WRITING:
Our poetry books are finished and I hope you enjoy the imagery, rhythm and mood your child has created with each poem they wrote.
This week, we are creating our own Mr. or Miss Potato Heads! Not only are we designing them, we are descriptively writing about them. With the help of our transitional words, we will write paragraphs giving hints about what our character looks like while the class looks at all the Potato Heads and tries to guess which is which.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-f to -ves & -y to -ies) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Building on our discussions of theme and morals, we will add cultural origin into the mix. The students will learn that certain cultures write about specific values: being quick witted, beauty of nature, respect, and many more.
MATH:
The students only think we are 'moving on' from regrouping. We are revisiting money and adding it up. Since we are experts at regrouping and word problems, we will just make money our subject to add and subtract!
Towards the end of the week, we will switch to telling time. The students will be given opportunities to show their knowledge of how the hour hand moves slowly to the next number as the minute hand moves quicker around the entire clock. Between bingo and making human clocks, time will fly with the fun we will have!
SCIENCE:
The sun has set on objects in the sky and we are learning about the water cycle! We will learn the different stages of the water cycle and put it to music. Our knowledge will be put to the test when we have Dowser Dan come for a visit on Friday!
REMINDERS:
Mar. 2 - Family Dinner Night
Mar. 5 - Kindergarten Round Up
Mar. 6 - Early Release Day
Mar. 8 - Kindergarten Hoedown
Mar. 11-15 - Spring Break
Mar. 19 - Skate Night
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Feb. 18-22
WRITING:
This week, we are writing poetry in four different ways. We will use our poetry skills to publish pieces with alliterations and rhymes at the beginning of the week and then create acrostics and concrete poems at the end of the week. By Friday, your child will be a poetic genius.
Our grammar lessons will focus on prepositional phrases.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-s or -es) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
The class has become quite rhythmic with their poetry readings. It has been very enjoyable listening to the different 'music and mood' they put into reading published poems and their own poems.
This week, we will focus on theme (moral lessons) in our reading of legends, folk tales and myths. We will read different tales to see how a spider spins a story, coyotes make man, the legend behind the paintbrush, and why mosquitoes buzz in your ear.
MATH:
Our math stations were a hit last week. Thank you for volunteering your time and resources to make it happen! This week, we will review addition and subtraction on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. We will revisit the concept of money, focusing on the recognition and counting of coins.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
The night sky is our focus this week. We will discuss the moon and it's phases while making a book and carving into Oreos! At the end of the week, we will talk about the stars and constellations.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
This week, we are writing poetry in four different ways. We will use our poetry skills to publish pieces with alliterations and rhymes at the beginning of the week and then create acrostics and concrete poems at the end of the week. By Friday, your child will be a poetic genius.
Our grammar lessons will focus on prepositional phrases.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-s or -es) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
The class has become quite rhythmic with their poetry readings. It has been very enjoyable listening to the different 'music and mood' they put into reading published poems and their own poems.
This week, we will focus on theme (moral lessons) in our reading of legends, folk tales and myths. We will read different tales to see how a spider spins a story, coyotes make man, the legend behind the paintbrush, and why mosquitoes buzz in your ear.
MATH:
Our math stations were a hit last week. Thank you for volunteering your time and resources to make it happen! This week, we will review addition and subtraction on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. We will revisit the concept of money, focusing on the recognition and counting of coins.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
The night sky is our focus this week. We will discuss the moon and it's phases while making a book and carving into Oreos! At the end of the week, we will talk about the stars and constellations.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Friday, February 8, 2013
Feb. 11-15
WRITING:
The class was popping out of their seats over our Pop Rocks lesson last week. Thank you for the donations to make this happen!
