100th Day of School Fashion Show!

100th Day of School Parade!

January 14, 2013

Just a reminder, we go outside for recess in the winter; please send in gloves and hats on days that are going to be cold!

Please be sure to send a small, peanut free and healthy snack to school with your student each day!  Snack time is about 10 minutes and some of the students are throwing away over half of their snack each day. 

Dates to Remember

·January 21st: No School

·January 30th: Early Release Day

What are we learning?

Reading Workshop

This week the students will learn the term “literary.” Using literary books we are continuing our unit on story elements.   Through reading Curious George stories, we will focus on identifying the problem and solution this week. 

Writing Workshop

Since we are discussing story elements during Reading Workshop we will be writing about the problem and solution within Curious George books.  We will also have our Family Journal at the end of the week!

Word Study

This week, we will explore the short i word families: -ip, -ig, -ill.  Ask your child about the chants for these chunks.  Try to have them tell you words that have these word families!

We will also learn how to read and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: this, were, what.  Have your child sing you the songs for these words.  Have them write the words in paint, shaving cream, or markers. 

Math

This week we are finishing our introduction unit on addition and subtraction through story problems.  Students will complete a transfer task at the end of the week.

Science

We are going to be studying famous scientist in history.  We learn about the Wright Brothers, Jane Goodall and George W. Carver! 

Related Arts Schedule

Monday-Thursday:                Art

Friday:                                   Music

January 14, 2013

Just a reminder, we go outside for recess in the winter; please send in gloves and hats on days that are going to be cold!

Please be sure to send a small, peanut free and healthy snack to school with your student each day!  Snack time is about 10 minutes and some of the students are throwing away over half of their snack each day. 

Dates to Remember

·January 21st: No School

·January 30th: Early Release Day

What are we learning?

Reading Workshop

This week the students will learn the term “literary.” Using literary books we are continuing our unit on story elements.   Through reading Curious George stories, we will focus on identifying the problem and solution this week. 

Writing Workshop

Since we are discussing story elements during Reading Workshop we will be writing about the problem and solution within Curious George books.  We will also have our Family Journal at the end of the week!

Word Study

This week, we will explore the short i word families: -ip, -ig, -ill.  Ask your child about the chants for these chunks.  Try to have them tell you words that have these word families!

We will also learn how to read and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: this, were, what.  Have your child sing you the songs for these words.  Have them write the words in paint, shaving cream, or markers. 

Math

This week we are finishing our introduction unit on addition and subtraction through story problems.  Students will complete a transfer task at the end of the week.

Science

We are going to be studying famous scientist in history.  We learn about the Wright Brothers, Jane Goodall and George W. Carver! 

Related Arts Schedule

Monday-Thursday:                Art

Friday:                                   Music

January 7, 2013

Our classroom frequently gets very cool.  Several children commented last week that they were cold.  You might want to pack an extra light jacket or sweater in your child’s bag, if they frequently get cold. 

Dates to Remember

·         January 21^st: No School
·         January 30^th: Early Release Day

What are we learning?

Reading Workshop

We are starting our unit on story elements.  We will focus on characters, setting, and main events. We will learn about these story elements using the beloved stories by Else Holmelund Minarik. 

Writing Workshop

Since we are discussing story elements during Reading Workshop we are going to write our own fiction stories.  We will develop our own characters, setting, and main events.  Then we will begin writing our own stories. 

Word Study

This week, we will explore the short u word families: -ug, -ut, -un, -um.  Ask your child about the chants for these chunks.  We will also learn how to read and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: if, there, go.  Have your child sing you the songs for these words.

Math

This week we are going to learn about addition and subtraction through story problems. 

Science

We are continuing our Health and Nutrition Unit.  This week we will focus on the five senses by completing several experiments.

Related Arts Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
PE	PE	PE	Art	Art