Learning Goals for November 1st to November 5th!

Language Arts
Similar Stories Different Lands
    One Inch Boy and Tom Thumb
    Thumbelina and Watermelon Patch
Features of Fiction 
      Characters
      Setting
      Beginning, Middle and End
      Problem and Solution (will be focused on more next week)
Editing Sentences for capital letters and correct ending marks
Journals
       Adjectives
       Ending marks to help separate more than one sentence.
Word Study: words with /ch/ /sh/ /th/ and /wh/
Phonograms
a, e, i, o, u, sh, c, s, ee, r, n, th, ow, t, ou, y, oo, ai, ay, oi, oy, ch, ar, or, er, j, g, v, f.


Spelling Words

me      do       and     go       at

on       a         it         is        she

can     see      run      the       in

so       no      now    man      ten

tan      tin      ton       bed      top

he       you    will      we        an

Math

Place Value (Ones and Tens)

Money (coin ID and Value, Counting Like Coins and Trading Coins)

Addition and Subtraction Fact Practice

Shape Review (square, circle, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid)

Story Problem

Science

Rainforest, rainforest destruction and clearing

Pollution: air, land and water. Causes?

Rachel Carson: Who was she? What difference did she make?

What happens if we take of our earth? What happens if we do not take care of our earth?

History

Begin Mesopotamia "The Cradle of Civilization" (The beginning of civilizations)

What does it mean to be a civilization?

Importance of the Tigris and Euphrates River

Development of writing: why was the development of writing important?

Parent Teacher Conferences!

I had such a great time chatting with you and your child about their progress at school. Please know that I truly love being apart of you and your child's life and I am proud to be their teacher! Thank you for sharing your wonderful child with me during the day. I am so excited to see what term 2 will bring!


Thank you, 
Miss W. 

Learning Goals for October 26th to 29th!

Math:
Fractions, 1/2 and line of symmetry
Odds and Evens
One more and one less than a number
Addition and subtraction practice
Time to the hour
Shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon)


Language Arts:
Making inferences
The Owl and the Pussy Cat
Fables; The Fox and the Grapes
Phrase: Sour Grapes
Writing: Monster in a Jar
Word Study: words with er, ir, ear, wor, ur


Spalding:
Phonograms: a, e, i, o, u, c, g, s, y, aw, au, ck, wh, ed, ew, ui, oa, gu, ph, oo, ow, ai, ay

The Hogle Zoo!

I am hoping that your kiddos had a marvelous time at the Zoo! I hope that they were able to learn more about animals and the habitats where they live!


Thank you to all of my parent volunteers that were able to go!

Learning Goals for October 18th to 22nd!

Math
Identify and name shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid and hexagon)
Odd and even numbers
Identify one more, one less than a number
Counting like coins and mixed dimes and pennies
Drawing a picture to solve a word problem


Language Arts
Aesop Fables... What is a fable? What is a moral? 
     The Boy Who Cried Wolf
     The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
     The Dog in the Manger
     The Maid and the Milk Pail
     The Goose and the Golden Egg
Making inferences... We make inferences when we use facial expression, body language and words to help us understand how someone is feeling or what someone is thinking.


Phrase: "A wolf in sheep's clothing."


Spalding:
Phonograms we are focusing on this week and will be tested: a, e, i, o, u, c, g, s, y, k, th, ay, ai, ch, sh, f, z, ar, ee, oo, qu, g, oy, oi, ow, ear, wor, or, er, ur
 

New phonograms to be introduced: aw, au, ck, wh, ed, ew, ui, oa, gu, ph. 

Spelling dictation: Will not be tested this week! 

me, do, and, go, at, on, a, it, is, she, can, see, run, the, in, so, no, now, man, ten, tan, tin, ton, bed, top, he, you, will, we, an. 

Journaling:
   What is a noun? (person, place or thing)
   What is a verb or action word? (Action word)
   What is a adjective? (Describing word)


Science:
What are herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores? 
What is a food chain? 
Predators and Prey
Life cycle of a plant
Review of all habitats


Field Trip to the Hogle Zoo on Friday! Please make sure you are prompt in arriving to school that day. We will be leaving the school at approximately at 8:45. 

Bullying at school...

I know you as parents are very concerned about bullying at school at home... Unfortunately the world we live in and the times we live in makes it all the more important to teach our kids the skills necessary to deal with a bully. 


A BULLY IS SOMEONE WHO CONTINUES TO DO SOMETHING EITHER WITH THEIR WORDS OR HANDS AND FEET AFTER WE ASK THEM TO STOP!!!


On Tuesday we talked about bullies and what we can do... 


If a bully is being mean with their words we can do the following...


We can say...
     Thanks for sharing that, I'm sorry you feel that way.
and show them the COOL LOOK! (ask your child to show you)

We can...

      ignore them and walk away

      If this doesn't work... go find an adult or grown up right away!


If a bully is using their hands and/or feet we need to find an adult or a grownup right away!!!


Bullying is not ok and needs to be stopped before it even starts... are classroom goal is to be kind and friendly to everyone!

Learning Goals for October 4th to 8th!

Math: 
Fact Practice: doubles to sums of 20, +1 and +0
Patterns
Subtraction
Story Problems
Money ID and Value (Counting like coins pennies, and dimes)
Counting by 10's and 5's
Counting Backwards from 20


Language Arts:
Similar Stories, Different Lands
Lon Po Po and Little Riding Hood
Cinderella, The Golden Sandal, and The Rough Faced Girl
Text to Text Connections
Skippy Jon Jones and Skippy Jon Jones in the Dog House
Tacky the Penguin and Three Cheers for Tacky
Reader's Theater using Nursery Rhymes


Poetry:
"The Pasture"


Phonograms:
Intro to er, ir, ur, ear, wor, ng. 
Test on: oo, ai, ay, ee, ar, th, ch, sh, k, s, qu, j, u, y, g, a, o, c, e, i, r, p, m, n, z, x, b, v, w.


Science:
Living and Non Living Things
Habitats, where can we find them? What plants grow there? What animals live there?
Forests
Prairies and Grasslands
Deserts

Announcements!!!

SCHOOL PICTURES… Please bring in your order form and money in by Wednesday if you would like to order school pictures!!!!

Yahoo… We are looking at going on a field trip to the Hogle Zoo on October 22^nd from 9 to 1:30ish. Please look for a school trip permission form. If you are interested in volunteering, we will need four adults to help chaperone. We will be asking for donations. It will be somewhere in the $8 - $10 range. Admission into the Zoo is free, however the buses are very expensive. It might be a good idea to have your child earn some of the money to go on the field trip by doing extra around the house.

Fall Carnival… is this Friday. I hope to see you there!

Fall Break… This is a reminder that fall break is October 13^th to the 15^th. Please mark these days on your calendar.

Parent Teacher Conferences… are right around the corner. A calendar is attached. Please return at your earliest convenience.