January 11, 2010

10:46 PM by KidWhisperer

The winter season came in with a bang to start our new year! There has also been an explosion of learning going on in our classroom. The students are beginning to sound out and write words in their story journals. We continue to work on the short "a" sound in the middle of words, and have started a more difficult task of finding the sounds at the ends of words.

The students will be bringing home their Poetry Journals to show you this week. They work hard, but also have lots of fun memorizing each new poem. Take some time this week to let your child perform the poems and teach them to the family. Please return the Poetry Journals by Friday so that we can add more .

In math, we just finished a unit on measurement using grams for weight and objects for height. Our time unit starts this week. The kids will continue to practice calendar skills, and learn to tell time to the hour. You can reinforce time concepts in many ways at home: use a stopwatch to time how fast they can do something; discuss what time you wake up or eat dinner; let your child help you set the alarm for the next day.

We learned about community helpers and community laws and rules this past week. Ask your chid what he or she wants to be when they grow up. Also search for community helpers when you are running errands around town.


Hooray! We have two new class movies to share with you this week. The first is called "The Mystery Stocking", a tale of drama and intrigue in which the kids try to figure out just what is in that stocking.

Also, be sure to check out "Rules". In this movie, the kids rap about rules and give us an inside look at rules in their homes.  You can find these movies and many more by following the Fun Stuff link to your right, or just click here.

Well, that's all for this week. So...

 Bundle up and have a great day,
There may be more snow heading our way!!!


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Homework Jan. 11-15

10:06 PM by KidWhisperer
Please put the date at the top of each page!

Also, all drawings must be done by the students. We want to see what they can do.

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write the following sentence: “My name is (first name) (last name).” Use fingerspaces, and make sure that only the first letter of the name is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Think of words that end with the letter “G” (i.e. pig) and make a list. Write the number of words below your list.

Tuesday (Math): Draw 3 triangles using different sizes in order to show big, bigger and biggest. Next draw 3 pencils to show long, longer, and longest. Discuss with your family how the words big and long are similar. Write one sentence to tell about these words.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Draw lines to divide the paper into 4 boxes and label each with a type of weather we have: rainy, sunny, windy, or snowy. In each labeled box draw something that you might wear when the weather is like that.

Thursday (Language Arts): Turn your homework journal sideways and write the words “Happy New Year” across the top, putting extra space between each letter. Under each letter write 2 words that begin with that particular letter. Your answers may include animal words reading words, fruits, objects in your home, etc. Here is an example:

H           A           P           P           Y           N           E           W           Y           E           A           R

hat        ape      pizza       pig        yes         nine      eagle      why         yet        ear        able        rug

Friday(Reading): Pick a book, and before reading it, look for words you know. Then take turns reading with someone in your home (i.e. Mom reads one sentence, you read the next, etc.)

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Happy New Year!!!
The K-Team
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