What we are working on this week:
- Reading: What is Science by Kai Dotlich
- Learning about Groundhogs
- Sounding out words
- Long vowels (long vowels say their names and short vowels say their sounds)
- magic “e” (cane, pine. tube, cone)
- Digraph “h” sounds: wh, th, sh, ch, ph
- Reading 3 letter cvc words (hat, hop, cup, ect.) in books.
- Sight words: one, two, your, into, he, want,you, not, said, here, look, he, it this ,me, play, my, to, do, go, and, can, see, at, like, am, a, I, the, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, white, brown
- Math: count and compare numbers to 20
- Math review addition and Subtraction
- Practicing writing numbers and letters
- We are working on writing beginning, middle, and ending sounds in our writing journals.
- rhyme
- syllables
- Concepts of print: Title, title page, reading left to right, period, author, illustrator, text in the story.
- Literacy centers
- Math centers
- Zoophonics
Things to work on at home:
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- Reading every night with your child
- Have them start sounding out easy 3 letter cvc words (hat, hop, cup, ect.) in books.
- 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
Zero the Hero:
Our next Zero the Hero day is January 30th which is the 90th day of school. Please wear Super Hero shirts.
Valentine’s:
We will be celebration Valentine’s day on Feb. 14th. Feel Free to have your child send in Valentine cards to pass out to the class. We have 26 students in our class. Please Please only have your child sign their name. I makes it a 100 times harder if they address them. ONLY HAVE YOUR CHILD SIGN THEIR NAME!!
No Valentine boxes needed!
100 Day celebration:
For our 100th day of school I am planning a celebration on Wed. Feb 14th. I also will be sending home on the Family project for your child decorates a cape with 100 objects. To tie in our superhero theme. Pinterest has some great ideas. Fabric glue works really well with gluing on items.
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
Tying shoe club:
Please work on at home tying shoes so you child can be part of our tying the shoe club!! If your child shows me they can tie shoes they can be part of our tying the shoe club!!
Have a great Week!