February 18-21, 2020

Specials

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Technology

Wednesday - Library

Thursday - Music

Friday - PE

Upcoming Events & Reminders

February 18 - Spring Pictures

February 28 - STEM Day

March 2 - 26 - PTA Officer Nominating Window (We need a President!!)

March 18 - April 22 - Spring MAP Testing Window (Wellington will plan to test April 9-16)

April 10 - 3rd 9 Weeks Awards and Recognitions

April 23 - Celebrate the Arts Night

April 25 - Spring Carnival

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with long i spelling patterns (i, ie, y, igh).
I can write my letters neatly.
I can use shades of meaning to identify and create strong adjectives.
I can use conjunctions to join two sentences.
I can use a variety of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
I can write an informative piece with details to tell about my topic.
I can observe and record what is visible in the sky in the day and at night.
I can ask and answer questions about details in a text.
I can make inferences to create meaning in a text.

Spelling Words

**We are continuing with this spelling pattern for this week. We did not test these words on Friday - we will test THIS Friday.**
find
night
right
by
kind
pie

In our room, we use Phonics Dance! You can find many of our chants on YouTube to help you out at home but there are others that we make up in the room. I wanted to share this resource with you!

Sight Words

listen
flew
know
caught
laugh
were

Week in Review
Here's a look back at our fun! I've gotta be honest - I'm short on pictures because I always get so wrapped in what we are doing that I forget to pull out my phone!

We wrapped up our study of MLK Jr. by writing paragraphs based on our research.

It was a fun challenge to go from "bullet points" to complete sentences.

Once Friday rolled around, we had a great time celebrating!

We did a Valentine themed Escape the Room

that ended with...

ROCKETS!

Hope you had a great weekend!

February 10-14, 2020

Specials

Monday - Library

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Art

Friday - STEM

Upcoming Events & Reminders

February 13 - Mathnasium Family Night 6-7:30pm

February 18 - Spring Pictures

February 28 - STEM Day

March 2 - 26 - PTA Officer Nominating Window (We need a President!!)

March 18 - April 22 - Spring MAP Testing Window (Wellington will plan to test April 9-16)

April 10 - 3rd 9 Weeks Awards and Recognitions

April 23 - Celebrate the Arts Night

April 25 - Spring Carnival

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with long i spelling patterns (i, ie, y, igh).
I can write my letters neatly.
I can use shades of meaning to identify and create strong adjectives.
I can use conjunctions to join two sentences.
I can use a variety of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
I can write an informative piece with details to tell about my topic.
I can observe and record what is visible in the sky in the day and at night.
I can ask and answer questions about details in a text.
I can make inferences to create meaning in a text.

Spelling Words

find
night
right
by
kind
pie

In our room, we use Phonics Dance! You can find many of our chants on YouTube to help you out at home but there are others that we make up in the room. I wanted to share this resource with you!

Sight Words

listen
flew
know
caught
laugh
were

Week in Review
We've been having fun diving into research over the past week! We have been learning about Martin Luther King Jr. in a variety of ways.

We've practiced reading and revising a text about him.

 We've used PebbleGo to find key details about him!

 And soon we will use those key details to write paragraphs!

 Ultimately this will lead to a full-blown research project on another African American Achiever.

 The kids are so excited!

We've also been doing some exploration to understand why parts of the world have daytime while others have nighttime.

 We wrote about it.

 And created our own diagrams!

I apologize that we are short on pictures this week. I hope to have more this week!

February 3-7, 2020

Specials

Monday - Art

Tuesday - STEM

Wednesday - Technology

Thursday - Library

Friday - Music

Upcoming Events & Reminders

February 3 - Vision Screenings at school

February 5 - World Read Aloud Day!

February 13 - Mathnasium Family Night 6-7:30pm

February 18 - Spring Pictures

February 28 - STEM Day

March 2 - 26 - PTA Officer Nominating Window (We need a President!!)

March 18 - April 22 - Spring MAP Testing Window (Wellington will plan to test April 9-16)

April 10 - 3rd 9 Weeks Awards and Recognitions

April 23 - Celebrate the Arts Night

April 25 - Spring Carnival

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with long o spelling patterns (o, oe, ow, oa).
I can write my letters neatly.
I can use shades of meaning to identify and create strong adjectives.
I can make ten to add.
I can use a variety of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
I can write an informative piece with details to tell about my topic.
I can observe and record what is visible in the sky in the day and at night.
I can ask and answer questions about details in a text.
I can make inferences to create meaning in a text.

