September 21, 2014

Library books / Accelerated Reader (AR)

We had 3 students score 100% on an AR test last week and several more to get 80 or 90%! Great job! Thank you Teejay Shemper for donating the 32 Degrees gift cards for students who fill up their AR sticker chart! 

Remember that you may help your child read their AR book at home, but they should take the test at school. We will go to the library in the morning to get new books and spend some time reading during our centers tomorrow. 

Sight Words

I will reassess sight words 2-3 times per nine weeks and send home a new list each time. The goal is to continue progressing to harder words (ie. higher lists) throughout the year. We will practice sight words during independent reading centers, but this is not something to stress about. I will occasionally send home a fun app or cute idea that I find, but your child will learn sight words better if they enjoy what they are doing. 

Spelling

We are continuing to review Level 1 spelling rules this week, and I will most likely give a quiz at the end of the week on some of the phrases and sentences that we have been practicing in class. 

I will say a simple sentence [ex: The cat is on the step.] and have the students repeat it out loud then write it.

> If your child does not have the Magnetic ABC app (most had it in kindergarten) please download it. We use it during spelling to practice new sounds and words.

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Reading / Language Arts (yellow folder):

Throughout this entire unit we will be reading the book Nate the Great and discussing how detectives use forensic science to solve cases. We will spend each Friday doing a hands-on experiment to explore how microscopic science really works.

In Language we will be using unfamiliar terms from our book to create synonyms and antonyms that will help us better understand the new words. We will also be writing complete sentences with our new vocabulary and spelling words.

Math (blue folder):

We are beginning Chapter 2 in math this week. We will learn how to subtract with and without counters, how to solve subtraction word (story) problems, and how addition and subtraction are related. This is another very long chapter and should take us about 4 weeks to finish.

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I can always be reached by email at lisaainsworth@benedictdayschool.com any time that you have a question or concern! :)