Reading: We are reading more fiction stories this
week. Last week we discussed what
realistic fiction stories are and compared them to the stories of the previous
week’s stories that were fantasy. Book-It will be starting Oct. 1. Your child will bring home a calendar and for
every day that he/she reads for 20 min, please initial and have your child
color in the square. At the end of the
month, I’ll award Pizza Hut coupons to all who have met the goal!
Spelling: Our spelling words this week will include 2-letter
blend words as well as some of the high frequency words. Please help your child
practice. The list will come home with
your child tonight.
High-Frequency
Words: she, by, boy, girl, he, small,
what, were, want, here
These are words
that we frequently find in our stories.
Math: This week your child will be taking the unit
1 math test on Wednesday. We are
reviewing for it in class. Our first
unit covered skills taught in 1st grade so the children should do
well on it. We have also started “Rocket
Math”. This is a timed math test. All of the children are starting with
addition. The goal is to complete 23-25
addition facts in one minute. As your
child progresses through that, he/she will start o subtraction.
Coins for Kids: Thank you to all who brought in coins (and
dollars) for the Coins for Kids campaign.
Your generosity is appreciated!
We will continue to collect for World Hunger Relief through Oct. 10.
Johnny
Appleseed Day: On Friday, Sept. 26, we celebrated Johnny Appleseed’s
birthday. The kids enjoyed reading about
Johnny Appleseed and finding out some facts about him. We did stations in the afternoon and the
children got to do apple seed math, color a mystery picture and use the story
to answer questions about Johnny Appleseed.
We ended the day enjoyed some hot applesauce. Most of the kids really liked it, though I
think I put too much cinnamon in it.
This week’s
events:
Tuesday: music class
Wednesday: P.E. class, math
test
Thursday: P.E. class
Friday: spelling test, library
