Schedule for the Week of Nov. 3-7

Reading: Lesson 8

• Phonological Awareness: onset/rime blending
• Letter: Dd
• High-Frequency Word: like
• Working on recognizing the beginning, middle, and end of a story
• Robust Vocabulary: active, gigantic, voyage, gasped, glum, whimper
• Writing caption sentences
• Working on organizing our ideas in writing
• Reading I Love School by Philemon Sturges and Sparky and Eddie: The First Day of School by Tony Johnston

Reading Lesson 7 Homework (Due Back Thursday, November 6)
Extra Lesson 7 Homework (Optional)

Leveled Readers: (feel free to work on these at home with your child. We're working with them in class too)

Lesson 8 Red (focuses on the letter D)

Lesson 8 Blue (focuses on repetitive sentences, staring with "I like to."  Remind students to look at the picture and look at the beginning sound of the word to help determine the actual word)
Lesson 8 Green (more complex sentences, focuses on basic CVC words.)

Math:

• Unit 2: 

• 2.10: 2- and 3-Dimensional Shapes: Rectangles and Boxes
• Objectives: write the numeral 7; draw 7 objects; visualize rectangles as sides of boxes; order numbers 1 through 10
• Vocabulary: before, after, slanted, rectangle, light, heavy, long, short, thick, thin

• 2.11: Practice with 5-Groups
• Objectives: identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; write the numerals 1 through 5
• Vocabulary: before, after, equal, not equal, more, fewer, tiny, little, medium, giant

• 2.12: Investigate Shapes in Our World
• Objectives: Recognize shapes in real-world objects
• Vocabulary: square, triangle, rectangle, circle, cone, cylinder, sphere, cube

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday:
• Wednesday: 2.11
• Thursday: 
• Friday: NO SCHOOL

• Math Challenge Homework: (optional)
• Monday: 2.10 challenge
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 2.11 challenge
• Thursday: 2.12 challenge
• Friday: NO SCHOOL

Social Studies:

• Continuing to talk about families
• What is a family?
• What makes families special?
• Are all families the same?
• Listening
• What makes a good listener?
• How do we become better listeners?

SPECIALS: (November 3- November 7)

Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Tuesday:  Art/Music (Day 3)

Wednesday: P.E./Media (Day 4)

Thursday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

Friday:  No School

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Wednesday (11/5)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am

Schedule for the Week of Oct. 27-31

REMINDER!! 
Our Class Halloween Party is this Friday, Oct. 31st from 1:30 - 2:15pm. We have some fabulous parents planning it! Please remember to send your child's costume to school in a bag. Costumes will be put on after lunch/recess at school. Please do not send weapons or bloody/violent, scary costumes to school. Thank you! 

Reading: Lesson 7

• Phonological Awareness: review rhyme recognition and production
• Phonics: word building
• Reviewing High-Frequency Words: I, a, my, the, go, can, to
• Introducing and identifying beginning, middle, and end in a story
• Robust Vocabulary: sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imaginary, precisely
• Continuing to work on recognizing and writing sentences
• Continuing with centers: five centers containing an apple art project, a fall tree art project, number writing,  rhyming on the smart board, and a hand tracing/math activity. 
• Reading The Little School Bus by Carol Roth and Jessica by Kevin Henkes

Reading Lesson 6 Homework (Due Friday, October 31st)

Leveled Readers: (feel free to work on these at home with your child. We're working with them in class too)

Lesson 7 Red (focuses on basic -am, -at, and -ap words)

Lesson 7 Blue (focuses on all sight words taught so far and repetitive sentences. Remind students to look at the picture and look at the beginning sound of the word to help determine the actual word)
Lesson 7 Green (more complex sentences, focuses on basic CVC words.)

