September 27th Newsletter

 

September 27, 2021

I am looking forward to a great week ahead! Thanks for your continued support at home! A reminder that library books are due back every Monday. 

This week in literacy, we will…

• Recognize the sequence of letters in a word

• Hear and say the same middle sound in words

• Read a poem titled, The Wise Old Owl

• Write “Picture Day” advice during Community Writing time

• Read Scram! by Julie Reich. We will use familiar word parts to figure out new words, make predictions based on repeating episodes in the story and infer characters’ feelings from dialogue, text, and pictures

• Read, Perfect Square by Michael Hall and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson 

• Start participating in guided reading groups (?)

In writing this week, we will…

• Write the exact actions of our characters

• Write with POP-OUT words to help our readers read with expression

• Recognize similar and different craft moves that a variety of authors use

• Use all we know so far to revise and edit our work 

*We will also be showing what we know in our first Writing On-Demand session. 

In math this week, we will…

• Solve addition story problems with sums to 20

• Count objects by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s

• Use number racks to subitize and build numbers up to 20

• Add within 20

• Represent a number of objects with a written numeral up to 120

• Measure the length of an object

• Express the length of an object as a whole number of units

• Solve subtraction problems by finding an unknown addend

• Solve subtraction problems by counting back

In Social Studies this week, we will…

• This week in Social Studies, we will continue to learn about citizenship.  We will learn the difference between laws and rules and the qualities of good citizens.

Important Dates to Remember!

• October 8- No School (Professional Development Day)

• October 16- CSD Community Open House

• October 22- Early Release Day

September 20th Newsletter

 

September 20, 2021

I am looking forward to a great week ahead! Thanks for your continued support at home! A reminder that library books are due back every Monday. 

This week in literacy, we will…

• Learn that some words sound the same at the end

• Connect words that sound the same at the ending

• Change the last sound in a word to make a new word

• Read a poem titled, My Apple

• Write a class poem about fall

• Read Bigger and Bigger and Bigger by Tess Fletcher, during which we will learn that in nonfiction texts, information may be provided in different formats and places. We will also use contextual information to understand new words. 

• Continue reading books about friends including, Leon and Bob by Simon James, The Magic Rabbit by Annette LaBlanc Cate and Chester’s Way, by Kevin Henkes

• Practice routines for Literacy Centers

In writing this week, we will…

• Bring “what’s inside out” by making our characters move, think, feel, and talk

• Discuss how to add drama into our stories to make them more realistic

• Use words we DO know how to spell to help us spell new unfamiliar words

• Understand how the use of capital letters and end marks help reading fluency

• Study the ways that authors make their stories special and try those techniques in our own writing 

In math this week, we will…

• Solve addition story problems with sums to 20

• Count objects by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s

• Use number racks to subitize and build numbers up to 20

• Add within 20

• Learn a new workplace called “Flip and Write” and practice correctly writing our numbers

• Solve for the unknown in and equation: 10 + ___ = 12

• Identify pennies and nickels and their worth

• Represent a number of objects with a written numeral up to 120

• Learn the workplace “Which Coin will win” 

In Social Studies this week, we will…

• This week in Social Studies, we will continue to learn about citizenship.  We will learn the difference between laws and rules and the qualities of good citizens.

Important Dates to Remember!

• 9/20 - Packer Day

• 9/22- Picture Day-SMILE!!

• 9/24-Bulldog Day-Wear Orange and Black

• 10/08-NO SCHOOL

• 10/22- Early Release 1:45

September 13th Newsletter

 

September 13, 2021

Dear Parents and Guardians,

       A reminder that Friday, September 17th is an early release day! I am excited for a great week! Math homework will be sent home Monday and is due Friday. 

This week in literacy, we will…

• Learn that some words sound the same at the beginning

• Connect words that sound the same at the beginning

• Change the first sound in a word to make a new word

• Read a poem titled, Five Little Leaves

• Learn that verbs are action words

• Read Splish, Plop, Leap by Margie Sigman. We will notice verbs in the text and count syllables in words. Additionally, we will notice ending punctuation marks.

• Learn new literacy centers including, Writing Center, Listen to Reading and Word Work

• Read books about friends including, No David by David Shannon, Fox Makes Friends by Adam Relf and The Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig

In writing this week, we will…

• Continue writing about the small moments that happened in our lives

• Find small “seed” topics to write about

• Write with partners and help each other make our stories even better

• Include end marks such as periods, exclamation points, and question marks to add expression in our writing

• “Unfreeze” our characters by making them move and talk

• Make our characters think and feel by including dialogue and speech/thought bubbles

In math this week, we will…

• Count up to 20 objects in a line or array

• Count objects by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s

• Use number racks to subitize and build numbers up to 20

• Add within 20

• Learn a new workplace called “Flip and Write” and practice correctly writing our numbers

• Solve for the unknown in and equation: 10 + ___ = 12

In Social Studies this week, we will…

• Begin our School Unit

• We will listen to books about learning and working together, including Miss Nelson is Missing and Jamaica’s Blue Marker

• Learn the difference between rules and laws

• Learn what it means to be a good citizen

Many items will come home in your child's red folder (take home folder), please help your child become responsible for bringing their red take home folder to and from school each day.  If you have a note with a change of going home plan, please feel free to send it to school in your child's red folder. Please also send your child with a daily snack!

September 7th Newsletter

 

September 7-10

This week we will continue sharing summer memories. If your child didn't share their picture last week, they will this week! Here's the scoop for this upcoming week:

 This week in literacy, we will…

• Recognize and name letters in words
• Hear and say rhyming words
• Read a poem titled, Dig a Little Hole, and identify rhyming words we hear in the poem
• Read stories about friendship including, My Friend is Sad and Can I Play Too, by Mo Willems
• Read Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash and listen for rhyming words. We will discuss how the story keeps changing and share our opinions about Mrs. McNosh
• Write a list about things we like to do with our friends during Community Writing time
• Learn about new literacy centers, including "Browsing Boxes", "Independent Reading" and "Poetry"
• Read Chicken Licken for shared reading and notice rhyming words, identify words with the same beginning sounds and notice ending punctuation. We will also discuss the lesson or message Chicken Licken and his friends learned in the story
• Isolate and produce initial and final sounds

In math this week, we will…

• Count by 2's, 5's, and 10's
• Recognize, count, subitize, and use popsicle sticks as tally marks
• Recognize, describe, extend, and create number patterns
• Organize, represent, and interpret data
• Create our own number racks and play, "Show me the Number"
• Add, subitize, and apply the commutative property with our number racks
• Explore math manipulatives, including unifix cubes, pattern blocks, dominoes, polydrons and geoboards

In writing this week, we will…

• Begin our Personal Narrative Unit
• Write about small moments that happened in our lives
• Organize our thoughts by planning and writing our story across the pages in writing booklets
• Add details to our work by including drawings, labels, and speech bubbles
• Stretch the sounds in words so we can try to spell them

In Social Studies this week, we will…

• Begin our School Unit
• Listen to books about learning and working together, including Elizabeti's School, A Fine, Fine School and David's Drawing
• Learn about listening rules, focusing our attention and following directions
• Learn about being assertive

Reminders and Upcoming Events:

• September 10- Packer Friday
• September 14- Dining for Dollars- Wayne's
• September 17- Early Release Day/Brew Crew Friday
• September 17 - Scholastic Book Orders are Due
• September 22- Picture Day