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Hi Parents,
I hope you are having a nice long weekend! Here’s what’s going on in class this week:
6. I updated the settings/levels on kids a-z so students should be able to read books at their levels. Please let me know if something needs updating on your child’s account. Don’t forget kids can login to kids a-z and read books at their level. Kids can listen to books but please make sure they are also reading the books on their own too. 7. Please make sure students are practicing sight words daily. The sight words we will go over this week are below. Feel free to move ahead of the class weekly sight words or follow along with us. If/when students master identifying sight words, they can practice spelling them. Sight words: now, make, please Digraphs- Sh, Th, Wh, Ch (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, -ub, -ug, er,-nk, and -ck) 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. -In math we will continue our measurement unit. Please make sure students are practicing the vocabulary for each type of measurement at home every night. Students need to know the following vocabulary words to compare items: This week we will review length and height and move on to weight. Weight-heavy and light Length- long and short Height- Tall and short Capacity- holds more and holds less Students will be exploring balance scales this week and comparing objects’ weight as well as making items balanced using cubes and bears. Here are the standards for our measurement unit: MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter. MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) Even though we are starting a new unit it is important for students to continue practicing counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s every night and practicing writing their numbers. 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 -In writer’s workshop we will continue to work on our information unit and make sure our how to writing tells what to do in steps, has a number for each step, includes transition words, and has a detailed/labeled diagram or picture on each page. I have been working with students on introduction pages that ask a question to grab the reader’s attention such as “Do you know how to get ready for school?” or “Do you know how to make a sand castle?” I will also be teaching students how to write conclusion pages to sum up what they have been writing about. For example: “Getting ready for school is fun!” Or “Making a sand castle is so easy!” We are beginning to work on our pieces that will be displayed on the writer’s gallery board. Be on the lookout for these the week of March 19th. What you can do at home: have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper and draw pictures with details and label their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. 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. -During reading, students were given a reading choice board they can work on during private reading time. They can take a picture of a page and circle their sight words, practice labeling pages, talk about why a page is their favorite, and talk about characters and setting. Our mini lessons will continue to focus on persistence and trying hard even when it’s tough. We will review pointing to each word as we read and identify “snap” (sight) words while reading with partners. We will continue re-reading, making the words match the pictures, and sharing labels and thoughts about books with our partners as well as asking our partners questions about what we are reading. We will continue to work in guided reading groups (pointing under each word as we read, making predictions (not right or wrong it’s just a guess based on the title and cover page), visualizing- having a picture in our minds about the topic we are reading about, making connections- what does this story remind you of?, and answering comprehension questions. Students will work on building their reading stamina independently, reading with their partner, and work on IRead. 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. -For phonics we will review rhyming words using Dr. Seuss books for our special week! -In science we will begin talking about animals and their habitats and how we can keep the earth clean (recycling, picking up trash, etc.) to keep animals and their habitats safe. -We will begin our 5th IB unit. Transdisciplinary theme: Sharing the Planet Central Idea: Actions affect our environment. Lines of Inquiry: *Recycling and replenishing (perspective) *Actions have consequences (causation) *All living things change and grow over time (Change) Key Concepts: Perspective, Causation, Change Related Concepts: opinion, impact, cycles/growth Learner Profile: Reflective, Thinker, Caring Attitudes: appreciation, respect, commitment Transdisciplinary Skills: Social- Students are given opportunities to talk about their social responsibility to the environment. Commitment - The students begin to have a commitment to taking care of the Earth. Self-Management – the students make informed choices Thinking – making judgments or decisions based on conditions Communication – students will communicate info and ideas through their summative assessment 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 are having a nice long weekend! Here’s what’s going on in class this week:
Word ending/Word family- Review all (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, -ub, -ug, er,-nk, and -ck) 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. In math we will continue our measurement unit. Please make sure students are practicing the vocabulary for each type of measurement at home every night. Students need to know the following vocabulary words to compare items: This week we will finish up with length and move on to height. Weight-heavy and light Length- long and short Height- Tall and short Capacity- holds more and holds less Students will get to measure their friend’s height with a piece of string and they will compare how tall they are to one another. Students will also work on an exemplar (higher order thinking word problem) about how much tulips grow. Here are the standards for our measurement unit: MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter. MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) Even though we are starting a new unit it is important for students to continue practicing counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s every night and practicing writing their numbers. 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 Hi Parents,
I hope you are having a nice weekend and staying dry! Here’s what’s going on in class this week:
Also, please don’t forget to send in a wrapped, decorated shoebox (with a slit in the top, flap, etc. to insert cards) by Wednesday morning. I was in Michael’s last week and I saw that they have pink, red, and white pre-made boxes with slits in case you were interested. This was at the North Point location but I imagine the Sandy Springs one has them too.
Word ending: -nk (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, -ub, -ug, er, and -ck) 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. In math we will begin our new measurement unit. Students need to know the following vocabulary words to compare items: This week we will focus on length. Weight-heavy and light Length- long and short Height- Tall and short Capacity- holds more and holds less Students will practice measuring using nonstandard items (pennies, cubes, paper clips, etc.). Students will also get to do a fun Valentine’s Day measurement activity measuring the length of objects using candy hearts. Here are the standards for our measurement unit: MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter. MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) Even though we are starting a new unit it is important for students to continue practicing counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s every night and practicing writing their numbers. 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 Hi Parents,
I hope you all had a great weekend! Here’s what’s going on in class this week:
Blend- ck (review –am, -an, -ap, -ag,-ip, –ig, -ot, -og,-op, -et, -ub, -ug, and er) 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.
Length- long and short Height- Tall and short Capacity- holds more and holds less Here are the standards for our measurement unit: MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter. MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) Even though we are starting a new unit it is important for students to continue practicing counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s every night and practicing writing their numbers. 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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