week of November 6, 2017

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter
Week of November 6, 2017

***In Math, we are starting Topic 2, Comparing and Ordering 0 to 5.  Our essential question is: How can numbers from 0 to 5 be compared and ordered?  Our new math words include: more, fewer, same as, order, first, second, third, fourth, fifth.  We sent home a clean copy of numbers 1-10 from the Handwriting series to practice the number formations. 

***In Reading, our new story is: Bear Snores On and we will look at realism vs. fantasy within the story as well as review setting. Our new amazing word are: sleep, cave, storm, winter, woods, bluster.  In our Morning Message, we look at the author and who the author is writing to (the audience) as well as continue to find: exclamation points, periods, and commas within the writing.  This week we will find the capital letters and where we would use them.

***Science and Social Studies- We will continue to explore the Land/Water and Earth/Sky topics and make connections between Science and Social Studies.  We also have been practicing our coloring skills on pictures of: mountains, oceans, and grasslands.  We were very lucky that our Reading story this week tied into this topic and we got to read about the animal babies and their mothers that live in the grasslands.

***Handwriting/Writing- We have completed all of the capital letters as of this week.  On Monday, we will practice correct formations for the lowercase letters.  If you need any extra clean copies of the capital letter formations or the number formations, just let us know and we can send some more.  We have also been trying hard to practice our first and last names when we write our name and will continue this practice.

***A few reminders:
- We do go outside for recess.  Please dress appropriately with hats and gloves and a warm coat.  Please label all of the clothing because it is easy to get them mixed up if the children drop something.
- Please continue with AR, we were so impressed with the number of students who completed the goal for the month of October…Keep up the good work!
- Please refer to the school calendar to keep you informed of upcoming events and information.