Happy New Year! I hope 2014 will be a wonderful year for you and your family.
This week we will continue our author study of Jan Brett by reading The Hat and The Mitten. We will compare and contrast these two books as well as with another version of The Mitten. We will begin to study different aspects of the winter season and what adaptations animals make in colder habitats.
In math we will be finishing up our unit after we review measuring and time to the quarter hour. We will also be having a quiz on subtraction up to 10.
Spelling words for this week are: us, bus, cut, but, rug, hug, our, bring, city and giant. Bonus words are: mitten, snowflake and penguin.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
The Week of December 16th
The final school week of 2013! The excitement is growing as we get closer and closer to Friday!
This week we will be reading and comparing stories by Jan Brett. She has written and illustrated many wonderful children's books. We will continue this author study the first week we return in January.
Our dog friends will be visiting on Wednesday, on Thursday we will share some of our writing pieces with other grades. On Friday we will have a holiday celebration during the mid morning snack time. Friday will be a 1/2 day with lunch served. I will also be sending home information about our Polar Express day!
We will have a word wall test this week. Words went home this past week to study. The new word wall words for the next two weeks are: bring, carry, hold, our, us, jump, more, sleep, time and with.
Spelling words for this week will be: fun, run, up, cup, stuff, puff, jump, more, skip, swim. Bonus words are: Santa Claus, chimney and Christmas.
This week we will be reading and comparing stories by Jan Brett. She has written and illustrated many wonderful children's books. We will continue this author study the first week we return in January.
Our dog friends will be visiting on Wednesday, on Thursday we will share some of our writing pieces with other grades. On Friday we will have a holiday celebration during the mid morning snack time. Friday will be a 1/2 day with lunch served. I will also be sending home information about our Polar Express day!
We will have a word wall test this week. Words went home this past week to study. The new word wall words for the next two weeks are: bring, carry, hold, our, us, jump, more, sleep, time and with.
Spelling words for this week will be: fun, run, up, cup, stuff, puff, jump, more, skip, swim. Bonus words are: Santa Claus, chimney and Christmas.
Friday, December 6, 2013
The Week of December 9th
On Monday students may bring in a collection of "stuff" for writing. Some suggestions might be shells, rocks, small toys, coins, buttons etc. in a box or bag that can safely wait in backpacks until the afternoon. We will be writing opinion pieces about these items. Students will pick their favorite and then write reasons as to why.
On Wednesday evening we will be having our winter concert. Please do not come before 5:30. Students will be dropped off and picked up in our classroom.
On Thursday we will attend the Santa's Secret Shop to buy for family members and friends.
Spelling words for this week are: met, pet, let, get, ten, yes, want, good, plan & trap. Bonus words are: Grinch, reindeer, present.
On Wednesday evening we will be having our winter concert. Please do not come before 5:30. Students will be dropped off and picked up in our classroom.
On Thursday we will attend the Santa's Secret Shop to buy for family members and friends.
Spelling words for this week are: met, pet, let, get, ten, yes, want, good, plan & trap. Bonus words are: Grinch, reindeer, present.
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