Sunday, October 15, 2017

In Our Class This Week...

Good evening parents and guardians, 
Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite. Soon all parents/guardians will be given access to teachers grade books. I try to update my grades right away after the students take a test.

We are in need of the following for our classroom:

2 bags of Skittles or M&Ms

If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.

School News:
Be sure to check out the new school calendar, notice the change for Thanksgiving break

October Family Project: Pumpkin Book Character Due: 10/27
(you may use a real or plastic pumpkin)
Here are some ideas:

10/12: Bring your own technology to school Parent meeting 5:30-6:30
10/18: Wacky Inventors Wednesday
"Spider Web Slim"

10/20: PTO sponsored Family Friday
Come have lunch with your child! Kinder lunch begins at 11 am
Scholastics book fair!

10/23: Trimester 1 Progress reports go home

10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week


10/26: October Award Assembly

Kinder awards at 8am
Parents will be notified if their child will get an award one week prior to the assembly.

10/31: Halloween/Fall Classroom Celebration
Sign Up sheet will be available outside the classroom.
DRESS UP DAY:
Students may dress up as a book character (bring book that goes with costume).
No masks or weapons. 


Here is a look into our week
Songs to practice at home:

Language Arts: Unit 1 Week 6
UNIT 1 TEST-Friday
Students will be tested on: Beginning sounds, HFW (I, am, the, little, a, to), comprehension
Theme: Bones
Story of the week: "Dry Bones"
Poem of the week: "X-Rays"
Letter(s) of the week: Tt
Songs of the week for the letter T:

ABC mouse-Letter T song
Have Fun Teaching-Letter T song
StoryBots-Tt


Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Tt (in all types of fonts)
Say words that begin with Tt
Draw pictures that begin with Tt
Sound  out  blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)
 tan, ten, tip, tob, tub

Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
Song we review in class: Parts of a Story song
This week's focus: Classify and Categorize

High Frequency Words (HFW: Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by "seeing" them)
This week's words: a, to

Math: Unit 2 Numbers to 5 
Math test: Monday
Students will be able to count to 5
Count items up to 5 (with one to one correspondence), write numbers to 5, build up to 5

Math: Unit 3 Numbers to 10 (lessons 3.1-3.3)
Students will be able to count to 5
Count items up to 10 (with one to one correspondence), write numbers to 10, build up to 10
Songs:
Number bonds of 10
Friends of 10

Science: Bones-All about Bones
Students will be able to state facts about bones

Writing: The Handwriting House
Review writing house and lines
Practice writing High Frequency words-in correct part of house
Tall letters, small letters and falling/hanging letters
Practice pages to use at home
    Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.
    Thank you, Mrs. Juarez

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