Another great week!

Hi all!

This week we continued to study 2-D shapes. We examined attribute blocks and sorted them in a variety of ways: shape, color, size (small or large) and thickness (thick or thin). We also began discussing patterns. Our class will continue to study patterns, shapes and sorting throughout the year.

We are practicing writing sentences as a class. The students' goals are to begin sentences with a capital letter, put two finger spaces between their words, and end sentences with a period.

Our morning class is enjoying music. Today they "wowed" me with their version of "5 Fat Turkeys" with Mrs. Walters. They were adorable singing and dancing together.

The afternoon class is having a great time in gym with Mrs. D'Argis. Each time I pick them up, the students are eager to share what activity they participated in that day. Yesterday, they were pretending to be squirrels running between two trees.

Just a reminder: next week is a 3-day week. We will have school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We will be off on Thursday and Friday to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Welcome to the second quarter!

This four day week ushered in the new quarter. Now that the second quarter has begun, the morning class will have music class and the afternoon class will attend gym class for their cultural arts time each week.

In math, we began discussing 2-D shapes and their attributes (how many sides, corners, etc.). The students must master the following 2-D shapes: square, triangle, circle, rectangle and hexagon.

Next week we will continue to explore 2-D shapes, practice identifying the first sound in words, and focus on blending letter sounds to read consonant-vowel-consonant words, such as mix, hat and run.

I will see many of you at conferences on Tuesday! When I checked my schedule today, I was happy to see that I am completely booked on the 16th. I am looking forward to discussing your child's progress with you!

November 5, 2010

Hi everyone! The first quarter ends on Monday, which means conferences are just around the corner. Forms were sent home with each student with instructions on when to call the office to schedule an appointment. I was glad to see that many of you have scheduled a conference!

This week we began "whole class" Read Well. With this program, we will be reviewing each letter/sound, as well as practicing sight words, sounding out words, and comprehension skills.

We discussed the meaning of the word "magnetism" and the students had some very interesting ideas regarding what they would like to attract to them. Some of their answers included pizza, rainbows, a circus and their parents!

In math, the students have now practiced writing, identifying and comparing numbers 1-9. Next week we will dive into 2-D shapes.

Have a great weekend!