READING- Our focus is on the short “a” sound at the beginning and middle of a given word i.e. “apple”/”cat” respectively, story sequence, using the terms first, next, last, recognition of the high frequency word “that”, reviewing previously learned words, blending learned sounds to form the word N-a-n and other words in the “an” family, and we’ll read the mini book, “That Nan!”
MATH- We will, within circular and scattered dot configurations of numbers 3, 4, and 5 find the “hidden partners,” model the decomposition of 3,( 1+2, 2+1,) with materials, drawings, and expressions, and understand the meaning of zero and write the numeral on lines.
RELIGION- Noah’s Ark will be continued this week.
SCIENCE- We will discuss and draw the growth of a pumpkin.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Columbus is still our focus this week.
HANDWRITING- We are learning to write capital and lower case “A-a” on the lines.
JOURNAL- The students will dictate a sentence about our trip to the pumpkin farm and then draw a picture to accompany their sentence.
FINAL THOUGHTS
This Friday, October 18th is a non uniform day. Wear YELLOW!!
The class representatives will meet next week to schedule activities for the school year. The schedule will be sent home soon.
Please be sure to sign your child’s homework each night.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“An educational system isn’t worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn’t teach them how to make a life.”
Have a great week!
Mrs. Uss