Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of January 17)
Homework For The Week:
*There will be NO Show and Tell Next Week*
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: ½ sheet, decodable reader, and Math number practice
Our letter next week will be Uu like Umbrella. We only have one short vowel to go and then we will start learning how to use the long vowel sounds. There will be No Show and Tell; this letter is a bit more difficult to find words and pictures to go along with it. Please continue to review all letters, sounds, and Word List 8.
The new reading story is “See How We Grow”. Please send in a baby picture of your child (please put your child’s name on the back) for a class project. We will be comparing the baby pictures, this year’s picture, and having them predict what they will look like in the future. The pictures will be returned in a few weeks after we have had them on display.
In Math, we will be working on numbers to 20. We will also be enclosing some practice cards for number identification practice. The cards will be placed in the practice each night and bring right back sleeve of the folder. Some ideas for number practice include: counting to 100, counting by 10’s, identifying numbers on signs, books, menus, or anywhere!, writing numbers with paint, soap, foam, markers, crayons, etc., putting numbers in order, making number patterns. If you need other ideas for making numbers fun, please let us know!
We will be seeing a Rand Whipple Show on Thursday, January 20. It will be in the gym in the afternoon. Make sure to ask your child all about it!
Report cards will be sent home: Friday, January 21. Please sign and return as soon as possible.
Important Dates:
No School on Friday, January 14 and Monday, January 17
Day 3 and Library are on Tuesday, January 18
Gym is on Thursday, January 20
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
week of January 3
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of January 3)
Homework This Week:
Monday: Review word List 7 and ½ sheet
Tuesday: Show and Tell and ½ sheet
Wednesday: Review sight words and ½ sheet
Thursday: Review word list 7 and ½ sheet
Welcome Back! We hope that everyone had an enjoyable break and is ready to be back in learning mode! Monday is Day 2. Please don’t forget your library book on Tuesday. Our Gym day is Day 1 on Thursday.
Our new letter this week is: Kk like in “Kite”. We will also be talking about the “k, c rule” so that we know when to use a K or when to use a C when spelling words. Show and Tell will be on Wednesday. We will also be celebrating this letter by having the boys be “King for a Day”. (The girls will be queens when we learn the letter “Qq” later on in the year.)
“Little Panda” is our new Reading story. This is a nonfiction story and we will be working on the skill of compare and contrast. The skills of character, setting, main idea, sequence, and retelling will all be reviewed.
Though the break might have flown by, this week we will be getting right back into the routine with a full week. Please review the word lists and sight words and letters and their sounds in Phonics. In Math, we will review counting to 100, counting by 10’s, time to the hour, penny, and talk about the New Year on the calendar. We will also be working on a new book to read at home in small groups this week. This book will not come home until next week, but please feel free to read whenever you can at home.
We are excited to be back for the second half of the school year and can’t wait to learn so much more! Keep up the good work with the homework, practicing, and all of the participation. Give yourselves a cheer!!
Homework This Week:
Monday: Review word List 7 and ½ sheet
Tuesday: Show and Tell and ½ sheet
Wednesday: Review sight words and ½ sheet
Thursday: Review word list 7 and ½ sheet
Welcome Back! We hope that everyone had an enjoyable break and is ready to be back in learning mode! Monday is Day 2. Please don’t forget your library book on Tuesday. Our Gym day is Day 1 on Thursday.
Our new letter this week is: Kk like in “Kite”. We will also be talking about the “k, c rule” so that we know when to use a K or when to use a C when spelling words. Show and Tell will be on Wednesday. We will also be celebrating this letter by having the boys be “King for a Day”. (The girls will be queens when we learn the letter “Qq” later on in the year.)
“Little Panda” is our new Reading story. This is a nonfiction story and we will be working on the skill of compare and contrast. The skills of character, setting, main idea, sequence, and retelling will all be reviewed.
Though the break might have flown by, this week we will be getting right back into the routine with a full week. Please review the word lists and sight words and letters and their sounds in Phonics. In Math, we will review counting to 100, counting by 10’s, time to the hour, penny, and talk about the New Year on the calendar. We will also be working on a new book to read at home in small groups this week. This book will not come home until next week, but please feel free to read whenever you can at home.
We are excited to be back for the second half of the school year and can’t wait to learn so much more! Keep up the good work with the homework, practicing, and all of the participation. Give yourselves a cheer!!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Week of December 20
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of December 20)
Monday – Thursday - Practice Stan’s Pigs & Review old word lists and decodable readers
Monday is Day 2. We have Computers.
Santa visited our classroom on Monday. Santa spoke with us and we were able to ask him questions. Everyone had their picture taken with Santa. I will send them home as soon as they are printed.