Spelling Words

low
boat
no
row
coat
toe
flow
snowman

Sight Words

warm
start
over
more
food
find

Week in Review
This year is flying by!
Here is a look back at some of our fun lately.

We had a "visitor" on the 99th day of school: Evil Dr. Double Digit! He tried to stop us from entering triple digits - the 100th day of school. We had to complete all sorts of fun tasks in order to prove we were ready.

After we proved we were ready, we started another week of fun learning.

We learned about adjectives and had fun designing our own anchor charts.

We put our adjectives in our writing:

We learned some new math games!

Have a great week!

January 27-31, 2020

Specials

Monday - Technology

Tuesday - Library

Wednesday - Music

Thursday - PE

Friday - Non-rotation Day (This is a change to your printed calendar)

Upcoming Events & Reminders

February 3 - Vision Screenings at school

February 5 - World Read Aloud Day!

February 13 - Mathnasium Family Night 6-7:30pm

February 18 - Spring Pictures

February 28 - STEM Day

March 2 - 26 - PTA Officer Nominating Window (We need a President!!)

March 18 - April 22 - Spring MAP Testing Window (Wellington will plan to test April 9-16)

April 10 - 3rd 9 Weeks Awards and Recognitions

April 23 - Celebrate the Arts Night

April 25 - Spring Carnival

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with long e vowel teams (ee, ea, ie, e).
I can correctly use adjectives in a sentence.
I can identify words and phrases that appeal to the senses.
I can correctly add within 20.
I can use many strategies to solve a math equation.
I can write my letters neatly.
I can observe and record what is visible in the sky at day and night.

Spelling Words

me
feed
she
seat
we
keep
beak
speed

Sight Words

because
blue
into
or
other
small

January 20-24, 2020

Specials

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Art

Friday - STEM

Upcoming Events & Reminders
January 31 - Nonrotation Day (This is a change from the printed calendar that I sent home!)
February 14 - Jump Rope for Heart Kick-off (tentative)
February 20 - PTA Meeting
February 28 - Nonrotation Day for Specials
March 18-April 22 - Spring MAP Testing Window

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with ai and ay.
I can write my letters neatly.
I can identify who is telling the story at any point in the text.
I can identify who is speaking in a text.
I can ask and answer questions about a text.
I can correctly use was and were in a sentence.
I can identify a topic, write details, and add a closing to my story.
I can add within 10, using different combinations.
I can observe and record what is visible in the sky when it is bright.

Spelling Words

mail
chain
play
rain
way
day
snail
gray

Sight Words

about
animal
eight
give
carry
our

Week in Review
We've had fun doing our first round of research this week! We researched penguins to help us identify key details and key words, take notes, use text features, use context clues, and compare and contrast information in texts.

January 13-17, 2020

Specials

Monday - PE

Tuesday - Art

Wednesday - STEM

Thursday - Technology

Friday - Library

Upcoming Events & Reminders

January 17 - Report cards home
January 20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with regular spelling patterns.

I can ask and answer questions to help me understand words that I do not know.
I can use text features to locate information in a text.

I can identify real-life connections between words and their use.

I can identify an experience for my narrative.
I can write details and a closing for my narrative.

I can divide circles, squares, and rectangles into equal parts.

I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

Review all sounds
-soft c
-soft g
-dge
-silent e
-oo as in look

Sight Words

Review all sight words!

Week in Review
With the craziness of our first week back, I completely forgot to take pictures. I am so sorry! Pictures will resume this week.

January 6-10, 2020

Specials

Monday - Art

Tuesday - STEM

Wednesday - Technology

Thursday - Music

Friday - PE

Upcoming Events & Reminders

January 20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

**There will be no homework folders sent home this week**

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with oo (short u).

I can ask and answer questions to help me understand words that I do not know.
I can use text features to locate information in a text.

I can identify real-life connections between words and their use.

I can identify an experience for my narrative.

I can divide circles, squares, and rectangles into equal parts.

I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

book

hook
hood
look
took
wood

Sight Words

after

buy
every
done
soon
work

Week in Review

I hope you had a great break! I know the students were excited to get back in the classroom this morning.

Due to technical issues at home, I cannot upload pictures from before the break. So sorry!