Week of September 26

The month is flying by and we have another busy week :)

Our Resources for the week are: Monday~ MEDIA, Tuesday~ P.E., Wednesday~ MUSIC and Friday~ ART. Wednesday is an Early Release Day. Friday is Shorts and Sneakers Day. I hope the whole class participates!! Also, Noah is bringing in Fun Friday Snacks for the class. 

*I need all Scholastic Book Orders submitted by Friday!! If you haven't made your order yet and you still want to, go to https://orders.scholastic.com/GLPLP

Math

The students are really getting good at seeing a whole group and being able to circle a small part of the group. It doesn't matter if its a linear or scattered configuration! :) We are continuing to do this with larger amounts and we will be adding a line to connect the items we are counting. (There are i-Ready lessons the students will complete that practice this concept too.)

We are still practicing number writing and rote counting. Make sure to practice at home so I can see lots of growth when it's time to test. :)

Also, practice asking your child questions like,  "I have 3 cookies, but then Daddy gives me 1 more. How many do I have now?"  "I have 5 race cars. Then we go shopping and Mommy buys me 1 more. How many do I have now?" If your child has trouble answering these questions, have them draw the groups to show the amounts. MAke sure to use one color for the first group and a different color for the second. 

Here is a counting video that we've done a few times in class. It gets the kids moving and counting! Enjoy!!

Reading & Science

We are finishing up Module 2 with a story about the life of Helen Keller. (Click the title to read the story to your child.) The vocabulary from this story is deaf, disobedient, frustrated and sensations.

We will be completing the Standards Assessment and the Concept Assessment this week. Our Standards Assessment focuses on remembering key details from the stories, vocabulary and matching sentences to the picture they support (this is where the diagram pictures come in) from the stories The Sense of Sight and Ray Charles. The Content Assessment has a question or two from every story in the Module.

It may seem like a lot, however we have read over the stories in class and discussed every story in detail. The students have done great answering my comprehension questions. Go over the stories from this Module and your child will be fine. :)

Here are two videos featuring Ray Charles and Helen Keller. 

In Saxon we are discussing letters t and p. We will discuss rhyming words, blending sounds and using our letter tiles to spell words. (We are spelling words based off of the letters Saxon has introduced: l, o, g, h, t, p. So you'll notice we will spell words like lot, got, hop, top, etc.

Sight Words for the week are:one, two, day, said.

*Make sure you are practicing sight words. Focus on the color words first and then work on getting your child to read the other words. Testing for Sight Words will be happening soon. :)

Writing

This week we will be working on using our sounds to write words. We will be doing this whole class so that every student is focusing on producing the same sound and writing the correct letter. **I will send home the papers so that all of  you can see how the students will begin writing. They will be writing words with the sounds they hear. Here is an example of the word butterfly= butrfi. When the students segment (Stretch their words) they do not hear all the sounds that we hear. So when they write they use invented spelling. 

This writing is developmentally appropriate and as time goes on they will hear other sounds and begin adding them to their words. :) DO NOT force your child to write words the "adult way." That will cause them to lose their confidence as a writer.  However, if it is a sight word that we have taught in class, please make sure they spell them correctly.