It was definitely hard to beat the weather this week! We had so much fun during recess all week long! The class even enjoyed having their gym time outside as well.
This week in class we have started our new writing unit on persuasive writing. So far, we have talked about different problems that a person could have and then we have discussed that one way to try and solve that problem would be to write it down. We have spent the week working on including a beginning sentence, reasons for the problem as our details, and then writing a closing sentence at the end of the story. This has been a popular activity all week long!
For our OG time, we are working on learning about closed syllables. These are consonant-vowel-consonant words (flip, cat, mug, etc.) The children have learned that when the syllable ends with a consonant we consider the syllable to be closed and therefore the vowel is short as well. We have practiced marking and reading real words and sill words (nonsense words) when working on this pattern. Next week, we are going to work on learning a new syllable pattern in class.
As a quick reminder, please do not let your child bring in toys to school. We have several children that are doing this in the classroom and the toys are becoming a distraction for everyone. As a rule, we ask that you do not send toys in at all unless you hear from me directly. Thanks so much for your help with this.
The updates are short and sweet today, just like our week! Have a great weekend!
Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Friday Fun Facts!
Happy Friday! It was a great week for us to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather. Recess was an exciting part of our day this week! A big thank you to all of the parents that joined us for the Valentine party! It was a great success because of you. The class is still talking about how much fun they all had on Tuesday.
We have a couple of great activities coming up at CE. First, if you are interested in ordering a yearbook, you can do that now until March 30th. A flyer was sent home earlier with the detailed information. If you need another one, feel free to let me know. Also, next Friday night is Family Fitness Night. This is a fun activity for all of the family to come and learn about your health and enjoy participating in some healthy activities as well.
We wrapped up our socials studies unit on families this week in class. We talked about what it means to be a family and how families get along. We also learned about what kinds of activities families can do together.
The children have been working really hard on their writing over the course of this week. I have been so excited to share with the class all of the great things I have been seeing. During the past two days, we have been focused on including a closing sentence when writing a story. We talked about how a closing sentence could be a question or a feeling statement. Next week, we will begin a writing unit on persuasive stories.
During our OG time this week, we worked on the phonemes -ck, and -ed. The children learned that you would write a -ck at the end of a short word after a short vowel. We also discussed how -ed has three different sounds. Next week, we are going to bump up our instruction in class and start working on syllabication in the classroom. This is a time when we work on learning how to analyze the different syllables in a word.
As a quick reminder- No school on Monday. Have a great President's Day weekend!
We have a couple of great activities coming up at CE. First, if you are interested in ordering a yearbook, you can do that now until March 30th. A flyer was sent home earlier with the detailed information. If you need another one, feel free to let me know. Also, next Friday night is Family Fitness Night. This is a fun activity for all of the family to come and learn about your health and enjoy participating in some healthy activities as well.
We wrapped up our socials studies unit on families this week in class. We talked about what it means to be a family and how families get along. We also learned about what kinds of activities families can do together.
The children have been working really hard on their writing over the course of this week. I have been so excited to share with the class all of the great things I have been seeing. During the past two days, we have been focused on including a closing sentence when writing a story. We talked about how a closing sentence could be a question or a feeling statement. Next week, we will begin a writing unit on persuasive stories.
During our OG time this week, we worked on the phonemes -ck, and -ed. The children learned that you would write a -ck at the end of a short word after a short vowel. We also discussed how -ed has three different sounds. Next week, we are going to bump up our instruction in class and start working on syllabication in the classroom. This is a time when we work on learning how to analyze the different syllables in a word.
As a quick reminder- No school on Monday. Have a great President's Day weekend!
Friday, February 10, 2017
Fun Friday Facts!
Happy Friday! We have been busy in the classroom working on "bumping skills up!" We have just finished up our writing unit on "how-to" stories. Our next unit will focus in on opinion writing. We have also talked about how a story at this point in the school year should be what I call a five finger story. It has a beginning sentence, some details in the middle, and an ending sentence. Since it is a new month, I have sent home the stories your child worked on in January. I hope you enjoy them as much I has have.
During our Social Studies time, we have been discussing families. Right now, we are working on the three questions: what is a family, how are they different, and how can you tell they care about one another.
During our OG block of the day, we are learning about when to double the l, s, and f at the end of a word when there is a short vowel. We have also been working on our "fast writing" skills. This is a way to try and quickly, but correctly write the letters on a page. We will take a few weeks to practice this and then we are going to start working on learning about syllables.
Don't forget to keep working on your Valentine's cards. Our party is coming up and there are plenty of opportunities to come in and volunteer. There was a page that we sent home earlier this week with more information. We also have some great all school activities coming up in the next few weeks. Don't forget to check Tiger Tales for those dates.
Have a great weekend!
During our Social Studies time, we have been discussing families. Right now, we are working on the three questions: what is a family, how are they different, and how can you tell they care about one another.
During our OG block of the day, we are learning about when to double the l, s, and f at the end of a word when there is a short vowel. We have also been working on our "fast writing" skills. This is a way to try and quickly, but correctly write the letters on a page. We will take a few weeks to practice this and then we are going to start working on learning about syllables.
Don't forget to keep working on your Valentine's cards. Our party is coming up and there are plenty of opportunities to come in and volunteer. There was a page that we sent home earlier this week with more information. We also have some great all school activities coming up in the next few weeks. Don't forget to check Tiger Tales for those dates.
Have a great weekend!
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