This week, we are using a new set of eyes to write. Our 'poet eyes'. Through this special vision, ordinary objects can be seen differently. Ceilings become the skies to our classroom, pencil sharpeners become a holder for bees to buzz around the tip of the pencil. We will explore objects in our classroom and write about the different ways we see them.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our writing and reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of open and closed syllables and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Continuing on with poetry, along with repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will add the vowel and consonant repetition of sound. Through these aspects the students will then visualize what the poet is saying, what the poem means and what the pictures could look like.
MATH:
We are mixing it up! Addition and subtraction with regrouping will be combined this week. The students will use their facts to sort through and sort out the addition from the subtraction problems. Not only that, they will decide whether regrouping is necessary or not. We will have a quick check on subtraction, a fun Valentine's math building project and a pocket book to sort addition and subtraction regrouping problems.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
Science is back and we are looking up! Up in the sky, that is. We will study objects in the sky, paying close attention to the sun, clouds and shadows during the day. Our study of the night sky will be next week.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location-Blue Baker in the Arboretum)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
The class was popping out of their seats over our Pop Rocks lesson last week. Thank you for the donations to make this happen!
This week, we are using a new set of eyes to write. Our 'poet eyes'. Through this special vision, ordinary objects can be seen differently. Ceilings become the skies to our classroom, pencil sharpeners become a holder for bees to buzz around the tip of the pencil. We will explore objects in our classroom and write about the different ways we see them.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our writing and reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of open and closed syllables and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Continuing on with poetry, along with repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will add the vowel and consonant repetition of sound. Through these aspects the students will then visualize what the poet is saying, what the poem means and what the pictures could look like.
MATH:
We are mixing it up! Addition and subtraction with regrouping will be combined this week. The students will use their facts to sort through and sort out the addition from the subtraction problems. Not only that, they will decide whether regrouping is necessary or not. We will have a quick check on subtraction, a fun Valentine's math building project and a pocket book to sort addition and subtraction regrouping problems.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
Science is back and we are looking up! Up in the sky, that is. We will study objects in the sky, paying close attention to the sun, clouds and shadows during the day. Our study of the night sky will be next week.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location-Blue Baker in the Arboretum)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Feb. 4-8
WRITING:
Using our powerful sensory language, we will unwrap a surprise this week! Using our five senses, we will describe each step that we experience with our surprise treat. As writers, we will describe how it looks, feels, sounds, tastes, and smells. Stay tuned to see our excitement unfold with juicy language. It'll be a writing experience that ROCKS!
Our grammar lessons will tie into our reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-oo, -ew) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
We will use our sensory language that we learned last week to look through 'Poet Eyes" and understand poetry on a rhythmic level. Through repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will see how these aspects of a poem make it come alive!
MATH:
This week we will have a quick assessment on addition and then switch to 2 digit subtraction. This concept can be a little trickier than addition for the students. Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Timelines are a thing of the past! We are starting a unit on environmental change and how we (humans) impact the environment around us. The students will list pros and cons of living in certain regions of Texas, nation and world using natural resources, natural hazards and weather as some of their reasoning. We will learn the difference between rural, suburban and urban living. The week will end with each student picking a piece of nature and showing how human modification had an effect on the land.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location TBD)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Using our powerful sensory language, we will unwrap a surprise this week! Using our five senses, we will describe each step that we experience with our surprise treat. As writers, we will describe how it looks, feels, sounds, tastes, and smells. Stay tuned to see our excitement unfold with juicy language. It'll be a writing experience that ROCKS!
Our grammar lessons will tie into our reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-oo, -ew) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
We will use our sensory language that we learned last week to look through 'Poet Eyes" and understand poetry on a rhythmic level. Through repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will see how these aspects of a poem make it come alive!
