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Hi Parents,
I hope you all had a nice weekend! Here’s what’s going on in class this week:
Word ending- er (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, -ub and -ug) What you can do at home: Write sight words on flashcards and have students identify them or make a memory game. Give students words that end in the following word families or have the following word families in them and have them spell the words.
The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Transdisciplinary theme: An interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies. Central Idea: Senses help us investigate our world. Lines of Inquiry: The way things move and the reasons why (form/reflection) The effects of gravity (reflection) Patterns and how they affect construction (causation) Using the senses to describe and group objects by observable properties (causation) Earth’s materials and natural resources (form) Key Concepts: Reflection, Form, Causation Related Concepts: Evidence, Reason, Operations, Impact Learner Profile: Risk Taker, Inquirers, Knowledgeable Attitudes: Curiosity, Cooperation Transdisciplinary Skills: Thinking: evaluation, application, analysis Social: cooperation, group decision making Communication: all Self-Management: fine motor skills, safety, gross motor Research: observing, planning, presenting February Cookies for Character: Learner Profile word: Caring Attitude: Empathy Discuss with students how they can be caring and how they can show empathy. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank
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Hi Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful extra long weekend! I know I’m ready to get back to school and see the kids!
Word family: -ub (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, and -ug) What you can do at home: Write sight words on flashcards and have students identify them or make a memory game. Give students words that end in the following word families or have the following word families in them and have them spell the words.
The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Students will finish up their IB summative. They will choose a place they would like to create a map of (bedroom, house, classroom, etc.)and include a title, map key, and compass rose.
Central Idea: Senses help us investigate our world. Lines of Inquiry: The way things move and the reasons why (form/reflection) The effects of gravity (reflection) Patterns and how they affect construction (causation) Using the senses to describe and group objects by observable properties (causation) Earth’s materials and natural resources (form) Key Concepts: Reflection, Form, Causation Related Concepts: Evidence, Reason, Operations, Impact Learner Profile: Risk Taker, Inquirers, Knowledgeable Attitudes: Curiosity, Cooperation Transdisciplinary Skills: Thinking: evaluation, application, analysis Social: cooperation, group decision making Communication: all Self-Management: fine motor skills, safety, gross motor Research: observing, planning, presenting January Cookies for Character: Learner Profile word: Principled Attitude: Commitment and Integrity Discuss with students how they can be principled and how they can show commitment and integrity. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! Here is what is going on in class this week:
Word family: -ub (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, and -ug) What you can do at home: Write sight words on flashcards and have students identify them or make a memory game. Give students words that end in the following word families or have the following word families in them and have them spell the words.
The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
This week, students will begin their IB summative. They will choose a place they would like to create a map of (bedroom, house, classroom, etc.)and include a title, map key, and compass rose.
Transdisciplinary theme: Where we are in place and time Central Idea: Discoveries are made through exploration. Lines of Inquiry: * Patterns around the world (day/night chronological vocabulary ) (change) *Explorations of journeys and personal history. (perspective) * Tools we use to determine location and understanding our relation to it. (connection) Key Concepts: Perspective, Change, Connection Related Concepts: Cycles, Subjective, Relationships, Systems Transdisciplinary skills: * Thinking: analysis, dialectical thought, synthesis * Social: cooperation, adopting a variety of group roles * Communication: all * Self-Management: spatial awareness, organization, time management * Research: formulating questions, planning, recording data, presenting research data Attitudes: curiosity, commitment Learner Profile: Communicator, Open-minded, Inquirer What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. January Cookies for Character: Learner Profile word: Principled Attitude: Commitment and Integrity Discuss with students how they can be principled and how they can show commitment and integrity. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful break and I can’t wait to see the kids tomorrow. I also wanted to say thank you for the class gift!! I really appreciate it. J Here is what is going on in class this week:
Word family: -ug (–am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, and -et) What you can do at home: Write sight words on flashcards and have students identify them or make a memory game. Give students words that end in the following word families or have the following word families in them and have them spell the words.
The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Transdisciplinary theme: Where we are in place and time Central Idea: Discoveries are made through exploration. Lines of Inquiry: * Patterns around the world (day/night chronological vocabulary ) (change) *Explorations of journeys and personal history. (perspective) * Tools we use to determine location and understanding our relation to it. (connection) Key Concepts: Perspective, Change, Connection Related Concepts: Cycles, Subjective, Relationships, Systems Transdisciplinary skills: * Thinking: analysis, dialectical thought, synthesis * Social: cooperation, adopting a variety of group roles * Communication: all * Self-Management: spatial awareness, organization, time management * Research: formulating questions, planning, recording data, presenting research data Attitudes: curiosity, commitment Learner Profile: Communicator, Open-minded, Inquirer What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. January Cookies for Character: Learner Profile word: Principled Attitude: Commitment and Integrity Discuss with students how they can be principled and how they can show commitment and integrity. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank |
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