Weekly Update March 16-20, 2020
Important information: I hope to give you some ideas to help your child keep up their skills through these next few weeks. Please be sure to have them read daily. The children read at least 20 minutes a day independently. If you’re not a member of the public library in your town, now is a great time to join! Please get in touch with me regarding keeping up with skills, if you have any questions.
Please choose an older list from the spelling notebook and give your child a quiz, if they have any words wrong, they can write them three times each for a few days and then give a re-test. You may also have them rainbow write their corrections which means they use different colored pencils or crayons to make the words look like a rainbow.
The words in the blue notebook should still be practiced to know them all on sight. You may also have your child pick a few words each day to write in sentences, no more than 3-5. Be sure they are using proper handwriting form, using a capital to begin and an end mark. Don’t hesitate to go back to the beginning of the book.
The last sound chunk review test, I noticed there were quite a few errors on these sounds: igh, oi, er, ir, ur, and ou. Please practice these or any of the errors that your child had on the last test. I wrote the corrections next to their errors. You don’t have to use flash cards. Just write them on paper and have them make the sounds when they see them. This should also be done for about 5 minutes each day.
We are working on subtraction from 20, in Spring Math. They can practice writing these subtraction facts from twenty or practice timed sheets that you make up, from the sheets that were sent home. They had 2 minutes to complete 60 subtraction problems. It’s important to do this practice daily or they will lose their skills in this area and they were doing so well! We were telling time to the hour and half hour, so be sure to have them tell you time to keep up on this skill.
Try to incorporate music, art and physical activity into their schedule as well. Keeping a routine will help your child feel some control through this time of uncertainty. Go Noodle is a website that can be accessed by parents as well as teachers, you just need to sign up. They have videos that are so much fun. We do them regularly and they have favorites that will be fun to join in with them!
I’ll be regularly checking dojo, that will be the best way to get n touch with me, or if you need to discuss something here is my home phone 570-373-1879. Take care everyone!
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Weekly Update March 9-13, 2020
Important information: Thank you for the basket donations that have been coming in already! Please send in the information sheet as to whether you will be participating or not, in a donation to the class by Friday of this week. There is NO pressure to participate. I just need to know when all donations have been received and when I should shop. If you can’t find the paper, just send in a note if you plan to make a donation by purchasing a science project, sending in a monetary donation or can’t participate. Thank you for those that I have already received. I’ll send home another update sheet at the end of the week for any new gifts that have come in to class. I will also send home a list when our basket is finished so you will know all the great items that we will be contributing!
We are beginning a new story this week. There will be a new spelling list tonight. Please check for corrections to be written each night this week until the test on Friday. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Looking for sound chunks while reading is great practice for the children. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story. Look for these new sound chunks: ue, kn, wr.
We are working on subtraction from 15, in Spring Math. We continue to work on Unit 6, Telling Time and Measurement this week. The children will learn to tell time to the hour and half hour, plus estimate measurements and how to use a ruler.
Monday (Day 8) Art class; read over the H.F.W note book, write any spelling corrections
Tuesday (Day 1) Computer class; read the H.F.W. lists, write spelling corrections, have your child read to you
Wednesday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W. lists, write spelling corrections, have your child read to you
Thursday (Day 3) Music class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 4) Art class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 15 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a stress-free week!
Important information: Thank you for the basket donations that have been coming in already! Please send in the information sheet as to whether you will be participating or not, in a donation to the class by Friday of this week. There is NO pressure to participate. I just need to know when all donations have been received and when I should shop. If you can’t find the paper, just send in a note if you plan to make a donation by purchasing a science project, sending in a monetary donation or can’t participate. Thank you for those that I have already received. I’ll send home another update sheet at the end of the week for any new gifts that have come in to class. I will also send home a list when our basket is finished so you will know all the great items that we will be contributing!
We are beginning a new story this week. There will be a new spelling list tonight. Please check for corrections to be written each night this week until the test on Friday. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Looking for sound chunks while reading is great practice for the children. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story. Look for these new sound chunks: ue, kn, wr.
We are working on subtraction from 15, in Spring Math. We continue to work on Unit 6, Telling Time and Measurement this week. The children will learn to tell time to the hour and half hour, plus estimate measurements and how to use a ruler.
Monday (Day 8) Art class; read over the H.F.W note book, write any spelling corrections
Tuesday (Day 1) Computer class; read the H.F.W. lists, write spelling corrections, have your child read to you
Wednesday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W. lists, write spelling corrections, have your child read to you
Thursday (Day 3) Music class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 4) Art class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 15 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a stress-free week!
Sunday, March 1, 2020
In like a lamb…(Don’t even think about the rest of the statement!)
Weekly Update March 2-6, 2020
Important information: We had Brain Show Mania this morning! It’s always so much fun! We will have The Personal Safety Program this week as well.
Also, this week begins Career Week. Your child may dress-up as their role model on Friday. If you would like to come in and speak to the children about your career, you may do so from now until the end of the year. Get in touch with me to set up a time that works best for you.
Please look for the PTO Basket Raffle information sheet in today’s folder as well. The form is unique to our class. Contact me with any questions regarding our class basket.
We are not beginning a new story this week. There will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Looking for sound chunks while reading is great practice for the children. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
We are working on Fact Families sums to 9, in Spring Math. We will begin Unit 6, Telling Time and Measurement this week. The children will learn to tell time to the hour and half hour, plus estimate measurements and how to use a ruler.
Monday (Day 3) Music class; read over the H.F.W note books
Tuesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 5) Library class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting, was the story fiction, or non-fiction
Thursday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 7) Music class. Dress-up as your role model! Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a fabulous week!
Weekly Update March 2-6, 2020
Important information: We had Brain Show Mania this morning! It’s always so much fun! We will have The Personal Safety Program this week as well.
Also, this week begins Career Week. Your child may dress-up as their role model on Friday. If you would like to come in and speak to the children about your career, you may do so from now until the end of the year. Get in touch with me to set up a time that works best for you.
Please look for the PTO Basket Raffle information sheet in today’s folder as well. The form is unique to our class. Contact me with any questions regarding our class basket.
We are not beginning a new story this week. There will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Looking for sound chunks while reading is great practice for the children. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
We are working on Fact Families sums to 9, in Spring Math. We will begin Unit 6, Telling Time and Measurement this week. The children will learn to tell time to the hour and half hour, plus estimate measurements and how to use a ruler.
Monday (Day 3) Music class; read over the H.F.W note books
Tuesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 5) Library class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting, was the story fiction, or non-fiction
Thursday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 7) Music class. Dress-up as your role model! Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a fabulous week!
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