MATH:
This week we will have a quick assessment on addition and then switch to 2 digit subtraction. This concept can be a little trickier than addition for the students. Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Timelines are a thing of the past! We are starting a unit on environmental change and how we (humans) impact the environment around us. The students will list pros and cons of living in certain regions of Texas, nation and world using natural resources, natural hazards and weather as some of their reasoning. We will learn the difference between rural, suburban and urban living. The week will end with each student picking a piece of nature and showing how human modification had an effect on the land.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location TBD)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Jan. 28-Feb. 1
WRITING:
Persuasive writing will continue and we will use the knowledge of persuasion and author's purpose PIE to write our own commercial from the view point of a character we create in class. Using our OREO (Opinion, Reasons, Examples, Opinion restated) outline, students will go through the writing process and will end the week by publishing and performing their commercials. We will vote as a class for the most convincing commercial.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our social studies unit using our verbs in the past, present and future. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-u_e, and -ue) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Media literacy has ended. I hope your child(ren) have noticed just how much media is around them and how quickly and effectively it influences them. We will start our unit on sensory language and poetry this week. Our class will learn how to create vibrant and colorful images in their mind as we read through examples of foods and colors and seeing a scenario through another persons eyes. Through this whole unit, we will create individual charts for our sensory words that will help us in our writing.
MATH:
Fractions have ended and we are venturing back into the addition world. We will introduce regrouping (carrying the one) this week through visuals, games, verbal/written/illustrated explanations and creating their own pocket book of regrouping (what it is, why we do it and how do we do it). There will be an addition slogan all week of "If you have 10 or more, go next door."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Past, present, and future will come to an end this week. By reviewing the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, holidays in the year, birthdays in our class and more, we will be able to put times of day in order, days and months in order and daily activities in order. We will review on Thursday and assess on Friday.
REMINDERS:
Jan. 31 - Science Fair
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Persuasive writing will continue and we will use the knowledge of persuasion and author's purpose PIE to write our own commercial from the view point of a character we create in class. Using our OREO (Opinion, Reasons, Examples, Opinion restated) outline, students will go through the writing process and will end the week by publishing and performing their commercials. We will vote as a class for the most convincing commercial.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our social studies unit using our verbs in the past, present and future. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-u_e, and -ue) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Media literacy has ended. I hope your child(ren) have noticed just how much media is around them and how quickly and effectively it influences them. We will start our unit on sensory language and poetry this week. Our class will learn how to create vibrant and colorful images in their mind as we read through examples of foods and colors and seeing a scenario through another persons eyes. Through this whole unit, we will create individual charts for our sensory words that will help us in our writing.
MATH:
Fractions have ended and we are venturing back into the addition world. We will introduce regrouping (carrying the one) this week through visuals, games, verbal/written/illustrated explanations and creating their own pocket book of regrouping (what it is, why we do it and how do we do it). There will be an addition slogan all week of "If you have 10 or more, go next door."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Past, present, and future will come to an end this week. By reviewing the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, holidays in the year, birthdays in our class and more, we will be able to put times of day in order, days and months in order and daily activities in order. We will review on Thursday and assess on Friday.
REMINDERS:
Jan. 31 - Science Fair
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Friday, January 18, 2013
Jan. 22-25
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!!!! Please don't come to school on Monday...we won't be here!
WRITING:
This week we will continue to work on persuasive writing. Our goal will be to persuade our parents to get a new pet (I can't wait to see the promises they will make to you!). We will also include letter writing skills to turn our opinions, reasons and examples into a persuasive letter. We will work on spelling patterns -ough and -ow and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Media literacy will continue this week. We will watch clips of movies, commercials, and books to learn how media persuades their audience (by sound, colors, movement and more). We will even email a company to ask questions about their product and how they use media in their advertising strategies. Guided reading groups will continue as well.
MATH:
Fraction fruit salad, games, a review and assessment are on our plate this week. We will review how to compare fractional parts, identify various fractions, and solve fraction word problems. On Friday we will have a fraction assessment to check for understanding.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Past, present, and future are going to be our focus this week. We will be working on timelines and chronological order of events including our very own lives. On Tuesday your child will bring home a homework assignment about milestones in their life. It will be due on Thursday and we will create timelines of our own lives. We will compare events and things in the past and present and try to predict what the future will look like.
