Week of Jan. 7

We hope you had a wonderful break!  We are looking forward to a fabulous 2013!

There is NO school on Monday the 7^th. (teacher workday)  Enjoy the last day of break!

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·       Begin our nonfiction writing unit.  We will be teaching others how to do something in our writing.

·       Continue to predict

·       Practice high frequency words during spelling

·       Put words in alphabetical order in order to prepare for dictionary use

·       Read poetry to build fluency

·       Practice writing sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

·       Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have

In Math, we will…

·       Make “fractionpillars”. We will be identifying the fractions of colors used.

·       Make “fraction creations”. We will be identifying the fractions of shapes used.

·       Create fractions using cubes

·       Problem solve using SSM, SWA, and BSD plans

·       Participate in our math stations!  The children love playing games and doing activities that reinforce concepts that we are learning.

In Science we will learn about living and nonliving things.  We will also explore food chains.

Week of Dec. 17

Holiday Sing-Along: Thursday, Dec. 20^th (1:45-2:15)  Everyone’s invited!  This is such a fun tradition!

Holiday Parties- Friday, Dec. 21^st at 2:00.  You’re invited!

Don't forget to have your child turn in their home reading logs on Friday the 21st. The children earn extra class store money!  The amount is based on the number of minutes read.

Please send a healthy snack with your child.

As the days get cooler (hopefully), please make sure your child has a jacket.  We go outside unless it is extremely cold.

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·       Choose a piece of writing to publish

·       Predict

·       Discuss main idea

·       Make revisions

·       Fix up stories in order to celebrate

·       Celebrate our writing!

·       Read poetry to build fluency

·       Practice writing sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

·       Sort words according to their spelling patterns

·       Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have

In Math, we will…

·       Name equal parts of a whole (half, 1/3, 1/4)

·       Describe whole objects or sets using non-unit fractions

·       Describe parts of a set

·       Problem solve using SSM, SWA, and BSD plans

·       Participate in our math stations!  The children love playing games and doing activities that reinforce concepts that we are learning.

In Social Studies we will learn about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!  We’ll also learn about fables…

Week of Dec. 10

Holiday Sing-Along: Thursday, Dec. 20^th (1:45-2:15)  Everyone’s invited!  This is such a fun tradition!

Holiday Parties- Friday, Dec. 21^st at 2:00.  You’re invited!

Don't forget to have your child turn in their home reading logs on Friday the 21st. The children earn extra class store money!  The amount is based on the number of minutes read.

Please send a healthy snack with your child.

As the days get cooler (hopefully), please make sure your child has a jacket.  We go outside unless it is extremely cold.

In Language Arts this week, we will…

·       Peer edit with writing partners

·       Visualize while reading

·       Predict the ending

·       Identify the main idea

·       Read poetry to build fluency

·       Practice writing sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

·       Sort words according to their spelling patterns

·       Read word family poems to reinforce the patterns that many words have

In Math, we will…

·       Combine shapes to make new shapes

·       Sort objects using open and closed sorts

·       Review geometry

·       Classify objects into geometric groups

·       Problem solve using SSM, SWA, and BSD plans

·       Participate in our math stations!  The children love playing games and doing activities that reinforce concepts that we are learning.

In Science we will learn the moon and the changes in the sky.