Schedule for the Week of January 9-13

Pennies for Patients starts this week:

1/09     PENNY DAY - donate as many pennies as you like

1/10      NICKEL DAY - donate as many nickels as you like

1/11      DIME DAY - donate as many dimes as you like

1/12      QUARTER DAY - donate as many quarters as you like

1/13   Pastries for Parents, 7:45-8:45 am - come in with your child and enjoy some yummy

pastries

1/13      DOLLAR DAY - donate as many dollars as you like

  ALL STAR PHOTO DAY - wear spirit wear, donate a second dollar, have your photo taken

SPECIALS: (January 9-13)


Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)
Tuesday:    Art/Music (Day 3)
Wednesday:  P.E./Media (Day 4)
Thursday:  Music/Art (Day 5) 
Friday:  Media/P.E. (Day 6)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6! 


Other News:
• Since winter has made a grand presence, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure your child has warm gear (hat, mittens, snow pants, boots and warm jacket) to wear outside. We do go outside every day. 
• Please send Friday folders back every week (preferably Monday or Tuesday)

Unit 4: Summarize and Synthesize/Analyze Story Elements

·       Letter(s): Bb

·       Phonics: 

Identify the sound /b/

Associate the letter Bb with the sound /b/

Identify beginning and ending consonant sounds

Blend CVC words

Identify and produce rhyme

Spell CVC words using B and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: want, this, go

·       Review concepts of print

·       summarize and synthesize a story

·       Analyze story elements: characters, setting, problem, solution

·       Retell story events

·       Ask character questions

·       Reread stories to build fluency

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 11)

Journals: Revise for Word Choice: Descriptive Words

·       Put spaces between words

·       Write from left to right

·       Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter

·       Write some high-frequency words

·       Use end punctuation correctly

·       Share a message orally

·       Discuss periods and exclamation points

·       Write some CVC words

·       Use descriptive words in discussion and writing

3.20: More Graph Drawings: Match and Compare - Objectives: describe relative position using ordinal numbers; establish links between math and the real world; tell and solve addition and subtraction stories; use the words more and fewer to compare quantities, Vocabulary: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, more, fewer

3.21: More Teen Numbers with Classroom Objects - Objectives: group the ten inside teen numbers; match partners and totals for teen numbers; use the words more and fewer to compare quantities, Vocabulary: more, less, fewer

3.22: More Attribute Card Activities - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal to signs, Vocabulary: sort, equal to sign, is not equal to sign

Continue (if 2^nd day is needed) 3.22: More Attribute Card Activities - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal to signs, Vocabulary: sort, equal to sign, is not equal to sign

3.24: Shapes in a Garden Scene - Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell and solve addition and subtraction stories; identify and count shapes, Vocabulary: oval, trapezoid, rectangle, hexagon, circle, square, diamond, triangle

3.25: Use Mathematical Processes - Objectives: apply mathematical concepts and skills in meaningful concepts

Science:  We will be working on our next Lego Engineering Unit

Social Studies: We will be revisiting Rules in Our School and how we can get along with others and make good choices.  Look through your child's S.O.A.R Passports and ask them how they soar through their day at school!