Update 12/18

I can't believe it is almost Winter Break!  Thank you to all of you for sharing your amazing kiddos with me.  

We will be doing our gingerbread houses with our 4th grade buddies on Wednesday morning.  Thank you so much to all of you that donated items to complete this project!  

Sight word review: do, you, to

Math: We are continuing to work on teen numbers this week!  

Specials: 
Monday: Enrichment
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Music

Homework:  No homework or iPads this week!  We will be bringing home our book bags this week.  These have all of the books that we have worked hard on reading during the first half of the year.  These are great review to have at home to have your child read independently and practice their sight words! 

I hope you all have a wonderful, restful and happy holiday!  

Warmest wishes,
Katee

Update 12/11

We are continuing our story elements study using the different versions of the Gingerbread Man stories.  We are comparing and contrasting characters, setting, problem & solution, while responding to the story and becoming authors as we rewrite who our gingerbread man will run from!  We are also creating our favorite story character from all of the versions.  
In writing, we are continuing to write How-To's, focusing on steps in sequence and sequencing words.  We are also going to write a how-to make a gingerbread house!
Sight word review: do, you

Math: We are working on teen numbers this week!  Our focus is solidifying the concept of teen numbers being a '10' plus some more!

Specials: 
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: Enrichment
Thursday: PE
Friday: PE

Homework:  iPads will be sent home on Monday only to charge. We will be taking a math test on Tuesday on our iPads.   Please send iPads back charged on Tuesday in the blue bag.  You can choose to keep the charger at home if you wish!

Hope you have a great week!

Update 12/4

Happy December!

Our essential question this week in reading is,  Who are your neighbors?  We will be reading about and discussing people and cultures in our community. We are working on making connections to stories!  

We will also be starting a story elements study using the different versions of the Gingerbread Man stories.  We will be comparing and contrasting characters, setting, problem & solution.  

Please continue to practice letters and sounds at home.  In phonics, we will continue to work on letter sounds, tapping out CVC words (ex: mop, mat, hug) and begin to work on creating word families (ex: mop, top, pop, stop).  Our first word family book will come home for reading homework on Monday. 

Sight Word: do

Writing:  I hope that you enjoyed the first bundle of writing that came home with your child on Friday!  What growth we have seen in writing!  We are starting a new unit on procedural, or "how-to" writing this week.  

Math: Our Unit 3 test went great!  All students showed great growth!  You will see these coming home in Friday Folders. We are moving on to Unit 4, which emphasizes teen numbers, addition & number partners, along with word problem solving.  

Specials: 
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Enrichment
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Music
Friday: Enrichment

Homework:  iPads will be sent home again on Tech Tuesday.  You will find a new leveled book in your child's Wonders To Do list.  Please send iPads back charged on Wednesday in the blue bag.  You can choose to keep the charger at home if you wish!

Hope you have a great week!