On Thursday, our local postman visited to collect our letters to Santa. He promised to get them to the North Pole on time!
We enjoyed going to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.
Important Dates
All Aboard the Polar Express! Our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information is attached.
Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.
Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.
Monday – Thursday - Practice Stan’s Pigs & Review old word lists and decodable readers
Monday is Day 2. We have Computers.
Santa visited our classroom on Monday. Santa spoke with us and we were able to ask him questions. Everyone had their picture taken with Santa. I will send them home as soon as they are printed.
On Thursday, our local postman visited to collect our letters to Santa. He promised to get them to the North Pole on time!
We enjoyed going to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.
Important Dates
All Aboard the Polar Express! Our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information is attached.
Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.
Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Week of December 13
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of December 13)
Monday – Thursday - ½ sheet & practice Stan’s Pigs
In Phonics we will work with the letter Rr as in rabbit and reindeer. There will be no Show & Tell. Word List 6 is coming home today. It will be tested next Friday. This will be the last word list until after Christmas break.Our new Reading story is called Who’s Garden is It? We will continue to discuss fiction and nonfiction.
In Math we will continue to work with patterns, sorting, money, time and geoboards.
Important Dates
Monday, December 13 – Our Music Program will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the High School Auditorium. If there would be a snow day or a delay, the concert will be rescheduled to Monday, December 20 at 9:30. Santa will visit our classroom later that day.Monday is Day 1. We have Gym. Students do not need to worry about sneakers or gym clothes. Mrs. Smith said that she will work around it because of the Christmas concert.
On Wednesday December 15, we will be creating cards to send to soldiers.
Thursday, December 16 – Our local postman will visit to collect our letters to Santa. He will be sure to get them to the North Pole in time!
Friday, December 17 – We will go to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.
All Aboard the Polar Express! Our tentative date for our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information will be coming.
Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.
Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.
Friday, December 3, 2010
week of December 6
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of December 6)
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Tuesday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Show and Tell!!
Wednesday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Thursday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Word List Test on Friday
*please review the sight words and word list as much as possible*
Our day to shop at Little Shoppers Shop was this past Tuesday, but we will have another shopping day on December 8 in the morning. If your child did not shop on Tuesday or did go and there is something else they would like to get, please send in their money in an envelope by Tuesday.
We will be having a little present exchange with our Reading Buddies along with a little holiday gathering on December 13 in the afternoon. We will have a small treat and enjoy each other’s company along with exchanging a small gift. We ask that you send in something for your child’s reading buddy by Friday, December 10. Please spend between $1 and $2 for the gift. The Dollar Store has many great items that the 4th graders would enjoy. Please also label the gift with the name of your child and their reading buddy. If you need to know their buddy’s name, please let us know.
Next week our Phonics letter will be Ff like in Fish. We will be working on a new decodable reader so please look for that in the clear page protector in your child’s folder. We will also be have a Show and Tell for that week as well.
In Math, we will continue to work on AB and ABB patterns as well as count pennies to shop at our classroom store. In Math Meeting, we are counting by 10’s and work on identifying day, month, year, and count the days on the calendar.
Our reading story next week will be “A Bed for Winter”. We have been working on fiction and nonfiction stories, author and illustrator, characters, setting, and sequencing. Our unit on Animal Habitats will be soon coming to a close.
Over the next several weeks, we will have many exciting things coming up for the holidays. Some of the dates that will be important include:
Reading Buddy Get Together : December 13, gifts due December 10
Holiday Concert for Grades K-2: December 13
Holiday Parties: December 22
Early Dismissal: December 23
Thank you so much for your continued support and involvement in your child’s learning!
Homework:
Monday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Tuesday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Show and Tell!!
Wednesday: ½ sheet and reader practice
Thursday: ½ sheet, reader practice, Word List Test on Friday
*please review the sight words and word list as much as possible*
Our day to shop at Little Shoppers Shop was this past Tuesday, but we will have another shopping day on December 8 in the morning. If your child did not shop on Tuesday or did go and there is something else they would like to get, please send in their money in an envelope by Tuesday.
We will be having a little present exchange with our Reading Buddies along with a little holiday gathering on December 13 in the afternoon. We will have a small treat and enjoy each other’s company along with exchanging a small gift. We ask that you send in something for your child’s reading buddy by Friday, December 10. Please spend between $1 and $2 for the gift. The Dollar Store has many great items that the 4th graders would enjoy. Please also label the gift with the name of your child and their reading buddy. If you need to know their buddy’s name, please let us know.
Next week our Phonics letter will be Ff like in Fish. We will be working on a new decodable reader so please look for that in the clear page protector in your child’s folder. We will also be have a Show and Tell for that week as well.