REMINDERS:
No School- Monday, Jan. 21st (MLK Jr. Day)
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
WRITING:
This week we will continue to work on persuasive writing. Our goal will be to persuade our parents to get a new pet (I can't wait to see the promises they will make to you!). We will also include letter writing skills to turn our opinions, reasons and examples into a persuasive letter. We will work on spelling patterns -ough and -ow and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Media literacy will continue this week. We will watch clips of movies, commercials, and books to learn how media persuades their audience (by sound, colors, movement and more). We will even email a company to ask questions about their product and how they use media in their advertising strategies. Guided reading groups will continue as well.
MATH:
Fraction fruit salad, games, a review and assessment are on our plate this week. We will review how to compare fractional parts, identify various fractions, and solve fraction word problems. On Friday we will have a fraction assessment to check for understanding.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Past, present, and future are going to be our focus this week. We will be working on timelines and chronological order of events including our very own lives. On Tuesday your child will bring home a homework assignment about milestones in their life. It will be due on Thursday and we will create timelines of our own lives. We will compare events and things in the past and present and try to predict what the future will look like.
REMINDERS:
No School- Monday, Jan. 21st (MLK Jr. Day)
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Tuesday
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Jan. 14-18
WRITING:
Our resolutions are complete and we have our plan to meet each goal for 2013! We will be craving some sweets in our writing this week with our persuasive Oreo writing. Our goal is to take a stand on whether cookies are the best snack or not. We will discuss and come up with all the pros and cons and argue our side to persuade others of our point of view. This should be a tasty assignment!
SPELLING:
We will give the pretest on Monday and assess on Friday. Your child will get their list of words on Monday so they can practice at home during the week.
READING:
Our author's purpose pie unit is finished and we are moving on to the study of media. Students will focus on different aspects of media this week (sound, purpose, color, image). We will explore different media in magazines, newspapers, movie trailers, commercials and more! Our guided reading groups will continue this week as well.
MATH:
We continue our study of fractions this week! We will work on identifying fractions of a set and fractions of a whole through tortillas, pizza slices, caterpillar creations, bingo boards and dominoes. The class will have so much fun that there's a good chance they will forget that they are even learning something new!
We will continue this unit for one more week.
SCIENCE:
Our unit on natural and manmade resources finishes this week. We will discuss how we can conserve different natural resources (water, soil, rocks, air, and plants) and make a conservation media poster. We will review over natural and manmade resources on Thursday and assess on Friday.
REMINDERS:
Library day is Tuesday
Jan. 21 - no school - MLK observed
Our resolutions are complete and we have our plan to meet each goal for 2013! We will be craving some sweets in our writing this week with our persuasive Oreo writing. Our goal is to take a stand on whether cookies are the best snack or not. We will discuss and come up with all the pros and cons and argue our side to persuade others of our point of view. This should be a tasty assignment!
SPELLING:
We will give the pretest on Monday and assess on Friday. Your child will get their list of words on Monday so they can practice at home during the week.
READING:
Our author's purpose pie unit is finished and we are moving on to the study of media. Students will focus on different aspects of media this week (sound, purpose, color, image). We will explore different media in magazines, newspapers, movie trailers, commercials and more! Our guided reading groups will continue this week as well.
MATH:
We continue our study of fractions this week! We will work on identifying fractions of a set and fractions of a whole through tortillas, pizza slices, caterpillar creations, bingo boards and dominoes. The class will have so much fun that there's a good chance they will forget that they are even learning something new!
We will continue this unit for one more week.
SCIENCE:
Our unit on natural and manmade resources finishes this week. We will discuss how we can conserve different natural resources (water, soil, rocks, air, and plants) and make a conservation media poster. We will review over natural and manmade resources on Thursday and assess on Friday.
REMINDERS:
Library day is Tuesday
Jan. 21 - no school - MLK observed
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