Happy Friday!! Here are the updates for the week!
Conferences: October 11th,2018 This Monday, kindergarten will have a special visitor- A police man will be coming to visit and share what he does to help the community . In Math this week: As our inquiry into math comes to a close we will begin our next math unit of the year which will be comparing numbers, Students will be working with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value. They will work to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities, delving into composing and decomposing teen numbers into tens and some further ones. Students will count to answer “how many?” questions. In Writing : Your child will be completing the post-assessment of our writing unit. We will review “When we are done we have just begun” and how to write a TRUE story before they begin. We will begin our new inquiry into writing unit in which student's will get to draw and write about object that are important to them Students will work on adding labels and details .An exciting part of this unit will be choosing “bookstore ready” writing and publish them . In reading: We will continue to build your child’s reading stamina. We will also be working on blending words, using word families (at, ug,og, etc) . Please encourage your child to read daily and encourage them to use their reading strategies. we will continue to make our way through the “Units of Study” curriculum. This unit is divided into three bends or sections throughout our time of study. Throughout Bend I, the kids will learn that readers reread and look closely at books they know well to make their reading sound like a story. In Bend II, the kids will learn that readers reread and write words to look closely and notice more in the story, and in Bend III, the kids will learn that readers invent fun things to do with books they know really well and have studied closely. We will also be continuing our phonics lessons, read-aloud, and shared text that teachers will read every day. Students will be working to answer comprehension questions to better understand what they have read. In Social Studies: We will wrap up our unit “ Who we are” and your child will share their 3-D community helper project . Have fun working with your child on the project . Soon we will start our second IB unit “How We Express Ourselves.” We are discussing symbols and how they represent information, beliefs, and values. We will be studying the presence of symbols in our community, country, and world. Students will become thinkers/inquirers and gain positive character traits that shape them as individuals. Transdisciplinary theme: How We Express Ourselves Central Idea: Symbols are used to represent information, beliefs, and values of a culture. Lines of Inquiry: Symbols and people that represent our country and our community (perspective) Symbols and people that represent countries around the world (perspective) How positive character traits can shape an individual (reflection/responsibility) Related Concepts: Beliefs, Interpretations, Values Transdisciplinary skills: Thanking Skills, Communication, Social Skills Learner Profile: Inquirer/Thinker Key Concepts: perspective, connection, responsibility Attitudes: appreciation, creativity, respect
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Reading Log : Just a reminder that these are due each Monday and your child will receive a grade for homework this year. Writing : This week in writer’s workshop we continue our Lucy Calkins narrative unit of study. We will continue to talk about how students can revise their teaching piece. We will also continue our saying "When we are done, we've just begun!". Students will be put in pairs that they will work with in writing and reading. Partners will practice working collaboratively, and being good COMMUNICATORS with each other. What can you do at home?? Have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper long with drawing pictures with details and labels on their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. READING: During reading, students will continue reading/looking at nonfiction (teach about the world) books from their book bins independently and with a partner and will also begin reading old favorite storybooks. We will focus on how “Readers Learn From Books, Too” and “We are Storybook Readers.” We will continue to work on building your child' reading stamina What can you do at home?? Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth.) Ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. If your child seems to be focusing more on needing work with letters and letter sounds (which is PERFECTLY okay!), have them find letter in their books or around the house and ask them what sound it makes and visa-versa. Phonics Have your child practice the letter sounds using this video . It has movements that go along with the letters as well . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP85wRv3M40 Math This week in math we will continue our counting unit. We will review counting skills ( counting to 120, counting by 10's and practicing counting by 5's) The students will create a counting lily pad game and them work with a partner and play the game . The game will be a great way to for the students apply what they have learned and gain critical thinking skills when they create their own game . At home : Please review the terms “ before and after “ when working with numbers . For example ,” what number comes before 16 and after it? It is also a good idea to review teen numbers with your child This video below provides you with a great visual for your child. Have your child practice writing the numbers as the video is playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5aYi3lkho A video for counting to 120 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6NfQM1LIGc
