Friday, Sept. 28th

New homework went home today as well as a field trip permission slip which is due TUESDAY!

Have a good weekend :)

Thursday, Sept. 27th

Tomorrow is board game day!! If your child has NEVER been on red, has been on yellow less than 4 times, or has always been on GREEN, then they are invited to participate in board game day!! I have sent a flier home tonight with each child who "made it." Please allow your child to bring a board game (or card game) to play during our reward time :) Make sure to congratulate your child on their amazing behavior as well!!!

Wednesday, Sept. 26

Today in class we made a fun project to help us remember the 4 life cycle stages of a butterfly. 

In math we played a game to review Greater Than and Less Than, and another game to review Place Value.  The other day we played a money game to help us practice our money counting skills-- take a look at the pictures below :)

 In reading we are finishing our "Real Readers" series.  So far we have learned that real readers: Remember what they read, sound out unknown words, use context clues, and read the WHOLE book from beginning to end.  We are also working on building up our reading stamina so that our minds can focus on reading for at least 30-40 minutes without breaks. This helps children become more enganged in their book at ensures that they are "reading for meaning" and not just looking at the pictures or skipping around to different words.

**No reminders today :) Just please be sure that you are doing that homework!! (3 spelling activities, reading log & math!) 

Tuesday, Sept. 25th

Today in class we got to spend time with our new insect 'pets'--- caterpillars! The have hatched from their eggs and are now "larva."  Soon, they will get into their cocoons and will be called "pupa."  The kids can't WAIT for that to happen!

In reading we practiced the strategy of skipping the word and then coming back to it to find its meaning.  This is called using "context clues."  We called it "skip and go back."  Try having your child use this strategy at home rather than telling them the words they are stuck on :)

BOOK EXCHANGE IS TOMORROW!! Send a used book from home if you would like your child to be able to exchange it for a "new" used book to read at home!

Monday, Sept. 24th

Today in class we learned new science vocabulary to describe the 4 life cycle stages of insects (Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult) we also noticed that our mealworms are turning black!!
In reading we practiced finding unknown words in our 'just right books' and then "chunking" them in order to sound them out easier (example: If the word is thanksgiving you would stark by noticing the TH blend, then maybe the ING, you may know the ANK sound, ect. then put them all together to find the actual word)
In writing we started a new project- the ABC insect vocabulary book :) Ask you child about it tonight.

We have book exchange on Wednesday this week.  You may bring an old book from home that you are no longer interested in and swap it for another used book! Bring a book on Wednesday to participate :)