week of October 14, 2019

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (week of October 14, 2019)

Handwriting:  We will be moving into the Magic “c” lowercase letters (a, d, g).  These high frequency letters begin with the familiar Magic “c”.  Starting with the “c” placed correctly helps children make and place the “d” tall and the “g” descending.  We will also review our lowercase letters that we have taught as well as numbers 1-5. 

Math:  In our numbers to 10 unit, we will be counting objects and identifying the correct number or writing the correct number.  We will also be finding the correct number of items when given a number.  We will also be working on filling a 10 frame correctly when given a number.   

Reading:  We will be finishing up our unit on “Going Places” and we will be discussing our last few stories and what made those places special (like the library, an art store, the forest, and new apartment).  We will also be talking about what makes a museum special.  We will be working on medial or middle sounds in words using short /a/ and short /i/.  We will also be working on the rhyming families of “at” words and “an” words as well as “in” words and “ip” words. 

Science/Social Studies:  We have explored Fire Safety this past week and have talked about what it is like to be a firefighter and what kind of gear and tools they may use.  We also talked about how to keep safe if there would ever be a fire.  We are talking about Columbus Day and the Pumpkin Life Cycle next. 

Reminders:

*Please review sight words and read for your reading log each night.  Please also check folders each night as well, there is lots of good information in there!  Thanks for your help. J

*Thank you so much for the donations to our classroom library!  We appreciate you shopping at the book fair and purchasing these books.  We can’t wait to read them this week! J

Important Dates:

Monday, October 14- No School for Students, Teacher in-service

Tuesday, October 15- Day 3

Friday, October 18- Spartan Dress Down Day ($1 donation)