Hello parents!
Thank you to everyone who made it to the Drive-In! The cars were all so cute!
In reading this week we learned the sh, ch, and th blends. We did several activities that when along with these sounds. This week we focused on the short a and short e sounds. We learned the -an and -et word families this week. Way to go readers!
In writing this week we really focused on punctuation, spacing, and cleaning up our writing. I am so proud of how far these writers have come! It is amazing to see the growth from the beginning of the year.
In math this week we focused on the vocabulary greater than and less than. We continued to work on our addition and subtraction equations. Next week we will begin 3D shapes.
In handwriting we are focusing on lowercase letters. We are just beginning the "magic c" letters, or letters that begin with the formation of the letter c. See if your child can point out the magic c letters to you!
Notes/Reminders:
-conferences will be this week Monday and Tuesday (March 31 and April 1)
-growth portfolios will be sent home this week
I will see you all soon!
Ms. Monica
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Week of March 17-21
In our room we speak for the trees!
This week we read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. We had so much fun retelling this story and continuing to work on rhyming words and phoneme segmentation.
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| On Monday we made wish rainbows for St. Patricks's Day! |
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| Green eggs for St. Patrick's Day and reading Green Eggs and Ham last week |
In writing this week we continued to work on our true stories and writing sentences. We are working on making sure we have spaces and that our sentences match our pictures. We are also working on adding lots of details to our stories.
In math this week we had so much fun learning what "greater than" and "less than" mean. We played different games to learn this concept and had so much fun! We are also continuing to work on using math mountains to fund math partners and solve equations.
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| Writing stories! |
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| Playing a card game to learn "greater than" and "less than." |
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| Ms. Brook wrote the numbers 9 and 2 on a white board. We had to move to the side that was greater! |
We had our very first spelling test this week! All of the kids knocked it out of the park on this one! Great job super spellers!
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| Handwriting practice using the wet, dry, try chalkboards! |
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| We loved listening to the Grand Rapids Symphony as we watched The Snowman! |
Thank you so much for working on sight words and spelling words at home. Your child truly benefits from this at school and it helps to build confidence. It also bridges the connection between what is learned at school and at home or around the world.
Notes/Reminders:
-our very first Drive-In Movie Night will be this Friday evening beginning at 6:00. The movie Land Before TIme will begin at promptly 6:10. The evening should be wrapped up by 7:30. Cost is $5 to go toward your child's field experience account. I cannot wait to see all of the cars roll up!
-second spelling test will be this Friday
-conferences will be next Monday and Tuesday March 31 and April 1
Have a great week!
Monica
Notes/Reminders:
-our very first Drive-In Movie Night will be this Friday evening beginning at 6:00. The movie Land Before TIme will begin at promptly 6:10. The evening should be wrapped up by 7:30. Cost is $5 to go toward your child's field experience account. I cannot wait to see all of the cars roll up!
-second spelling test will be this Friday
-conferences will be next Monday and Tuesday March 31 and April 1
Have a great week!
Monica
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Week of March 10-14
Do you like green eggs and ham?
We read the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss this week. The kids loved it! We are continuing to work on rhyming, phoneme segmentation, initial, medial and ending sounds and the short vowels.
In writing this week we focused on not just labeling and writing words, but writing sentences! The kids did a fantastic job with this! We talked about how sentences have several words, spaces, an uppercase letter in the beginning and a period, exclamation or question mark at the end. Great job writers!
In math this week we continued to work on our addition and subtraction equations, math partners and teen numbers. We also began learning what "greater than" and "less than" mean.
In handwriting this week we worked on the starting corner capitals. We are really working on pencil grip and starting our letters at the top!
Field Trip this Thursday, March 20 The Snowman
Please send your child to school with a car seat on Thursday. We will be traveling to Sunshine Community Church in Grand Rapids to watch The Snowman. We will be leaving around 9:45 and returning around 1:00-1:30. We will be eating lunch there. I am checking to see but I am sure kiddos can still take a sack lunch if they order from school.
Notes/Reminders:
-please send your child's JRL book to school so they can check out a new book and be reading every night
-the first spelling test is on Friday! You should have received a pink spelling list. Spelling words are different than sight words. They can be sounded out and stretched out. It is good to have your child write these words out and do some "practice" tests with you at home!
-your child also should have received their most current sight word list
Don't forget your green tomorrow! :)
Ms. Monica
We read the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss this week. The kids loved it! We are continuing to work on rhyming, phoneme segmentation, initial, medial and ending sounds and the short vowels.
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| Writing in our Green Eggs and Ham readers! |
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| Fun with Spanish and La Comida (food) |
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| Hard working mathematicians! |
In handwriting this week we worked on the starting corner capitals. We are really working on pencil grip and starting our letters at the top!
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| Bob Dean, the director of the Grand Rapids Children's Museum came to speak to us! |
Field Trip this Thursday, March 20 The Snowman
Please send your child to school with a car seat on Thursday. We will be traveling to Sunshine Community Church in Grand Rapids to watch The Snowman. We will be leaving around 9:45 and returning around 1:00-1:30. We will be eating lunch there. I am checking to see but I am sure kiddos can still take a sack lunch if they order from school.
