Important Dates . . .
every Fri. Spirit Day – Favorite team or PV apparel
September 22 -- Early Dismissal @ 11 a.m.
Your child is continuing doing a great job adjusting to the routine of their new grade. Please check home folders each night for papers and notes. Signing the assignment notebook upon your child completing all homework would be greatly appreciated.
Language Arts
We are beginning a unit on sentences this week. Be sure to ask your child questions about what he has learned about sentences. One way to work at home with your child in this area is to read a story with them. As you read together, have your child point to the sentences and track the entire sentence from beginning to end. When your child reaches the end of a sentence, ask if it is a telling or an asking sentence. Also, we will continue focusing on each individual child's knowledge of personal information. Handwriting will continue to be important whether it be a structured lesson or in every day writing.
Reading
We are continuing with brief assessments of each child's skills. It's nice to see each child's individual strengths in the area of reading! We are working on phonics and sight word reading skills daily. Also, they will continue sorting information into categories to find the main idea. Please keep reading 20 minutes a night for the Independent Reading Program!!!
Spelling
Practice pages will be assigned for the upcoming week's list on Friday to give additional study time. They will be receiving them daily as an assignment. A test over the lesson will be given every Friday.
Social Studies
The children will be learn to recognize the diversity in communities. Also, they will learn how communities change over time. One way to apply what we are learning is when you are out in the community, have your child identify things such as what makes up their neighborhood and how many neighborhoods make up a community.
Math (Mrs. K's Math class only)
We began working on understanding addition and then moved on to a strategy called counting on. The students needed a review of these concepts as complete independence was not achieved; therefore, we will begin the week with a review of these concepts and move on to the strategy of doubles. The children are using various techniques to achieve the sum; whether it be a numberline, touchpoints, manipulatives, or memory.
Daily Homework
Reading - 20 minutes and complete Independent Reading Folder Log
Spelling - Practice Page nightly & study words
Math - practice counting, one to one correspondence, and addition & subtraction math facts
*Please check your child's homework and sign assignment notebook when complete.
**If your child is having difficulties with their homework please send a note and I will help them during free time.
Thank You!
I would like to extend a belated thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend Curriculum Night. I enjoyed sharing information with you about the 2009-2010 school year. A few parents who were unable to attend sent in requests for 1st Trimester conferences. I will be sending home times available for conferences next week.
