Schedule for the Week of April 3-7

Welcome Back!! I hope you all had a wonderful break!!

SPECIALS: (April 3-7)

Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 6)

Tuesday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

Wednesday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Thursday: Art/Music  (Day 3)

Friday:  P.E./Media  (Day 4) - Read-A-Thon!

MEDIA (Library): check out every Day 6/PLEASE return books every Day 5!

Reading:

Unit 8: Determine Text Importance/Compare and Contrast 

·       Letter(s): Vv

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /v/

o   Associate the letter Vv with the sound /v/

o   Listen for initial /v/

o   Listen for medial sounds

o   Blend CVC words

o   Spell CVC words using Vv and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: review all

·       Identify comparisons and contrasts in photographs and text

·       Determine important text, such as compare and contrast signal words

·       Learn strategies for analyzing questions and finding answers and clues and evidence in a text

·       Create a Venn diagram and write a paragraph based on it (whole group).

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 24)

Informational Reports: Model Writing an Informational Report

·       Use appropriate end punctuation

·       Put spaces between words

·       Use uppercase and lowercase letters correctly

·       Write some CVC words

·       Write high-frequency words

·       Demonstrate writer's voice

·       Listen for sounds in words

·       Write a book review

Math:

We will continue to work on addition and subtraction in story-problems!

5.11: Tens in Teen Numbers: A Game - Objectives: solve addition and subtraction story problems; visualize teen numbers as a ten and extra ones; use the equal and not equal signs in comparing. Vocabulary: equal sign, not equal sign, equal, unequal

5.12: Tens in Teen Numbers Book - Objectives: visualize teen numbers as a ten and extra ones; find 10-partners, Vocabulary: teen numbers, extra ones

5.13: Partners of 10: Class Project - Objectives: relate 10-partner drawings to addition equations; find patterns in the partners of 10, Vocabulary: rectangle, pattern

5.14: Introduction to Counting and Grouping Routines - Objectives: count by ones from 100-120; count by fives to 50; extend repeating geometric patterns, including rotations, Vocabulary: one hundred, repeating pattern

5.15: Practice: Number and Body-in-Space Activities - Objectives: equalize groups by adding; find partners of 7,8, and 9; reinforce numbers and patterns with body movements, Vocabulary: more, less, equal, unequal, pattern

Schedule for the Week of March 20-24

SPECIALS: (March 20-24)

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 5) 

MEDIA (Library): check out every Day 6/PLEASE return books every Day 5!

*** We have our Lowry Nature Center Field Trip coming up on 3/22 from 9-Noon, please dress your child for the weather - the field trip is mostly outside. Thanks! 

**** The Week of March 27-31st is SPRING BREAK - hopefully you can enjoy some relaxation during this time! School resumes again on April 3rd. 

Reading:

Unit 7: Make Inferences/Make Predictions - Week 3 Objectives (March 20 - 24)

·       Letter(s): Yy

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /y/

o   Associate the letter Yy with the sound /y/

o   Listen for /y/

o   Orally substitute medial sounds

o   Blend CVC words

o   Spell CVC words using Yy and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: review all

·       Make inferences before reading

·       Build fluency through choral-reading

·       Build comprehension through retelling

·       Build oral language and vocabulary through whole-group and partner discussion

·       Use effective phrasing to make reading sound like talking

·       Reflect on and assess fluency development

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 23)

Informational Reports: Introduce Informational Reports

·       Use appropriate end punctuation

·       Put spaces between words

·       Use uppercase and lowercase letters correctly

·       Write some CVC words

·       Write high-frequency words

·       Demonstrate writer's voice

·       Listen for sounds in words

Math:

5.8: Patterns in Numbers 1-20 - Objectives: visualize teen numbers in sequence as a ten and extra ones; find the unknown partner when the total and one partner are known; identify 5-partners. Vocabulary: partner, teen number, pattern

5.9: Review Partners of 2,3,4,5,6 and 10 - Objectives: find all the partners of 2,3,4,5,6, and 10; reinforce numbers and patterns with spatial movements; view teen numbers as a ten and extra ones; practice finding 10-partners

5.10: Partners of 6,7,8, and 9 - Objectives: visualize teen numbers in sequence as a ten and extra ones; find the unknown partner when the total and one partner are known; identify partners for the number 6. Vocabulary: partner, pattern

5.11: Tens in Teen Numbers: A Game - Objectives: solve addition and subtraction story problems; visualize teen numbers as a ten and extra ones; use the equal and not equal signs in comparing. Vocabulary: equal sign, not equal sign, equal, unequal

Schedule for the Week of March 13-17

SPECIALS: (March 13-17)

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) - St. Patrick's Day!! 

MEDIA (Library): check out every Day 6/PLEASE return books every Day 5!

*** We have our Lowry Nature Center Field Trip coming up on 3/22 from 9-Noon, please let me know if you are interested in chaperoning. Thanks! 

Reading:

Unit 7: Make Inferences/Make Predictions

·       Letter(s): Kk

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /k/

o   Associate the letter Kk with the sound /k/

o   Listen for /k/

o   Orally substitute initial sounds

o   Blend CVC words

o   Spell CVC words using Kk and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: review all

·       Make inferences about a text

·       Make before and during reading predictions

·       Retell story events

·       Reflect on predictions

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 21/22)

Book Reviews: Writing a Book Review (Analyze Characters)

·       Use appropriate end punctuation

·       Put spaces between words

·       Use uppercase and lowercase letters correctly

·       Write some CVC words

·       Write high-frequency words

·       Listen for sounds in words

·       Demonstrate writer's voice

·       Analyze story elements

·       Write a book review

·       Reread sentences from the beginning of the sentence

Math:

5.6: Geometric Patterns and Rotations  - Objectives: show geometric patterns and rotations. Vocabulary: Attribute Card, pattern, teen number

 

5.7: More Solve and Retell Story Problems - Objectives: tell and retell math stories, using appropriate vocabulary; write addition and subtraction equations that correspond to a story problem; practice finding 10-partners, visualize teen numbers as a ten and extra ones. Vocabulary: altogether, in all, total, ten teen number, equation

 

5.8: Patterns in Numbers 1-20 - Objectives: visualize teen numbers in sequence as a ten and extra ones; find the unknown partner when the total and one partner are known; identify 5-partners. Vocabulary: partner, teen number, pattern