15 March, 2013

Next week (March 18th) we will celebrate the coming of Spring with some seasonal activities. We will talk about the weather changing and read spring stories. Here are the specifics for next week:


Math: Addition and Subtraction, determining when to use each operation

Science: Continuing Dinosaurs

Phonics: Short vowel /e/, -et, -en, -eg, -ed word families

Sight Words: look, come

Reading: Story Elements, review characters and setting, introduce sequence

Writing: Using capitalization, finger spaces, and periods

Handwriting: lowercase letters on the lines correctly



We will be having an egg hunt and enjoy some "rabbit food" at the end of the month. Please check your child's magic folder for specific information coming home this week!


Have a wonderful weekend!


01 March, 2013

This week we will cover....


Math: Beginning Subtraction
Science: Dinosaurs
Social Studies: Long Ago & Today
Phonics: Letter Sound review, rhyming, syllables
Reading: Dr. Seuss author study, real and nonsense words
Writing: Writing with rhymes, conventions, extending our writing to multiple sentences
Handwriting: Lowercase letters

Hello!

This month we will be moving into subtraction, learning the short e vowel sound, talking about dinosaurs, and tons more! The themes we will cover are:

3/4: Dr. Seuss, rhyming, nonsense words, sentence structure
3/11: St. Patrick's Day, Ireland
3/18: Spring, seasonal changes, weather, animals
3/25: Rabbits

At the end of the month, we will have a "Rabbit Food" tasting and an egg hunt to celebrate spring!
More info to come :)