WEEK OF JANUARY 23

This week in:

Reading we...

• Revisited what good readers do
• Started a reading stamina chart
• Sorted SH TH and CH words
• Sorted song and short i

Writing we...

• Talked about stretching out a page in our books
• Picked new goals 
• Learned that there is a vowel in EVERY syllable

Math we...

• Practiced teens on double ten frames
• Put the equals sign on the other side...12=10+2
• Actual half way day...today!
• Snowman symmetry--finish the half drawn snowman
• Worked on our Number books

Other...
We had some special 7th grade guests this week.  A few old student of mine game back to kindergarten to practice being teachers.  They planned and executed three, color themed stations for the students to rotate through.  So fun!

Practice at home...

WEEK OF JANUARY 16

This week in...

Reading we:

• Learned A LOT about vowels!
• Flippy Dolphin is the last reading strategy
• Added this poem to our poem folder

Writing we:

• Made writing goals 
• Read "Song and Dance Man", a small moment story
• Continued to practice and reinforce telling your story across the pages and planning it out

Math we:

• Played a game called "Nim".  This was the game the children were playing on Seesaw.  It is a strategy game that is fun and easy to play!  Try it at home.
• Played "The Growing Train Game"
• Played "Addition Top-It"
• Discussed the word HALF 
• Mitten Math
• Combinations of 10
• Counted by 10 from random numbers

Other:
We had a community meeting about making the world a better place
Ms. Rancourt taught us about telling in and telling out
Our halfway day is next Wednesday!!!!

Practice at home:
Have your children...

• sing you the vowel song
• teach you how to play Nim 

When you have small moment experiences with your children say, "This would be a great story to write about at school!"

WEEK OF JANUARY 9

In reading we...

• Learned how to use the following reading strategies when stuck on a word

 

• Played popcorn word games
•  Made a "Where is my Mitten" book
• Added a poem to our poem folder "The Snowman Cheer"

In writing we...

• Discussed that good writers add feeling words
• Talked about stretching out the details
• You can fancy up your illustrations and your words!

In math we...

• Practiced proving if a number story was right or wrong with pictures and words
• Described and drew shapes free hand and with a template and compared which was easier
• Made shape snowflakes
• Finished our Months of the Year activity
• Played "Zap" counting backwards from 20
• Counted on from random numbers

Here's the song we sang...




Other...

• We planted fast plants and put one under a grow light, one in the window and one covered with black felt.  We made observations and asked questions.
  
  

WEEK OF JANUARY 2

This week in...

Reading we...

• Revisited our reading super powers
• Learned about the stretchy snake reading strategy
• Played popcorn word games
• Had first grade reading buddies (every Friday)

Writing we...

• Started small moment books--true stories that happen at one place and in one time
• Writing a story across the pages
• Learned that a good way to start a story is by using the words "One day..."
• Discussed using the words THEN, NEXT, LAST to transition between pages
• Read "Ralph Writes a Story" 

Math we...

• Practiced "counting on"--rolling 2 dices, saying the higher number and counting on from there
• Introduced "Friends of 10" AKA combinations of 10
• Months of the Year

Other:
Please send in "school shoes" now that we have boots to wear.  You can leave a pair of shoes at school if you want.  Remember that sneakers need to be worn on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Water proof mittens are a must.  The kids are doing a TERRIFIC job independently getting their stuff off and on.  Great job moms and dads!

Conferences are coming up in February.

Practice at home:

• Counting by 10s from random numbers
• Counting by 2s (from random numbers for a challenge)
• Tell stories out loud!!! SO important:)