Wednesday November 30th!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

This morning we worked on double-digit addition.

We then worked on stories using sentence starters.

We did phonics and learned about the “nk” and the “ng” sounds. Your son/daughter brought home both decodable books, so please let them read them to you.

We then read a Time For Kids called All About Bats. They loved it.

After lunch they have Music, then we will be introducing a new concept in math called Frames and Arrows. I will be sending home the Home Link Master, so please review it with your son/daughter.

After 2nd recess, I will read a story to them and then we will work on a few comprehension skills.

At the end of the day they will be writing in their journals and making snowflakes to put on the bins in the office for the coat drive. If you have any gently used coats, we would love the donation.

 

HW: Diorama is due tomorrow, practice flash cards, study spelling words, Home Links 3.8

 

Have a great Wednesday!

Tuesday November 29th!

In the morning they have Spanish.

After Spanish we will be working on adding double-digit numbers. We will then write a story using sentence starters they think of.

We will then do phonics and reviewing more of the “schwa” sounds.

After phonics they have lunch.

After lunch we will go to Jiji. After Jiji we will work on centers and guided reading.

They will go to 2nd recess and when they return we will read a book about winter and they will write on and decorate a snowman  that we will be hanging outside of our classroom.

HW: Baggy Books (follow directions in log), choose a book of their choice and fill out the Award worksheet, study flash cards.

 

Spelling Words For Week of November 28th.

1. mother

2. brother

3. strong

4. young

5. drink

6. think

7.quiet

8.quit

9. quick

10. December

1, 2 Focus on the “Schwa” sound

3,4 focus on the “ng” sound

5,6 focus on the “nk” sound

 7,8,9 focus on the “qu” sound

 

 

Monday November 28th!

Happy Monday Everyone!

It is so nice to see all of my students after our Thanksgiving break! I hope everyone had a safe, fun, and relaxing week off!

*On Mondays, our class will now have a Health/P.E. class with Mr. F the Gym teacher. They will continue gym on Thursdays too. The time will be from 9:40-10:25.

This morning we wrote about what everyone did over our nice break and then they shared it to the class. We read a decodable book that focused on the “mb” ending.

They are with Mr. F now.

When they return we will work on phonics in the back and focus on the “shwa” sound. This is when any of the vowels makes a  short “u” sound. Example: Label, ahead, money.

They will read a decodable book that focuses on this sound and they will bring it home tonight, so make sure to read it with them.

After Phonics they will go to Lunch and then Library.

After Library we will work on addition and ways to begin to memorize specific addition facts.

After math they will go to 2nd recess and then we will do Student of the Week and a read aloud.

HW: Spelling worksheet with the Spelling Words for the week. Please study and practice them with your son/daughter.

**Please also be working on your Animal Habitat Diorama. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me.

I also sent home a Scholastic Book order today. Please look through and order any books your son/daughter are interested in! They make great gifts for them for the holidays and it gets them excited about reading. You can bring in a check or order them online. Our code is HVT24.

 

Thursday November 17th!

Tomorrow (Friday 18th) is a half day. Pick up is at 12:00. You can send a lunch with your son/daughter or they can buy lunch if you like.

This morning they are working on sentence starters.

We will then be working on phonics and the sounds of “er”, “ir”, and “ur”. We will read a decodable book, so make sure to have your son or daughter read it to you tonight. It will be in their HW folder.

After phonics, they will go to Gym.

After Gym, they have lunch.

After lunch we will go to the computer lab for Jiji. We have completed 20% of Jiji so far! Every 10% completed, we receive a postcard from Jiji that we are displaying on our window. Jiji was first in Hollywood, and now he made it to Mexico. Our goal is to get him to his home in Antarctica. Ask your son/daughter about our postcards.

After Jiji we will do a spelling review and begin centers.

After 2nd recess we will finish our centers.

HW: Study for Spelling Test, work on Regions Diorama, Math Worksheet.

 

Wednesday November 16th!

This morning we worked on addition facts.

We then worked on phonics and I introduced the “w” and “wh” sounds.

We read a few decodable books, they are in their HW side, please read with them tonight.

I read a story to them and they wrote and drew a picture of their favorite part.

They had lunch and are now in Music.

After Music we will be working with number lines and how to add and subtract with them.

After 2nd recess we will read another Time for Kids and then we will be making a silly Thanksgiving book together that we will keep in our library.

HW: Study for Spelling Test Friday and the math worksheet.

Spelling Word Patterns

I just wanted to send a quick post about the pattern of our spelling words this week. I forgot to send it on Monday! Thanks!

party, star, charm all have the “ar” pattern

lamb, thumb, and crumb all have the “mb” ending. There aren’t too many words in the English language that end with an “mb” but it was part of our phonics this week and these are spelling words that should be memorized for future use.

water, window, world are all part of the “w” family.

1.party

2.star

3.charm

4.lamb

5. thumb

6.crumb

7.water

8.window

9.world

10.November

 

Tuesday November 15th!

Happy Tuesday Everyone.

This morning they have Spanish.

We will then come back and they will do their morning work and sentence starters.

We will then be working on phonics. We will be talking about the “m” and “mb” sounds.

They will then go to lunch.

After lunch we will go to the computer lab for Jiji.

After Jiji we will start our new centers.

After 2nd recess we will be reading a Time for Kids and doing an activity.

HWK: Baggy Books and review wksht.

Spelling Words for Week of November 14th!

1. Party

2. Star

3. Charm

4. Lamb

5. Thumb

6. Crumb

7. Water

8. Window

9. World

10. November

Monday November 14th!

Happy Monday Everyone!

This morning they wrote a story about two dogs chasing a mouse for their morning work.

We then thought of a few sentence starters and they wrote a story.

During Phonics we talked about the “ar” and the sound they make together.

We read a decodable book called In A Jar. They put it in their homework folder, please let them read it to you tonight.

We are now working on Student of the Week. Kyle’s stick was chosen.

Soon they will be going to recess and lunch.

After lunch they will go to Library.

After Library we will be working more with odd and even numbers.

After 2nd recess I will be talking about our new IB Learner Profile: Communicate. We will be doing an activity with that.

If we have time we will read another Time For Kids.

Homework: Math worksheet. Please time your students and write the amount of time it took them to finish the worksheet. I will correct it , so please let them work on their own so I know what facts we need to work on. They also have their Spelling Words for the week. Use the ideas I gave you for studying the words. (You do not need to bring in their finished work for me in regards to how you practice spelling. It is for you to use throughout the week to study.)

 

Thanks to everyone who has brought in supplies for our class! We all really appreciate it!