Notes/Reminders:
-please send your child's JRL book to school so they can check out a new book and be reading every night
-the first spelling test is on Friday! You should have received a pink spelling list. Spelling words are different than sight words. They can be sounded out and stretched out. It is good to have your child write these words out and do some "practice" tests with you at home!
-your child also should have received their most current sight word list
Don't forget your green tomorrow! :)
Ms. Monica
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Week of March 3-7
Greetings parents!
We had a great week in our room! We had a visit from the Cat in the Hat and it was a blast!
This week we kicked off our rhyming unit by reading The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. In reading this month we are especially focusing on rhyming. We are also learning about the short vowels, blends, and phoneme segmentation.
In writing this week we continued to talk about using spaces in our writing as well as making sure our pictures match what we are writing about. We talked about how sometimes we get so focused on writing a word that we forget what we are writing about! It is important that we can look at our picture and remember what we are writing about if we have to.
In math this week we began Unit 4 by learning about math partners. We are working on partners that sum up to equal 10. We are also working on learning all of the symbols when using these partners and math equations.
Spelling will begin this week! We will not have our first test until next Friday. This week, we will focus on different techniques with spelling and we will do a few things for practice. When studying spelling words with your child, the technique will be very different than with their sight words. With spelling, encourage your child to break apart the word, listening for each sound. Have them write out their spelling words just as they would on a spelling test.
With sight words, students do not have to sound out or break apart these words. These words are to be memorized.
Field Trip-The Snowman
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to drive! I am still in need of one driver. This field trip will take place on Tuesday, March 20th. More details to come!
Notes/Reminders:
-L2BF is on Wednesday. Please send your child with the appropriate shoes.
-Please send slippers or shoes to school with your child along with their boots.
Have a great week!
Ms. Monica
We had a great week in our room! We had a visit from the Cat in the Hat and it was a blast!
This week we kicked off our rhyming unit by reading The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. In reading this month we are especially focusing on rhyming. We are also learning about the short vowels, blends, and phoneme segmentation.
In writing this week we continued to talk about using spaces in our writing as well as making sure our pictures match what we are writing about. We talked about how sometimes we get so focused on writing a word that we forget what we are writing about! It is important that we can look at our picture and remember what we are writing about if we have to.
In math this week we began Unit 4 by learning about math partners. We are working on partners that sum up to equal 10. We are also working on learning all of the symbols when using these partners and math equations.
Spelling will begin this week! We will not have our first test until next Friday. This week, we will focus on different techniques with spelling and we will do a few things for practice. When studying spelling words with your child, the technique will be very different than with their sight words. With spelling, encourage your child to break apart the word, listening for each sound. Have them write out their spelling words just as they would on a spelling test.
With sight words, students do not have to sound out or break apart these words. These words are to be memorized.
Field Trip-The Snowman
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to drive! I am still in need of one driver. This field trip will take place on Tuesday, March 20th. More details to come!
Notes/Reminders:
-L2BF is on Wednesday. Please send your child with the appropriate shoes.
-Please send slippers or shoes to school with your child along with their boots.
Have a great week!
Ms. Monica
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Week of February 24-28
Hello parents!
It was another short week at Innocademy! This winter seems like it may never end!
This week we talked a lot about what it means to have a culture of caring. We reviewed expectations and talked about our promise we made as a group to respect, love and care for one another. We read a book about personal space and a book about being respectful to others by waiting for our turn to talk.
It was another short week at Innocademy! This winter seems like it may never end!
This week we talked a lot about what it means to have a culture of caring. We reviewed expectations and talked about our promise we made as a group to respect, love and care for one another. We read a book about personal space and a book about being respectful to others by waiting for our turn to talk.
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| Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook |
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My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook |
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! This month we will be celebrating March is reading month by reading lots of Dr. Seuss books! This is one of my favorite times of the year! We will be focusing on rhyming this month while continuing to learn about our other reading strategies.
In writing this week we focused on really making our stories easy to read by adding spaces in our sentences. We really worked on cleaning our writing up. We used the "nothing bottle" to remind us to put nothing after each word. Way to go writers!
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| We poured a little "nothing" in our hands to use for our spaces! This technique was taken from the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum. In math this week we finished Unit 3 and took our unit test. We will begin Unit 4 on Monday. We will be working on math partners, addition, subtraction and teen numbers. We will soon be learning how to use math mountains as a helpful technique! In handwriting this week we completed our frog jump capitals! Ask your child to show you how to write the letters D, E, F, R, P, B, M and N. Also, ask your child to show you the proper way to hold their pencil. We are really working on following the proper technique when writing. The kiddos are doing great! Notes/Reminders: -L2BF is on Wednesday -Sight words and spelling words will be sent home this week FIELD TRIP-DRIVERS NEEDED We have an upcoming field trip to see a performance of The Snowman at Sunshine Community Church in Grand Rapids. This will take place on March 20th at 10:45 am. We will have to leave school by 9:45. If you are able to drive, please let me know! If you have not driven before but would like to, please send me an email so I can give you details on what you need to do beforehand. Have a great week! Ms. Monica |
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