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March has been a busy month! We have been very busy learning!

WORDS: this, girl, boy, friend, because

letters Jj and Ww
Writing: writing a complete sentence correctly using upper case letter and stopping mark

MATH:
3-D shapes (cylinder, cone, cube, sphere, numbers 0-20, addition and subtraction.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK!

 We had a super time at Evan's Apple Orchard!  Thank you to those of you who could come and help out!  I know your child enjoyed your company!

This week:

Sight Words:  it, we, like, green, my

Letter: Pp

identifying beginning and ending sounds in words, rhyming words

SHARED READING:  Animal Babies in the Grassland

MATH

Counting to 40

Identifying numbers 0-12

Position words behind, between, on top, beneath, etc.

Counting on…

Have a great week!

Important News

Field Trip:  Evan's Apple Orchard:  Tuesday November 1st.  If I do not have your child's permission slip…. I need it!  I can NOT take anyone without a signed permission slip!  Thanks.

 HALLOWEEN PARTY

We do NOT dress up for our Halloween Party.  You may wear a Halloween shirt if you want.  Our party will be on Friday, October 28th starting about 1:45.  Parents are welcome to attend.  

FALL FESTIVAL

Don't forget Fall Festival.  We need donations for our Theme basket.  Our theme basket is Baseball.  We also need workers for our booth…we are in charge of the football toss.

We have been working very hard.  The students are getting into the swing of things.  

This week:

PHONICS:  LETTER Ll 

Initial sounds in words

Words to Know:  I, am, the, to, a, little

SHARED READING:  Julius  This is an animal fantasy story. It is about a pig who comes from Alaska to live with Maya and her family.

We will be working on identifying characters.

MATH:  Numbers 1-10

counting to 20 

Review shapes (identifying corners and sides)

Don't forget to check the snack calendar for your child's snack day! 

Have a great week!

We had two fabulous guest readers in our room On March 2nd. The children really enjoyed it.  I appreciate those individuals taking the time to come read to our class.  

 March 17th:  St. Patrick's Day

March 21st: Spring Break

This week:

PHONICS:  Letter Vv

Syllables, beginning, middle and ending sounds

SHARED READING:  See How We Grow. This is a biography.  

We will be working on cause and effect

MATH:

Numbers 0-20

Counting nickels

counting by 5s and 10s

ABC patterns

Dividing and sharing

THEME:  Weather

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

 We have been working extremely hard everyday!  The students are learning and growing.  

MARCH 2 is Read Across America Day. We will have guest readers in our room.  

This week:

Phonics:  Letter Yy

blending, beginning, middle and ending sounds

SHARED READING:  Little Panda.  This is an informational text about a little panda growing and changing.

WORD WALL: like, has, his, love, some

MATH

ABC patterns

measuring using linking cubes

copying a shape, design, line on a geoboard

ordering numbers 0-20

some some went away stories

THEME: President's Day  

Have a great week!

IMPORTANT DATES:

February 2: Groundhogs Day

February 4: Wear Red for Heart Disease

February 11:  Valentine's Party at 1:45 more information to come

THIS WEEK:

PHONICS: Letter Zz

Rhyming words, beginning sounds and vowel sounds in words

SHARED READING:  A Bed for the Winter

This is an informational text. We will be working on sequencing

WORD WALL:  was, yellow, blue, from, said

MATH:

sequencing numbers 0-20, recognizing 0-20, numbers that are before, after and between, measurement

THEME:  We are finishing up hibernation and winter animals

We will discuss groundhogs day as well

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Wow what a Winter we have had so far!! Snow day after Snow day…Hopefully we can get back into some sort of routine.  I have really missed the children.  Please keep reading with them at home even when we have snow days.  Even if it is you reading them a good bedtime story.  

January 17:  Martin Luther King Jr.  Day  No school

This Week:

PHONICS:  Letter Uu

Short vowel sound /u/

SHARED READING:  A Bed for the Winter

This is an informational text.  We will continue to discuss animals of winter and hiberation

COMPREHENSION SKILL:  Squencing

WORD WALL:  from, blue, yellow, said, was

MATH:

Counting and comparing numbers, numbers 0-20, weighing, and money (penny and dime)

THEME:  ANIMALS IN WINTER AND HIBERATION

I hope you have a great weekend and Let's hope for a full week next week so we can get back into a routine and learning lots more!

Wow!  Christmas is just around the corner!!! December is a busy busy month!!!

Monday, December 6th is our field trip.  

December 7 is our Musical

Please continue to work with your child every night on their sight words.  

Sight words this week:

all

that

down

into

one

Our Christmas Party will be on Thursday, December 16th at 1:45. More information is coming!

1/2 day of school on December 17th

Fall Festival is Saturday, November 13th.  We still are in need of donations for our UK blue and white theme basket!

PHONICS:  Letter Ss

SIGHT WORDS:

she, no, with, see , of

MATH:

Telling time to the hour, identifying number 0-10 numbers before, after and between, number line, and money

THEME:  Food/Nutrition

SHARED READING: Dig, Dig Digging 

Comprehension skill: Categorizing 

I have sent home the November snack calendar.  Please be looking for this.  Thanks for all you do.