Week of January 9

Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones Nifty Newsletter (Week of January 9)

In Phonics we will introduce letter Bb as in balloon and Borden! We will use compound words and identify the beginning, medial and ending sounds in words.

Our next Reading story is titled Seeds. We will talk about what seeds become. We will also talk about what it means to draw conclusions and apply it to our story.

In Math we will weigh objects using nonstandard units, order by weight, combine sets, identify and order numbers 0-20 and identify before, after, and between.

Report cards will come home Friday, January 20. We will begin testing for report cards on Monday. Be sure to review sight words, letters, sounds, numbers, blending, rhyming, counting to 100, pennies, nickels, patterns, and time to the hour.

We will have our 2nd DIBELS testing next week. Students will be asked to put words in a sentence, break words down into its sounds, read nonsense words ( ij, guf etc.), point to pictures that match the beginning sound given, and name letters as quickly as possible.

We like to get the children outside for recess to run around and get fresh air as much as possible. Please dress your child accordingly. Don’t forget to label hats, gloves, scarves, and coats.

**There will be no school Monday, January 16.**