Addition Strategies:
We have been hard at work this week practicing the 4 addition strategies that we
have learned so far! These include: mental addition, using our fingers, using
manipulatives and drawing dots above numbers to represent that number.
Book Bags:
Book bags came home with everyone this past Wednesday. Inside you will find 2
books at your childs reading level, their letter or sight word baggie and a new
recording sheet. Please read the books and practice their letters or sight words
daily. All book bags and letter/sight word baggies are due EVERY Monday! You will
see your childs reading level clearly marked on the outside of their book bag.
Remember that the end-of-the-year goal is for each student to be reading at a level
D/E or higher! Many students came back to school after receiving the book bags
super excited to be reading! Happy Reading!
Winter Clothing:
Please remember that students will be going outside for lunch recess daily. Proper
winter attire is necessary. Hats, gloves, scarves, snow pants and boots are a must!
Raz-Kids and IXL:
We have a class login: cnorthrupa for Raz-Kids. Raz-Kids is an online reading
program. Each student will have their own shape to click on once logged in and each
students account is set to their individual reading level. Happy Reading!
IXL is an online math program. Usernames and passwords were also sent home this
week. Each day I receive an email allowing me to see the progress that each child is
making. Many of you have already begun completing problems, how exciting!
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Letters: Reviewed the sounds of Bb, Aa, Mm, Pp, Ll,
Gg, Hh Tt, Ii, Ss, Ee, Rr and Qq. Watch for new
homework each week! Due the following Monday!
Sight Words: I, a, see, can, is, for, the, me, my it,
in, out, yes, no, go, he, she, him, her, for
Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 introduced and
practiced, remember tops starts for all numbers
and letters. Combinations of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
using beans and stars. Basic shapes. Positional
words.
Patterns: We have been practicing our patterns AB,
ABC, ABB, AAB and AABC this using plastic bears,
unifix cubes, ants, apples, leaves, stockings, candy
canes, pattern blocks, mittens, snowmen, ect.
Graphing: Weather, unifix cubes, bears, leaves,
ghosts, turkeys and marshmallows.
Counting: Practiced at calendar and whole group,
lots and lots! By 1s and 10s up to 100.
Blending and Segmenting: We have begun to label by
segmenting and have started to also blend sounds
together to read CVC words that include the
letters and sounds that have been introduced and
practiced.
Simple Sentence Writing: As we enter the second
half of the school year we will now focus on writing
simple sentences independently.
Book Bags: The students are so excited to be
reading! Please return book bags with sight words
or letter bags each Monday!
