Friday Note - 3/23/18

Events of the Week: Our theme was spring.  We spent the week learning about how the season affects plants, animals and people. 

Math: We continued to practice addition and subtraction within 10.  Your child should be able to complete a number bond and a number sentence without assistance that illustrates a number story.  Please take the time to look over your child’s math worksheet every evening to assure that they understand this important concept.

Language Workshop: This week we read two informational books about spring.  The students wrote about key details they learned from the books.  We discussed the changes we are seeing outside.  We learned about how the weather changes in spring and how the behavior of animals and people change as well. 

Writing Workshop: We looked at several spring pictures.  We labeled the pictures and wrote sentences about what was in each picture.  We are working on adding detail to our writing.  We also reviewed opinion writing.  We wrote about our favorite season and gave reasons to support our opinion.  Our sentence writing is getting better every day!  Continue to practice writing sentences at home. 

Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.

Word Study: We introduced sight words “said” and “at”.  We also worked with –op,   -ot, and –og word families. 

Important Dates:

·               March 20: Cox Care Mobile

·               March 27:  Literacy Night

·               March 29: Kindergarten Easter Egg Hunt

·               March 30:  NO SCHOOL

·               April 5:  Spring Picture Day

·               April 16:  Cox Care Mobile

·               April 20:  No School!

·               April 23:  No School!

·               May 2:  Field Trip (more information to follow)

·               May 23:  Last Day of School!!!

Summer School

    There is still time to sign up for summer school!  We have a lot of exciting changes this year.  Be sure to sign you child up soon!  You can register your child online at https://goo.gl/forms/LrrLDG7lGmGGWgWT2 or call the office (743-4810). 

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she   to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in    do   not   at   said

Thank you to all the families that came to Parent-Teacher Conferences.  It was a joy to see the pride in each child as they shared their work with you. 

Reading Challenge

Our last reading challenge of the year is coming home today.  Please take a few moments each night to read with your child.  It’s a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time together, but more importantly, it sends the message that reading and school are important.  Don’t forget: you can use the books from their book bags towards the challenge.  The Reading Challenge is due Monday, May 21^st.  Happy Reading!

Next Week: 

§  We will learn about plants.  

§  We will finish our unit in math on composing and decomposing numbers.

§  Our sight words will be “was”. 

Have a great weekend!!
Mrs. Vestal