week of February 2, 2015

This week in class:

Math:  Our topic is still: Topic 7, Addition.  We will have: stories about joining, joining groups, using the plus sign, find sums, and making addition sentences.  We hope to finish the chapter next week in order to take our assessment.  The children did a great job with using Little Quack to act out addition sentences. In Math Meeting, we have been counting by ones, fives, tens, tens, and been counting from one number to another (like starting at 65 and counting to 83).  We will also continue to practice counting to 100 and more 100 fun on the 100th day of school. (See attached note)

Reading/Phonics:  Our new story is called: “The Lion and the Mouse” and the skill we will be focusing on is: main idea.  We are also working on Oo in the beginning of words and middle of words. We will be working on listening to: poems and sentences.   Our amazing words for this story are: jungle, nibbling, trembling, beast, snarled, entangled.

Science:  We started: Chapter 7, Matter and Mixtures.  We will: identify and measure solid objects, observe how liquids take the shape of their containers, tell that gases fill their containers, tell how water changes by freezing/melting/boiling, and tell what is in some mixtures.  We will also be using attributes to compare and contrast objects.

Reminders:
Sight Words: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that, one, two, three, four, five, here, go

The Jump Rope for Heart information is coming home and will take place in February at NSE.  Any donations must be placed in the envelope.

If you need any more information about Nonsense Words, Reading Fluency, AR books, or anything else, please let us know.  We try and send home as many samples and practice pages as possible to keep you informed.

Thanks for all of your cooperation with: completing homework, filling out paperwork, signing and returning tests, and keeping the folders cleaned out and organized.   Important Dates:

*February 2, AR Book Logs due back

*Monday is Day 5, Please see new calendar

*Wednesday  is Day 2, Please remember you library books

*Friday is Day 4, please wear sneakers

Please see note about the 100th day!!!!  Thank you!

*January 30- Report cards go home, please sign and return just the envelope and the rubric.  The report can stay at home.

week of January 26, 2015

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Weekly Newsletter
Date: week of January 26, 2015 

This week in class:

Math:  Our topic is: Topic 7, Addition.  We will have: stories about joining, join groups, use the plus sign, find sums, and make addition sentences. In Math Meeting, we have been counting by ones, fives, tens, and been counting from one number to another (like starting at 65 and counting to 83).  We will also continue to practice counting to 100 and more 100 fun on the 100th day of school. (More information to follow.)

Reading/Phonics: Our new story is called: “Then and Now” and the skill we will be focusing on is: drawing conclusions.  We are also working on Oo in the beginning of words and middle of words. We will be working on listening to: nonfiction stories.   Our amazing words for this story are: gears, webcams, phonographs, headphones, handwritten, newspapers.

Science: We will start: Chapter 7, Matter and Mixtures.  We will: identify and measure solid objects, observe how liquids take the shape of their containers, tell that gases fill their containers, tell how water changes by freezing/melting/boiling, and tell what is in some mixtures.  Look out for the Chapter 7 Newsletter coming home next week for more information.


Reminders:

Sight Words: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that, one, two, three, four.

The Jump Rope for Heart information is coming home and will take place in February at NSE.  Any donations must be placed in the envelope.

If you need any more information about Nonsense Words, Reading Fluency, AR books, or anything else, please let us know.  We try and send home as many samples and practice pages as possible to keep you informed.

Thanks for all of your cooperation with: completing homework, filling out paperwork, signing and returning tests, and keeping the folders cleaned out and organized.  We appreciate it!!!! 

Important Dates:

*Monday is Day 1, Please see new calendar

*Tuesday  is Day 2, Please remember you library books

*Thursday is Day 4, please wear sneakers

February calendars/information will be going home next week

*January 29- Report cards go home, please sign and return

weeks of January 12 and January 19, 2015

*We appreciate all of your patience and support with getting back into routine from holiday break, days off, delays, and end of the marking period assessments.  Homework resumes next week.*

Last week and this week in class:

Math:  Our topic is Topic 6, Numbers to 100.  We have counted to 30, estimated about how many, counted to 100 and used a 100 chart.  We will be working on groups of ten, finding a pattern on a 100 chart and looking for a pattern.  In Math Meeting, we have been counting by ones, fives, tens, and been counting from one number to another (like starting at 65 and count to 83).  We will also continue to practice counting to 100 and more 100 fun on the 100th day of school. (More info to follow)

Reading/Phonics: Our new story is called: “Farfallina and Marcel” and the skill we will be focusing on is: plot.  We are also working on Ff in the beginning of words and end of words. We will be working on using verbs in future and present tense.  We also will be working on captions.  Our amazing words for this story are: goose, caterpillar, reflection, gosling, butterfly, cocoon. This is a fiction story about how friendships change and the metamorphosis of animals.

Science/Centers: We have been working on how to sort objects, describing them by color, using your 5 senses, materials objects are made of, size, weight, and shape of objects.  We have been sorting blocks in Math and have been using shapes in Math as well.  We also have been using comparing and contrasting in Reading.  All of these are concepts are being tied together in Science.
Reminders:

Sight Words: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that.

The Jump Rope for Heart information is coming home and will take place in February at NSE.  Any donations must be placed in the envelope.

Getrude Hawk Fundraising went home from PTO.

