Week 3

This week we are reading a non-fiction story called "Ants". We are reviewing the short i sound. The new vocabulary words are:

make

they

walk

Spelling words are:

in

pin

pig

wig

win

fin

am

pan

yes

and

In math we are still practicing tally marks. We also have been working on writing numbers. Many are still struggling to write to 50. We are also writing by 5's to 50 and 2's to 10. We will go farther as we can handle these benchmarks. We will also start working with complements of 10. These are the two numbers when added together make the sum of 10.

Week 2

Week 2

We are into our second full week of school. All seems to be going well. I am still trying to assess all the children and get them into reading material at their level. At this point I know that "Sam and the Bag" is not challenging for some children. The first two books of this series are pretty phonetic, therefore not too challenging for some. I will try to supplement the reading material for those who need it. When we get to book three the intensity of each story increases substantially.

This week our vocabulary words are:

and

in

oh

yes

Spelling this week is:

am

ham

had

bad

bad

rag

cap

mad

up

go

We take a spelling test every Friday.

In math, we are doing tally marks. These are very easy for some and totally puzzling for others. Sometimes the saying "four standing tall; ones takes a fall" will help them understand the concept. You might want to have your child do a few numbers in tallies to make sure they are understanding the concept.

Have a great week!!

Parent Night

Thanks to all of you who came tonight. I hope this meeting will make our year go smoother.

Update

I just got the word today at school that this is a parents only event. I guess babysitting will not be provided or at least on a minimal level. Sorry!!!

Week 1

We will be starting our first week in the reading book. The story we will read is called "The Hat". We will be working on the short a sound and the -at word family. We will get three new sight words:
down
up
got

We will also take the first spelling test on Friday. They are all short a words that each child should be able to use phonics skills to sound out. The words are:
at
hat
cat
can
cap
tap
map
mad
a
the

We will be using the spelling tests that come with the reading program for the first 8-9 weeks. Then we will go into individual spelling. Those lists are the ones listed on the blog. I will list the first ones weekly in my update.

There will be homework every night this week. Each night there will be something to read and a question to answer in the agenda. Please initial the yellow box when homework has been completed. Since we are using last year's planners, will you please change the dates each week.

In an effort to conserve paper I will be doing most of my communication via email or through the blog. I will send paper copies home with only those who do not have internet access.

If you have any questions, please call 333-6536 (room) or 333-4529 (home).

Remember that Parents Night is August 18, at 6:30. Come to the classroom. There will be babysitting provided.

First Day

I am so thankful that all of you came yesterday to do the paperwork. I listened to lots of nightmares from other teachers whose parents didn't come. My first day was so easy. We had a good first day. I will get pictures posted of each on their first day. I is a CUTE bunch of little ones.

Welcome

It will soon be time to start another year in Room 136. I am looking forward to meeting all of you at the Open House on August 11 from 1:30-3:30.

I hope this blog will keep you informed of the happenings in our classroom. I will post vocabulary words, spelling lists, math concepts, etc. Hopefully this will help you know what we are doing.

It will be exciting to work with you and your child. This will be a great year with an enjoyable new class.