Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, October 9th ~ McTeacher Night (I’ll be there from 4:00-5:00) Thursday, October 18th ~ Field Trip to Fieth Family Farm Friday, October 19th ~ Half Day of School (Teacher Work Day) and Fall Party Monday, October 29th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday, November 1st ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday~ November 1st ~ Picture Retake Students have been learning a lot about apples this week. They are having so much fun being scientists! They also learned about Habit 5: Seek first to understand, Then to be understood. You should ask them about what it means.:) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Students continue working on writing the sounds they hear and stretching out words. Please continue practicing letters and sounds of the alphabet at home. Practicing this at home will help build confidence in your child. Reminder: Please check your child’s B.E.E. folder each day. Below is an overview of what we will be learning in class next week. THEME/SCIENCE- Apples WORD WORK- Recognition of letters “B-F”, second round of letters and sounds WRITING- Handwriting Without Tears, writing how to make applesauce and apple juice using transition words, Adding pictures and words to our writing, Poetry and Predictable book READING- Daily 5 Rotations for STAR Time, Identifying the difference between a letter and a word, Word by Word matching, using spaces between words MATH- Introduce Topic 3, count, read, write and identify numbers 6-10 Upcoming Events:
Monday, September 24th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Friday, October 19th ~ Half Day of School (Teacher Work Day) Monday, October 29th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday, November 1st ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences Students have been learning a lot about the effects of the sun this week. They had so much fun being scientists! They also learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win. You should ask them about what it means.:) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Students have been working on writing the sounds they hear and stretching out words. Please continue practicing letters and sounds of the alphabet at home. Practicing this at home will help build confidence in your child. Reminder: Please check your child’s B.E.E. folder each day. Below is an overview of what we will be learning in class next week. THEME/SCIENCE- Apples WORD WORK- Recognition of letters “X-Z”, we will start the second round of alphabet “A-B” WRITING- Handwriting Without Tears, Adding pictures and words to our writing, writing about apples, finding good apple words, Poetry and Predictable book READING- Daily 5 Rotations for STAR Time, Word by Word matching, identifying the difference between a letter and a word, and what a sentence must have. MATH- Topic 2 Assessment- Compare numbers 0-5 (equal groups, greater than, less than) Upcoming Events:
Thursday, September 20th ~ Fall Picture Friday, September 21st ~ Half Day of School/Homecoming Parade Monday, September 24th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Friday, October 19th ~ Half Day of School (Teacher Work Day) Monday, October 29th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday, November 1st ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences Students have been learning a lot about Proficiency Scales and Habit 3: Put First Things First this week. You should ask them about what it means.:) Next week we will be participating in Homecoming Spirit Week and going to the Homecoming Parade. Below is a list of the Spirit Week attire. Monday~ `Merica Monday (wear read, white, and blue) Tuesday~ Tie-Dye Tuesday Wednesday~ Onesie Wednesday (wear pj’s) Thursday~ Picture Day! Look your best! Friday~ Willard Wear or Homecoming Shirts IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Students have been working on writing the sounds they hear and stretching out words. Please continue practicing letters and sounds of the alphabet at home. Many students are able to sing the Alphabet song, but are unable to identify letters and sounds when asked at random. Students may become frustrated during writing time if they are not familiar with letters and sounds as they are stretching out words. Practicing this at home will help build confidence in your child. Reminder: Please check your child’s B.E.E. folder each day. Below is an overview of what we will be learning in class next week. THEME/SCIENCE- Weather/The effects of the Sun WORD WORK- Recognition of letters “S-V” WRITING- Handwriting Without Tears, Adding pictures and words to our writing, Building Stamina, writing about the sun’s effect on things, Poetry and Predictable book READING- Daily 5 Rotations for STAR Time, review Concepts of Print (Identify the front and back of book, where to begin reading, reading from left to right, return sweep, different types of texts) MATH- Introduce Topic 2- Compare numbers 0-5 (equal groups, greater than, less than) Upcoming Events:
Thursday, September 20th ~ Fall Pictures Friday, September 21st ~ Half Day of School/Homecoming Parade Monday, September 24th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Friday, October 19th ~ Half Day of School (Teacher Work Day) Monday, October 29th ~ Tiger Pride Assembly Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday, November 1st ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences Students have been learning a lot about the Alphabet and Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind this week. You should ask them about what it means.:) Some students continue to struggle with completing independent tasks in school. Please encourage your child to practice tying shoes, using snaps, buttons, zippers, and washing hands before eating. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Students have been working on writing the sounds they hear and stretching out words. Please continue practicing letters and sounds of the alphabet at home. Many students are able to sing the Alphabet song, but are unable to identify letters and sounds when asked at random. Students may become frustrated during writing time if they are not familiar with letters and sounds as they are stretching out words. Practicing this at home will help build confidence in your child. Reminder: Please check your child’s B.E.E. folder each day. This is a great way for us to communicate. Below is an overview of what we will be learning in class next week. THEME- Names/All About Me WORD WORK- Recognition of letters “N-R” WRITING- Handwriting Without Tears, Adding pictures and words to our writing, Include setting, details, with characters, Poetry and Predictable book READING- Practice Daily 5 Rotations for STAR Time: Introduce Listening to Reading and continue building stamina MATH- Topic 1 Assessment- Compare, write, and match numbers and quantities 0-5, Find the Ways to Make 5 |
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