The Battle of the Books competition is approaching soon. Keep reading away!
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Writing
Students continue to work on their Realistic Fiction stories in writing. This week students worked on leading up to the problem with details in their story. Their favorite so far is including ONOMATOPOEIA words such as Screech! Ouch! Ring, Ring!
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, February 1st- Rise and Read-7:30am.-8:00am.
Tuesday, February 8th- 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt
Rise & Read
February is I Love to Read month and we have many fun activities planned all throughout the month. To kick off the month and get students excited about reading we are having a Rise & Read event on Feb. 1st. For those families that turned in their Rise and Read form we are looking forward to seeing you on Feb. 1st to enjoy a doughnut while reading!
Spelling Words
Week Of:
Jan. 31 - Feb. 4
1. puddle
2. saddle
3. bottle
4. table
5. noble
6. bridle
7. nickel
8. label
9. global
Valentine's Day
On February 14th we will take some time to exchange valentines in class. If your child would like he/she can make a valentine box at home to collect their valentines in. If your child does not want to make a valentine box at home I will provide a bag for them. Listed below are student names for our class:
Eli A. Kamden
Lily Jack
Sadie Connor
Lucas Edwin
Ava Noah
McKinlie Adelynn
Cassie Eli M.
Melody Addie
Lucian Indy
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Upcoming Dates
Friday, January 21st- Teacher Workshop Day, No School
Tuesday, January 25th- Evening Conferences
Thursday, January 27th- Evening Conferences
Spelling Focus
Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the letter patterns aw, a, and o within them as in claw, small, and boss.
Conferences
If you have not signed up for a day and time for conferences next week please log into JMC and sign up for a time as soon as possible. If you are having trouble getting signed up please contact the office.
Rise and Read
To kick off I Love to Read month we are inviting students and their families to come read before school on Tuesday, February 1st. If you and your child(children) plan to attend this event please return 1 Rise and Read form for your entire family by Monday, January 24th.
Reading
In reading this week your child Analyzed Story Elements by focusing on:
- Characters
- Setting
- Problem & Solution
- What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of a story?
- The Main Idea
Math
In math this week your child:
- Used base-ten blocks to model adding together 2-digit numbers
- Broke apart 2-digit numbers into tens and ones known as partial sums
- Added 2-digit numbers using mental math and partial sums(tens and ones)
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Word of the Month
The word of the month for January is RESPONSIBILITY.
Responsibility means being helpful to others and being held accountable for your own actions. Ask your child how he/she shows responsibility at home and at school.
Spelling Focus
Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the oo sound within them which can be spelled with either an oo or u. Please have your child sort his/her spelling words into 2 columns. Those words that have oo within them and those words that have u within them.
Spelling Words
Jan. 17-20
One-Syllable Words
1. brook
2. push
3. pull
4. bush
5. look
6. full
Two-Syllable Words
7. bully
8. bookshop
9. seagull
Spelling Test on Thursday of next week!
Math
In math students have been using a number line, using a 200's chart, and using compensation(give some to one number and take some away from the other number) to solve double-digit addition problems.
Phonics
In phonics this week your child spent time learning about irregular verbs such as:
throw-threw
fly-flew
blow-blew
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Happy New Year
Happy New Year and welcome back! It was so fun to hear about all of the fun students had over holiday break. The students are refreshed and ready to continue to work hard toward the finish line. I must say, it sure is great to see their smiles again!
Writing
This week in writing your child began learning about what is needed to write a Realistic Fiction story. The first step in the writing process is brainstorming and coming up with characters, a setting, a problem, and a solution to include within their story. Realistic Fiction stories have real characters and settings but the story is not real.
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, January 11th- 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt
Friday, January 21st- No School, Teacher Workshop Day
Math
In math students are beginning to learn multiple strategies to solve double digit addition problems. Keep telling time, counting money, and practicing math facts at home with your child.
Reading
In reading your child has been working on sequencing. Using graphic organizers, signal words such as first, then, next, finally, and using pictures your child has taken several stories and put them in order. If your child is in the Battle of the Books encourage them to keep reading away. The battle is approaching soon!
Winter Clothing
Please remember to send warm clothes with your child to wear outside during recess including socks, boots, gloves, a hat, and snowpants. Students go outside in the morning for morning movers and at recess time.
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