Math:

• Unit 2: 
• 2.5: More Family Math Stories
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world, draw 6 objects, write the numeral 6
• Vocabulary: straight, curved
• 2.6: Introduction to Repeating Patterns
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; develop spatial concepts; identify repeating patterns
• Vocabulary: repeating pattern, up, down, left, right, more, fewer
• 2.7: Make Repeating Patterns
• Objectives: make repeating patterns; write the numerals 1 through 5
• Vocabulary: pattern

• 2.8: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Playground Scenario
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; order numbers 1 through 10
• Vocabulary: straight lines
• 2.9: More Coin Values and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: identify and order numbers 1-10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; write the numerals 1 through 5
• Vocabulary: before, after, equal, not equal, more, fewer

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 2.5
• Tuesday: 2.7
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 2.9 
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge Homework: (optional)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 2.6 challenge, 2.7 challenge
• Wednesday: 2.8 challenge
• Thursday: 2.9 challenge
• Friday: 

Social Studies:

• Continuing to talk about families
• What is a family?
• What makes families special?
• Are all families the same?
• Listening
• What makes a good listener?
• How do we become better listeners?

SPECIALS: (October 27- October 31)

Monday: Music/Art (Day 1)

Tuesday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Wednesday: Art/Music (Day 3)

Thursday:  P.E./Media (Day 4)

Friday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Wednesday (11/5)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am

Schedule for the Week of Oct. 20-24

Reading: Lesson 6

• Phonological Awareness: rhyming words
• Alliteration: recognizing words that start with the same sound
• Reviewing High-Frequency Words: I, a, my, the, go, can, to
• Building -at, -an, and -ap words
• Introducing Aa (short sound)
• Continuing to identify and discuss characters in a story
• Reviewing Robust Vocabulary: gusto, surround, remind, prepare, urgency, lonely
• Continuing to work on recognizing and writing sentences
• Discussing news and writing our own news stories
• Continuing with centers
• Using iPads (for the first time this year) to recognize and illustrate the beginning, middle, and end of a story

Reading Lesson 5 Homework (Due back Friday, October 31)

Leveled Readers: (feel free to work on these at home with your child. We're working with them in class too)

Lesson 6 Red (focuses on the letter A and words that start with A)

Lesson 6 Blue (focuses on the sight word CAN and repetitive sentences, remind students to look at the picture and look at the beginning sound of the word to help determine the actual word)
Lesson 6 Green (more complex sentences, focuses on basic CVC words and on the repetition of the same words such as pass.)

Math:

Unit 2 Math Letter
Unit 2 Pattern Letter

• Unit 2: 
• 2.1: Find Numbers 1-10: Neighborhood Scene
• Objectives: find groups of 1 through 10; identify 5-groups
• Vocabulary: 5-group
• 2.2: Relate Objects and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers
• Vocabulary: 5-group, more, fewer
• 2.3: Family Math Stories
• Objectives: Establish links between math and the real world; identify groups of 6 through 10 objects
• Vocabulary: how many, alike, different
• 2.4: Coin Values and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make numbers 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers
• Vocabulary: nickel, penny, alike, different, Nickel Strip

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: Unit 1 Test
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 2.2
• Thursday: 2.3
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge Homework: (optional)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 2.1 challenge
• Wednesday: 2.2 challenge
• Thursday: 2.3 challenge
• Friday: 2.4 challenge

Science:

• Continuing to observe and discuss trees 
• Continue to discuss parts of a tree and their functions
• Explore why leaves change color/why trees lose their leaves 
• Reading nonfiction texts about fall/trees, taking notes together, and focusing on what we think are the crucial parts 
• Comparing/contrast coniferous and deciduous trees

Social Studies:

• Continuing to talk about families
• What is a family?
• What makes families special?
• Are all families the same?
• Listening
• What makes a good listener?
• How do we become better listeners?

SPECIALS: (October 20- October 24)

Monday: P.E./Media (Day 4)

Tuesday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

Wednesday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Thursday:  Art/Music (Day 3)

Friday:  P.E./Media (Day 4)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Friday (10/24)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am