Greetings Parents!
Here we are at the end of our first full week together. It has been an exciting and fulfilling one;
Mr. Edmonson and I are so pleased to start our year on this beautiful note.
Indoor Recess fun! |
Indoor Recess fun! |
Lab Snap Shot - Exploring Magnets |
Lab Snap Shot- Exploring Magnetism |
Announcements
We
have a new bench this year on that playground to promote friendship,
called the buddy bench. The purpose
of this bench is for students who are unable to find someone to play
with to sit and look for others playing a game that they would like to
join. We encourage students who see someone sitting on the bench to go
over and ask them to play. So far we are seeing
being used with truly beautiful results!
Upcoming Dates
1.Thursday August 16th: K-2 Curriculum Night on campus 6-7:30 pm.
2. Tuesday August 21st: Student Picture Day.
A Look in the Classroom
1. Poem: Our first poem will be going out on Monday. We will be reciting Seashell by Federico Garcia Lorca.
Please have your scholar practice the poem nightly. They will be reciting the poem on Friday, 8/24.
2. Spalding: We will continue to practice all 70 phonograms throughout the week. Spalding words will start
in our pink journals. Teachers will lead instruction for spelling words starting with hand motions, markings, and rules.
3. Grammar: This week we will be learning about another fundamental part of speech: verbs. We will be
focusing on action verbs. See how many action verbs your child can show you.
4. Writing: Writing instruction will begin this week. The 5 parts of a sentence will be reviewed. You
can practice the jingle we will learn at home with this link.
Please make sure your scholar is always writing in complete sentences at home.
5.
Reading: Last week we studied the first story element of character.
This week we are moving on to the
next story element: setting. The setting is where and when the story
takes place. Discuss the setting of any stories that your scholar reads
to you at home.
6. Literature: We are going to be reading the first of our Core Knowledge short stories. We are starting
with The Fisherman and His Wife. We will be closely examining the characters and setting of this story.
7.
Math: Our first math unit "Numbers to 1,000" comes to a close this
Friday. Throughout this unit scholars
have practiced counting, reading, and writing whole numbers to 1,000 and
identifying the place value for each digit. Students have also
practiced counting back by hundreds, tens, or ones from a number within
1,000. We have reviewed ordering and comparing whole
numbers using the symbols < , > , and =. Scholars have also
reviewed what it means to rename 1 ten as 10 ones and 1 hundred as 10
tens. Our number sense is deepening through these reviewed concepts and
the students have explored these objectives using concrete
manipulatives.
*Our next unit in our math studies is unit 2 - Addition and Subtraction. This will start next Monday.*
8. Science: We will continue to explore magnets. Students will discover the poles of a magnet and learn
how the law of magnetic attraction works.
Tests and Quizzes
1. Friday: Math Test; Place Value (use homework for review)
Please do reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have.
Partnering with you,
Miss Hadley