Friday Note - 2/9/18

This Week: What a crazy week!  Hopefully we can get back into our routine soon!

• Math— We continued working with addition stories.  The students are really getting the hang of this concept.  They are doing great!

• Language Workshop—This week we discussed the different types of texts, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.  The boys and girls really enjoyed the silly poems we read.  The types of text assessment is in your child’s daily folder.

• Writing Workshop—We worked on expanding our writing. We are working on writing more than one sentence on the same topic.  We also focused on turning boring sentences into exciting ones.
• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on specific reading skills and strategies.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  
• Word Study—We continued segmenting and blending phonemes (sounds) this week.  This assessment is in your child’s folder.  Please look over it carefully and help your child if he/she is needing extra practice.  

Important Dates:

• Feb. 15:  Jump Rope for Heart form and money due
• Feb. 19:  No School (Presidents Day)
• Feb. 22:  Jump Rope for Heart (during our P.E. time)
• Feb. 26-March 2:  Dr. Seuss Week (more details below)
• Feb. 28:  Cox CARE Mobile

Sight Words - Make sure to practice at home!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   it   he   she   they

to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   have   are

Celebrate Reading ~ Dr. Seuss Week ~ February 26-March 2

Monday - Cat in the Hat - Hat Day

Tuesday - Sleep Book -  Pajama Day

Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday -  Wacky Clothes Day

Thursday - Hooray for Hair -  Crazy Hair Day

Friday - Fox in Socks -  Crazy Sock Day

Thank you to all the parents who helped with the Valentine party!  The students always have such a good time!!

Next Week:

• We will begin a unit on Nursery Rhymes.
• In math, we will start subtraction.  
• Our sight word will be “in”.
• We will begin building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words by focusing on the short a and short i sounds.
• We will continue expanding one sentence into 2 or 3 sentences on the same topic.  

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Vestal