Sunday, August 28, 2016

Week of August 29th, 2016

This Week in Class... 

Math - We will begin learning about rounding, estimating sums, and how to use mental math strategies to add. 

Reading - We will read the story Kitten's First Full Moon and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. We will continue practicing strategies such as finding character traits, setting, plot, and making connections with a text. 

Writing - We will continue learning about the different parts of speech. We will work with pronouns and verbs. 

Social Studies - We will begin looking at maps and globes. We will create a flip-flap book that shows understanding of the Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, and Lines of Latitude and Longitude. 

Homework... 
Your child will be bringing home his/her first reading log. Students should read 20-30 minutes every night. They should write a few sentences about what they read and make note of any interesting vocabulary. Reading Logs are due the following Monday morning. 

Snack... 
Please send a healthy snack with your child. Fruits, veggies, and grains are appropriate. On Tuesdays and Thursdays every class receives a fruit or vegetable snack that your child can enjoy. 

Scholastic News... 
On Friday, I sent home an informational page about Scholastic News. It is a wonderful program that will get your child colored magazines with educational articles in the them THAT THEY CAN KEEP!!! :) :) :) If our whole class jumps on board, I plan to use these articles to supplement our reading, writing, science, and social studies lessons in class. We can get SO MUCH from these articles. Please return the info page with $5.00 this week. If the money is an issue, please feel free to express that so we can find a solution. Thanks! 

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Week of August 22nd, 2016

This week in class... 

Math- We are taking a beginning of the year assessment so I know where your student is with math concepts. We will begin chapter 1 of GoMath! which will cover addition, subtraction, and rounding. ***Work that is not completed during the day will be sent home for homework and will be due the following morning. 

Writing- We will begin our interactive notebooks (Please send 2 composition notebooks to school) learning about the different parts of speech. We will be working with nouns. 

Reading- We will begin our author study of Kevin Henkes. We will be working on setting, character traits, plots, and making connections to ourselves. 

Science- We are setting up our science notebooks. We will be learning about weather and the seasons this year! 

Classroom Supplies: 
It is very helpful for each child to have 3 plastic folders. That way, each student can organize his or her reading, writing/spelling, and social studies work in their desks. 

Also, it is important that each student has 2 composition notebooks. we will be doing hands on activities to support our learning in both notebooks. We will be using them this week! :) 


Saturday, August 20, 2016

Welcome!!!

Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!!! 


I am so happy to have your student in my class this year! I will post weekly to keep you updated on what we are learning each week. I will also post about upcoming events for our school and classroom. If you have any questions please feel free to call and set up an appointment or email me. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with fun and learning! 

Here is our class supply list to help your student be prepared and organized :) 
2 Mead composition notebooks (no spirals)
3 plastic folders (1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow)
48 Ticonderoga pencils
1 -24 package of crayons
1 pack of washable markers
1 pack of colored pencils
4 dry erase markers (black)
1 pair of scissors
2 bottles of liquid glue
4 Large size glue sticks
2 Erasers
1 Plastic container with your child’s name on it for their supplies.
***Extra supplies will be kept in the classroom and available to all students to share.

Supplies that are not required, but are appreciated:
1 container of Clorox wipes
1 box of gallon bags
1 box of sandwich bags

1 bottle of hand sanitizer