Newsletter for the Week of March 18, 2013

Dear Family,

Please remember to send in 5 candy-filled Easter eggs to your child’s classroom soon.  The teachers are trying to determine if we have enough for Friday’s egg hunt. 

Phonics/ Spelling

This week we are practicing color words.  All students will have the same spelling lesson this week.  This lesson is appropriate considering it is time to get our Easter eggs ready!

Math

In math we will continue to practice our new math facts ‘sums of ten.’  We will also practice drawing congruent shapes (same size same shape), drawing line segments and measuring to the nearest inch, counting nickels, and finally counting nickels and pennies together. 

Science/ Social Studies

We are continuing our study of where we live.  We will be using the book Me on the Map to springboard many of our activities, including literature maps, geography maps, and a student book.  It is a little difficult for the students to try to comprehend the “big picture” of where we are in this great big world!

Dates to Remember:

Mother/Son Dance – This Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30

Vacation next week – March 25 through April 1 (Monday)

Newsletter for the Week of March 11, 2013

 

Dear Family,

Spelling

This week in spelling we will be focusing on /n/ spelled kn. We will review short vowels followed by ck. The tricky red word this week is their- Please help your child use this word in sentences. Ex: It is their dog, their cat, their house, their car.

Math

Students will add 10 to a number, compare and order numbers to 100, counting by 100’s, estimate and measure length using nonstandard units; paperclips, blocks, etc.

Social Studies

We will start our “Me on the Map” unit.  Students will learn how to read a map key, look at different maps, and make maps in class.

Art

This week we will be making a globe. Students will draw the continents on the globe.

Students will also make a 2-D and 3-D map of our classroom.

Save the date!

We will be going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for a field trip on April 26. You can go to www.morntereybayaquarium.org/ to see live web cams of the animals.   

Late start this Friday 

* Please send in tissue boxes for our Easter Basket project.

*Please send in 5 wrapped-candy filled eggs with your child by next Friday for our Easter Egg hunt.  Thank you!

Newsletter for March 4, 2012

Dear Family,

Spelling:

We will be reviewing the red words that we have learned this year. All of these words have to be memorized because they can’t be sounded out.  Tapping the words out on their arm, writing them with colored pencils or crayons, writing them on a surface in shaving cream with their finger are all great ways to practice these words at home.

Math:

Students will learn two-digit addition, how to tell time to the Half Hour, dividing shapes into fourths, and adding 10 to a number.

Social Studies:

Students will be learning the symbols of America this week. We will read about our symbols and talk about the importance of each one. We will focus America’s Flag, The Statue of Liberty, The Bald Eagle, and The Liberty Bell.

Art:

This week we will be doing a directive draw of the Statue of Liberty. We will also be working on a book, America the Beautiful.

Save the date!

We will be going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for a fieldtrip on April 26. You can go to www.morntereybayaquarium.org/ to see live web cams of the animals.  

 Father-Daughter dance will be Thursday

 * Please send in tissue boxes for our Easter Basket project.