Week of December 12

We have a fun filled week! We have the Holiday Shoppe opening tomorrow. On Tuesday we have a Library Visit from Mrs. Noah Thomas. Then on Friday we have our Field Trip to Diamond D. Ranch and a ton of parents are joining us as Chaperones!!

We also have a few Resources: MONDAY- P.E., TUESDAY- COMPUTER LAB, and WEDNESDAY- MUSIC.  Not to mention Picture Retake Day is Wednesday. I've only received a note from three parents~ so as of right now, only 3 students will be taking a picture again. 

MATH

We are still comparing length and weight. The students have been amazing this Module! Everyone is carefully using the balance beam to compare weights. The students walk around the room and find items to use to compare length and weight. It's absolutely perfect!!

This week we will focus on comparing amounts of items in scattered formations and figuring out which group has more and which has fewer. We do this by drawing a line to make a pair. Example 4 plates and 6 spoons. Four of them would have a match and then there would be 2 spoons left over.  Then we will be comparing the amount of letters in students first names and last names. :)  (Make sure to have your child practice writing their first and last name so they are ready for the activity.)

Here is a youtube video that uses the vocabulary more and fewer.

SAXON and SIGHT WORDS

Saxon is continuing letter review, along with beginning sounds of pictures, syllables in words and finding words that have a paticular letter sound at the beginning, middle or end of the word, we also use the term final sound. For example /p/. You can find it it hop, popping, pet. Practice with your child. :) Give them a letter we have used in Saxon and ask them where the sound is in a word. 

Also, continue to practice building/ writing CVC words. The students practice this skill daily in class. Some great words to use are: can, hit, box, mom. Even try some words that have a blend at the beginning: stop, blog, clap! (These would be known as CCVC words. They are trickier, however Saxon does discuss blends, so the students are working towards building these words.)

The Sight Words this week are: was, come, we & for. Here is the slideshow of the words.

READING

Last week's lessons straying away from Duval Reads was GREAT! The students were really able to participate in the Reading Process of sounding out the words, finding sight words, pointing at the text while we read... it was perfect!

This week we will be looking at books from two online sights~ Capstone Library and Rourke E-books. Both books allow the students to follow the text and see how the picture matches the story. We will be discussing the Four Seasons and the characteristics that make each one unique. 

Here is a sneak peak of the book from Rourke E-books. I want to note that I can not put the book format online, so I downloaded it as a PDF to show you. :)

WRITING

The students did really well on the Writing Test we took last week. It allowed me to see the strengths and weaknesses of the class and see what we need to focus on. This week we will be writing about what we do in the morning to get ready for school. We will be focusing on stretching the sounds in unknown words and making sure we write ALL Sight Words introduced in class correctly. (I noticed a lot of mistakes writing sight words last week. Examples: lik for like, ad for and, etc.)

Here is a fun Jack Hartmann video for Sight Words.

SCIENCE

We will be discussing speeds Slow and Fast. We will make a list of vehicles and animals based off of their speeds. Then we will discuss different movement words and whether they are fast or slow movements.

Here's a fun youtube video to really get the students attention!!