~ CGI story problems, number stories, addition facts, facts power tables, +9 facts, domino math

Science ~ matter

Literacy ~ sentence / not a sentence, capitalization, main idea, noun/verb/detail writing

Phonics/Spelling ~ Consonant Digraphs - th, wh, ng, ck

1.  snack
2.  click
3.  froth
4.  thump
5.  thin
6.  path
7.  which
8.  hung
9.  cling
10.  where

Dictation sentence
~Beth and the thin duck sang and ran.

Bonus Words
1.  crunch
2.  think

September 7, 2010

I just have to brag on this class! They are absolutely fabulous!

~ Thank you to everyone who has joined PTO!! If you have not, please do! This money stays at the elementary and directly affects our school! Dues are $4.

~Thank you for sending in items for the class wish list!

SKILL SUPPORT:

Here are some simple things you can do to help your child!

*When riding in the car, practice your skip counting. For example, pick a number and count by 5s. Stop counting and have your child continue from that number (and so on). Do this with 2s, 5s, 10s, and 3s. Besides passing the time (and having your child try to “win this game” by counting higher than you), this will help your child become more proficient with skip counting, addition, greater than and less than.

*When riding in the car, read those many signs that you see along the road. Take turns and make this a game. Keep count of who can read the most words correctly the quickest.

This week we will be studying...

Math ~ tally marks, counting money, number names, missing addends, number grids, place value

Literacy ~ glossary, index, sentence / not a sentence, reading comprehension, DRA testing

Spelling ~ Consonant Digraphs

1. smash

2. plush

3. shell

4. shop

5. much

6. which

7. chest

8. champ

9. flash

10. punch

Dictation Sentence

~Mitch had lunch and then put it in the trash.

Bonus Words

1. now

2. from