Great Job on the Dinsoaur Reports!!  We were so impressed with the quality of the reports and presentations.  Way to go!!

The weekly Reading Fluency will now only be on the weekly Reading assessments.  We will still send home sheets to practice reading, but will only be assessed on one paper instead of two.  Any questions, please let us know. Important Dates:

*Monday is Day 2, Please bring library books

*Wednesday is Day 4, Please wear sneakers

*Monday, January 19- School for students

*Wednesday January 21-1st day of the 3rd Marking Period

*January 29- Report cards go home, please sign and return

December 22/23 2014 and January 5-9 2015

*First and foremost, Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones would like to extend warm holiday wishes to you and your families.  We are most thankful for the first half of the year being so successful because your children are such hard workers and also your family support.  We are excited for the continued progress in the New Year!

*Winter break begins with an early dismissal on December 23 at 1pm and school resumes on January 5, 2015.

*We will begin with new chapters/topics in Reading and Math on January 5.  Introduction newsletters will be sent that day as well.  Homework will resume that week as well.

*It will be Day 4 when we return, please wear sneakers for gym class.

*AR book logs for December are due January 5 when we get back to school.

*Have a most relaxing and well deserved break with your family and we will see you in 2015!*

week of December 22,2014

*First and foremost, Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones would like to extend warm holiday wishes to you and your families.  We are most thankful for the first half of the year being so successful because your children are such hard workers and also your family support.  We are excited for the continued progress in the New Year!

*Winter break begins with an early dismissal on December 23 at 1pm and school resumes on January 5, 2015.

*We will begin with new chapters/topics in Reading and Math on January 5.  Introduction newsletters will be sent that day as well.  Homework will resume that week as well.

*It will be Day 4 when we return, please wear sneakers for gym class.

*AR book logs for December are due January 5 when we get back to school.

*Have a most relaxing and well deserved break with your family and we will see you in 2015!*

week of December 15, 2014

This week in class:

Math:  We have just introduced Topic 5, Numbers to 20.  Our essential question will be: How can numbers to 20 be counted, read, and written.  We have been counting daily and using the calendar to introduce the teen numbers, but we will be spending more time on them now and reviewing them in this chapter.  We will continue to use more and fewer and analyze number lines in Math Meeting as well as using problem solving skills to figure out missing numbers.

Reading/Phonics: Our story is called: “Little Quack” and the skill we will be focusing on is: plot.  We are also working on Rr in the beginning of words and end of words. We will be working on using verbs in past and present tense.  We also will be working on sequence of events.  Our amazing words for this story are: duckling, paddle, proud, pond, plunged, brave.

Science/Centers: We have been working on rhyming, syllables, number words, sight words, and writing in our center rotations.  Our writing included what we can do in winter and what we do around the holidays.  We finished up our Science unit on weather/seasons/Earth and sky.

Reminders:

*Please keep the sight word envelope in the folder. Please practice those daily.  The words include: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that.

Please wear a hat, gloves, and a warm coat daily.  We go out to recess as much as possible!  Please also write your name on the items because they get misplaced easily.

Important Dates:

*Monday is Day 2, Please bring library books

*Wednesday is Day 4, Please wear sneakers

Tuesday, December 16 NSE Chorus concert 7pm

December 20: Winter Begins

Tuesday, December 23, Polar Express Day for Kindergarten, more info to follow

Tuesday, December 23 Early Dismissal 1pm

Holiday Break-Wednesday December 24

School reopens- Monday January 5

Please see the note from last week for the donation of gently new or used coats, hats, scarves, and gloves from Monday, December 8 to Monday December 15.

week of December 8, 2014

Math:  We will be finishing Topic 4, Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-10.  We will be finishing ordering numbers on a number line as well as problem solving using objects.  The assessment will be given towards the end of the week.  We will also start discussing the change to the New Year during Math Meeting along with days and months.  We introduced ¼ and 1/3 in pictures as well.

Reading/Phonics: Our story is called: “Little Panda” and the skill we will be focusing on is: comparing and contrasting.  We are also working on Nn and Bb in the beginning of words and end of words. We will be working on summarizing and using verbs.  We also will be working on responding to literature.  Our amazing words for this story are: weigh, healthy, curious, bamboo, explore.

Science:  In science, we have been working on times of day and seasons of the year.  We are working on characteristics of weather and of each season.  We will be doing holiday centers and have completed lots of holiday writings like a reindeer application and our holiday wish.

Reminders:

*Please keep the sight word envelope in the folder. Please practice those daily.  The words include: I, am, the, little, have, is, to, a, my, we, like, he, with she, look, see, they, you, of, are, do, that.

Please wear a hat, gloves, and a warm coat daily.  We go out to recess as much as possible!  Please also write your name on the items because they get misplaced easily.

We just had our December guidance lesson with Mrs. Hull about being good listeners.

We have gone over all of the winter holidays using Brain Pop Jr. and the Weekly Readers.

Important Dates:

*Monday is Day 3, Music

Wednesday, December 10 NSE Red Band Concert 7pm

Tuesday, December 16 NSE Chorus concert 7pm

Tuesday, December 23 Early Dismissal 1pm

Holiday Break-Wednesday December 24

School reopens- Monday January 5

Please see the note in the folder for the donation of gently new or used coats, hats, scarves, and gloves from Monday, December 8 to Monday December 15.