In Math, we will continue to work on AB and ABB patterns as well as count pennies to shop at our classroom store. In Math Meeting, we are counting by 10’s and work on identifying day, month, year, and count the days on the calendar.
Our reading story next week will be “A Bed for Winter”. We have been working on fiction and nonfiction stories, author and illustrator, characters, setting, and sequencing. Our unit on Animal Habitats will be soon coming to a close.
Over the next several weeks, we will have many exciting things coming up for the holidays. Some of the dates that will be important include:
Reading Buddy Get Together : December 13, gifts due December 10
Holiday Concert for Grades K-2: December 13
Holiday Parties: December 22
Early Dismissal: December 23
Thank you so much for your continued support and involvement in your child’s learning!
Monday, November 22, 2010
week of November 22, 2010
Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of November 22)
N o homework next week due to the short week! Please continue to review the sight words, the reader, or work on your practice packet next week and over the break as you see fit. Enjoy your time off!
There will be no school store until we get back to school after winter break. The “Little Shopper’s Shop” will be open from the time that we get back to school from Thanksgiving break until the second week of December.
Our shopping day is Tuesday, November 30. Please read the attached sheet about the shop and fill out the envelope accordingly if you would like your child to participate. They can be sent back as soon as you would like, but we do not shop until November 30.
We will be having an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 24 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no breakfast served that day and lunches will be moved up because we will be getting dismissed at 11:45 and there will be only two choices for lunch. They will be either a hot dog or pizza or your child can bring a lunch that day.
If anyone would like to purchase the bus cut-outs in memory of Mr. Earl Richards, please fill out the form and return it with the money no later than Wednesday, November 24. We appreciate the donations that have come in so far.
Next week we have Gym on Monday, it is Day 1. Please bring back your library books on Tuesday.
We will continue work on our story,” Animal Babies in the Grasslands”. We will also review all of the letters and sounds that we have learned and blending Word List 3. In Math, we will review time, money, and ordinal numbers.
On Tuesday, we will be having a “Thanksgiving Feast” with our Reading Buddies. We will watch a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” b and eat some healthy foods like apples, carrots, celery, and air-popped popcorn.
N o homework next week due to the short week! Please continue to review the sight words, the reader, or work on your practice packet next week and over the break as you see fit. Enjoy your time off!
There will be no school store until we get back to school after winter break. The “Little Shopper’s Shop” will be open from the time that we get back to school from Thanksgiving break until the second week of December.
Our shopping day is Tuesday, November 30. Please read the attached sheet about the shop and fill out the envelope accordingly if you would like your child to participate. They can be sent back as soon as you would like, but we do not shop until November 30.
We will be having an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 24 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no breakfast served that day and lunches will be moved up because we will be getting dismissed at 11:45 and there will be only two choices for lunch. They will be either a hot dog or pizza or your child can bring a lunch that day.
If anyone would like to purchase the bus cut-outs in memory of Mr. Earl Richards, please fill out the form and return it with the money no later than Wednesday, November 24. We appreciate the donations that have come in so far.
Next week we have Gym on Monday, it is Day 1. Please bring back your library books on Tuesday.
We will continue work on our story,” Animal Babies in the Grasslands”. We will also review all of the letters and sounds that we have learned and blending Word List 3. In Math, we will review time, money, and ordinal numbers.
On Tuesday, we will be having a “Thanksgiving Feast” with our Reading Buddies. We will watch a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” b and eat some healthy foods like apples, carrots, celery, and air-popped popcorn.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Week of November 8
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of November 8)
Monday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Tuesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words & M Show and Tell
Wednesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Thursday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Parent/Teacher conference. We enjoyed talking to each of you and thank you for taking such an active role in your child’s education. Everyone has been so nice to work with. We really enjoy working with your children every day. They are a great bunch! Give yourselves a cheer!Monday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Tuesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words & M Show and Tell
Wednesday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Thursday - half sheet & practice reader and sight words
Don’t forget: Homework should not take a long time. If your child is reaching frustration:
Take a break, write us a note, read their reader to them and have them pick out words. The important part is that they are seeing and hearing the material each night to reinforce what we do in school.
Next week in Phonics we will focus on the letter Mm as in monkey. We will identify initial and final sounds in words, think of rhyming words, and unblend sounds in words.
In Math we will solve problems by looking for patterns, identify and count pennies, match number cards to a set of objects and describe the relative position of objects.
Our new Reading story is called Armadillo’s Orange. We will talk about animals that live in an Orange Grove. We will also work with the story element Setting.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour this weekend!
Our Personal Safety program will be next we. Please send the form in your child’s folder back only if you do not give permission for them to participate.
We go outside daily. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather! Make sure coats and hats are labeled. We have many that are the same.
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