What we are working on this week:

• Jump into January by Stella Blackstone and Maria Carluccio
• Sounding out words
• Long vowels (long vowels say their names and short vowels say their sounds)
• Sight words this week are: one, white, come, me,to, pink, jump, I , like, the and , see, we, can, yes, big, in, not, a, purple, run, green, a, black, yellow, blue, red.
• Math Chapter 8 numbers to 100
• Practicing writing numbers and letters
• We are working on writing beginning and ending sounds in our writing journals.
• We are working on lots of different things in Daily 5 centers (I am working on concepts in centers at your child’s level) beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle sounds, or blending words. Everyone is working on sight words. Your child gets 10 to 15 mins per center so if they bring home something that is not 100% completed it is ok since they are playing learning games and your child is taking turns with their group.
• Concepts of print: Title, title page, reading left to right, period, author, illustrator, text in the story.
• Daily 5 literacy centers
• Zoophonics
• Learning about Reindeer

Things to work on at home:

• Reading every night with your child
• Have them start sounding out easy 3 letter cvc words (hat, hop, cup, ect.) in books.
• Write letters to Santa and have your child write the beginning and ending sounds of the toys they want.
• Have your child read the paper books sent home
• Have your child practice counting to 50 or higher
• Practice sight words
• Practice tying shoes and zipping coats

RAZ kids:

Reading a to z (Raz kids) is a great tool as well to use. I upload books on your child’s reading level. The link is also on the blog.

User name: ehousley1

Password is the picture of a train

Then have your child click on their name.

Reading and go to my assignments

https://www.raz-kids.com/

Edmentum:

This is a computer game that works on reading and math skills that are on your child’s level they skills they are working on are the ones they missed on NWEA.

Just have your child log in with google.

Then click on math or reading

https://auth.edmentum.com/elf/login

Teach your Monster to read:

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/3563026

Hope you have a great week!!

Lunch Time:

Beginning in January the cafeteria will be selling snacks at lunchtime. They are an additional 50 cents and the money must be brought in in advance and or in their account.

Tying Shoe Club:

I will be starting a Tying the Shoe Club after Christmas Break. Students that can show me they can tying their shoes will get their name up in the hallway for everyone to see and a prize from my Treasure Chest! Please have students practice tying their own shoes.

Sight word Club:

I am also starting a sight word club. Anyone who know 30 sights by the end of 2nd trimester will get their name up on a Star outside our classroom.

PBIS monthly clubs:

Please remind your child to be safe, responsible, and respectful in school.

Cold Weather:

Please remember to send in hats, warm coats, gloves, scarfs, snow boots. From now on winter weather is here. Your child will got outside for lunch recess as long as it is above 2o that includes wind chill.

Please remember to send in a change of shoes so your child does not have to walk around in snow boots all day. Thank you!!

Headphones:

Please make sure your child has working headphones in class. We are using our chromebooks daily during centers. I know my own daughter just brought home broken headphones.

Readers corner:

• When reading at night with your child ask them to find sight words in books.
• Ask them what author does and Illustrator does?
• Ask what happened in the beginning of the story, middle, and end of story.
• Ask them to sound out 3 letter cvc works (hat, man, top, ect) in books. Dr. Seuss book have tons of these words.

Math

We just started working on counting on from a number with using ten frames or tally marks. They are recognizing that is a ten frame has ten boxes filled in start counting from 10 (if each box is filled in) then 11, 12, ect. Tally marks are in groups of 5 so same concept.

Great math ideas in the real world. While shopping ask your child what shape objects are. Have them help you count how many of the same objects you are buying. For example: ten for ten sale items, or tomatoes, ect.

Sight word ideas:

Make it fun!  You always make flash cards with them and use a fly swatter and hit them.

               

 

Have a great week!!

 

 

What we are working on this week:

• Mouse shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
• Word family -ag (wag, tag, ect)
• Sounding out words
• Long vowels (long vowels say their names and short vowels say their sounds)
• Sight words this week are: to, pink, jump, I , like, the, and , see, we, can, yes, big, in, not, a, purple, run, green, a, black, yellow, blue, red.
• Math Chapter 7 flat and solid shapes
• Practicing writing numbers and letters
• We are working on writing beginning and ending sounds in our writing journals.
• We are working on lots of different things in Daily 5 centers (I am working on concepts in centers at your child’s level) beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle sounds, or blending words. Everyone is working on sight words. Your child gets 10 to 15mins per center so if they bring home something that is not 100% completed it is ok since they are playing learning games and your child is taking turns with their group.
• Concepts of print: Title, title page, reading left to right, period, author, illustrator, text in the story.
• Daily 5 literacy centers
• Zoophonics
• Reading different version of The Gingerbread stories (comparing each version)

Things to work on at home:

• Reading every night with your child
• Have them start sounding out easy 3 letter cvc words (hat, hop, cup, ect.) in books.
• Write letters to Santa and have your child write the beginning and ending sounds of the toys they want.
• Have your child read the paper books sent home
• Have your child practice counting to 50 or higher
• Practice sight words
• Practice tying shoes and zipping coats

Tying Shoe Club:

I will be starting a Tying the Shoe Club after Christmas Break. Students that can show me they can tying their shoes will get their name up in the hallway for everyone to see and a prize from my Treasure Chest! Please have students practice tying their own shoes.

Cold Weather:

Please remember to send in hats, warm coats, gloves, scarfs, snow boots. From now on winter weather is here. Your child will got outside for lunch recess as long as it is above 2o that includes wind chill.

Please remember to send in a change of shoes so your child does not have to walk around in snow boots all day. Thank you!!

Readers corner:

• When reading at night with your child ask them to find sight words in books.
• Ask them what author does and Illustrator does?
• Ask what happened in the beginning of the story, middle, and end of story.
• Ask them to sound out 3 letter cvc works (hat, man, top, ect) in books. Dr. Seuss book have tons of these words.

Math

We just started working on counting on from a number with using ten frames or tally marks. They are recognizing that is a ten frame has ten boxes filled in start counting from 10 (if each box is filled in) then 11, 12, ect. Tally marks are in groups of 5 so same concept.

Great math ideas in the real world. While shopping ask your child what shape objects are. Have them help you count how many of the same objects you are buying. For example: ten for ten sale items, or tomatoes, ect.

PBIS:

Please remind your child to be safe, responsible, and respectful in school.

RAZ kids:

Reading a to z (Raz kids) is a great tool as well to use. I upload books on your child’s reading level. The link is also on the blog.

User name: ehousley1

Password is the picture of a train

Then have your child click on their name.

Reading and go to my assignments

https://www.raz-kids.com/

Edmentum:

This is a computer game that works on reading and math skills that are on your child’s level they skills they are working on are the ones they missed on NWEA.

Just have your child log in with google.

Then click on math or reading

https://auth.edmentum.com/elf/login

Teach your Monster to read:

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/3563026

Hope you have a great week!!