If you have not connected with your child's seesaw please do so . It is a really great tool to talk to your child about what they learned and encourage them to share what they learned . Writing : This week in writer’s workshop we continue our Lucy Calkins narrative unit of study. We will continue to talk about how students can revise their teaching piece. We will also continue our saying "When we are done, we've just begun!". Students will be put in pairs that they will work with in writing and reading. Partners will practice working collaboratively, and being good COMMUNICATORS with each other. What can you do at home?? Have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper long with drawing pictures with details and labels on their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. READING: During reading, students will continue reading/looking at nonfiction (teach about the world) books from their book bins independently and with a partner and will also begin reading old favorite storybooks. We will focus on how “Readers Learn From Books, Too” and “We are Storybook Readers.” We will continue to work on building your child' reading stamina. We created a “tap it out “ sheet that helps your child sound out words . Ask them to teach you how to use it .You can even make one at home, I am attaching this to the weekly email . What can you do at home?? Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth.) Ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. If your child seems to be focusing more on needing work with letters and letter sounds (which is PERFECTLY okay!), have them find letter in their books or around the house and ask them what sound it makes and visa-versa. Math This week in math we will continue our counting unit. We will review counting skills (counting to 120, counting by 10's and practicing counting by 5's) It is also a great tip to work on the word “ before” and “after “ when discussing numbers. This well help your child when writing and recognizing numbers. Seesaw: I will be sending home a code with your child's information . This is a digital portfolio , where your child will add what they are learning throughout the day .Please have patience with them uploading items, I will send home the information this week .
Reading Logs : please make sure to read with your child or have them read to you each night . This is homework and it is counted as a grade . If you child does not complete the reading log they will receive a zero as a grade . Please make sure to place your child' name on the reading log sheet otherwise we will not know whose form it is . It is very important that you make sure to complete this each night . Writing : This week in writer’s workshop we continue our Lucy Calkins narrative unit of study. This week, we will talk about how students can revise their teaching piece (see below). We will also continue our saying "When we are done, we've just begun!". Students will be put in pairs that they will work with in writing and reading. Partners will practice working collaboratively, and being good COMMUNICATORS with each other. After I model, they will discuss things like asking questions, reading their pieces to each other, and giving suggestions to their partner about their writing. We will also introduce multi page stories and talk about how to use the stapler safely so students can add more pages to their books. Student will also begin to make cover pages for their books with a title and pictures/labels to match. What can you do at home?? Have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper long with drawing pictures with details and labels on their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. READING: During reading, students will continue reading/looking at nonfiction (teach about the world) books from their book bins independently and with a partner and will also begin reading old favorite storybooks. We will focus on how “Readers Learn From Books, Too” and “We are Storybook Readers.” What can you do at home?? Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth.) Ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. If your child seems to be focusing more on needing work with letters and letter sounds (which is PERFECTLY okay!), have them find letter in their books or around the house and ask them what sound it makes and visa-versa. Math This week in math we will continue our counting unit. This week students will be working on “exemplars,” which are higher order thinking word problems. Students will be following the strategy of CUBES (c-circle the numbers, u-underline the question, b-box the key words, e- evaluate (how can we solve this?), and s-solve.) We will also continue counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s and writing numbers to 20 Extra Reading Info: This past week I tested your child's reading levels. I looked at various reading characteristics to determine what reading group I placed your child in. Each group fits to meet each of your child's needs . To build your child's confidence we talked about how reading is the magic that i was going to teach them this year . I told them that each of them will learn to read and the most important thing to remember is to trust their brains and work hard each day .We will continue to talk about reading strategies ,such as " stretchy snake", and " owl eyes". Each child also made a "tap it out sheet" . This sheet helps them tap out the sounds that they hear in the words , which is really helpful. What you can do at home : Have your child read to you and encourage them to use their reading strategies , have them use their " owl eyes" and look at the pictures for clues . |
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