Friday, September 21, 2018

week of Sept. 24, 2018


Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (Week of September 24)

Handwriting/Writing:  We will start working on “Starting Corner Capitals” and still review the “Frog Jump Capitals”.  We have been working so hard on writing our name, using a 2-finger space in between our first and last name, starting our letters at the top, and using our helper hand!  We are working so hard every day and our hands are getting stronger and our writing is improving.  We have also worked together to compose a letter and pointed out where a period is to stop our thought, making sounds in words to write the correct letter, and making sure our sentences make sense.

Reading: Our new story is: Smash! Crash! and it is a fantasy story.  Our weekly essential question is: “What do you like to do with your friends? “We will be identifying the characters in the story.  Our amazing words are: signals, dud, proper, pirates, perfect, fabulous.  We have also been working hard on identifying the initial sounds in words. (example: /m/ is the initial sound in map). We have also been clapping out syllables, and identifying rhyming pairs.  We have been naming nouns and verbs as well.

In Math, our essential question is: “How do we read, write, and count numbers up to 10?” We have been working on five frames, counting as high as we can, calendar activities, tally marks, and sorting activities.  We will continue to work on number sense and being able to read and write the numbers so we can build on that skill as we go. 

Science/Social Studies:  We have completed a lesson on what is it like to be a good friend and sharing/taking turns using one of our favorite stories, Rainbow Fish.  We will revisit the entire unit of being a good citizen throughout the school year because we are constantly reinforcing positive school habits.    


Important dates to remember:

***The next Fall Festival Meeting will be will be September 24th at Francesco's at 7 pm.  If you have your clearances and would like to volunteer and could not attend the first meeting here at school, you can attend this meeting. 
*** FREE DRESS DOWN DAY IF YOU WEAR a Blue Shirt on October 1st to Support Bullying Prevention in Schuylkill County.
***AR book logs for September due no later than October 1st.  Great job reading J

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