This is a semi-fictitious account about my classroom. Right to Privacy is being respected ALL pictures of students are from the web. No real student in the class is pictured. Also, some info is accurate; some is not. This blog was created to meet the requirements of a Masters' level course at Campbellsville University.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Q and U Wedding Album
Check out Q and U's Wedding Album. The students had a great time! We watched the letters get hitched and then boogied down at the reception! We even had a volunteer make us a tiered cake and punch! I am sure these kids will never forget that "Q and U stick together like glue!"
Order your Yearbook by Feb. 8th
Order forms for yearbooks have been sent out in your child's homework folder. Personalized copies are $18.00. Regular copies are $12.00. These are in full color! You must send the money/check WITH your order form. I will not turn in an order form without a payment.
Order forms and payment due by Feb. 8th!
How Standards and Expectations are Changing
The Importance of Sight Words with Video
SIGHT WORDS:
Please work on Sight Words with your child NIGHTLY. The first list can be found inside the Homework Folder in the second plastic sleeve. Introduce a few at a time. When those are mastered, add others in. Do not try to introduce the whole list at once; this will make the task frustrating to your child. Sight words should be made on the index cards from the Supply List. If you sent these into school, I left them in your child's backpack. Be sure to write the words neatly so your child will recognize the letters! The students receive prizes for each list they mastered. Mastering sight word lists is a big deal in our classroom; please help your child be successful at it! A child is expected to know 80 sight words at the end of the year to move on to 1st grade.
Please work on Sight Words with your child NIGHTLY. The first list can be found inside the Homework Folder in the second plastic sleeve. Introduce a few at a time. When those are mastered, add others in. Do not try to introduce the whole list at once; this will make the task frustrating to your child. Sight words should be made on the index cards from the Supply List. If you sent these into school, I left them in your child's backpack. Be sure to write the words neatly so your child will recognize the letters! The students receive prizes for each list they mastered. Mastering sight word lists is a big deal in our classroom; please help your child be successful at it! A child is expected to know 80 sight words at the end of the year to move on to 1st grade.
Lessons for the Week of 1-21-13
Letter -- Capital and lowercase Uu, producing the Uu sound, how to print Uu correctly using printing lines, and blending/chunking words with Uu. Review of Letters Aa-Tt.
Reading- How to read using sight words, letter sounds, and picture clues. How to read using word families and rhyming clues. We use various reading strategies on a daily basis and you should use them at home when reading the Literacy book. Reading strategies include using letter sounds to sound out, using digraphs (sh, oo, ch, th), using sight word knowledge, chunking words, using rhyming clues, etc.
Writing- We have begun to write sentences using our sight words and letter sounds. I expect students to make spaces between words and use capitalization and punctuation. I also expect students to use the printing line to have awesome handwriting in the classroom and on homework!. Please encourage your child to take their time and have neat handwriting on their homework!
Literacy- Students are bringing home a Literacy Reading Log to be signed nightly (Monday through Thursday). This will help track who is reading with their child. If your child brings home a literacy book in a colored bag, PLEASE return the book in the bag the next day. I cannot give a child a new book until the previous one is returned. Children are grouped for Literacy by their reading ability. Your child must learn sight words and apply their "sounding out" knowledge in order to move on to more challenging books.
Math- Calendar Time (months, days, tallying, patterns, odd/even, birthdays, positional words, sizing words, place value (ones and tens), skip counting, and more!), counting numbers to 20 (and beyond), counting to 20 from any given number, writing numbers to 20, ten frames, how many more to make ten?, fluency in fact families, positional words, etc.
Reading- How to read using sight words, letter sounds, and picture clues. How to read using word families and rhyming clues. We use various reading strategies on a daily basis and you should use them at home when reading the Literacy book. Reading strategies include using letter sounds to sound out, using digraphs (sh, oo, ch, th), using sight word knowledge, chunking words, using rhyming clues, etc.
Writing- We have begun to write sentences using our sight words and letter sounds. I expect students to make spaces between words and use capitalization and punctuation. I also expect students to use the printing line to have awesome handwriting in the classroom and on homework!. Please encourage your child to take their time and have neat handwriting on their homework!
Literacy- Students are bringing home a Literacy Reading Log to be signed nightly (Monday through Thursday). This will help track who is reading with their child. If your child brings home a literacy book in a colored bag, PLEASE return the book in the bag the next day. I cannot give a child a new book until the previous one is returned. Children are grouped for Literacy by their reading ability. Your child must learn sight words and apply their "sounding out" knowledge in order to move on to more challenging books.
Math- Calendar Time (months, days, tallying, patterns, odd/even, birthdays, positional words, sizing words, place value (ones and tens), skip counting, and more!), counting numbers to 20 (and beyond), counting to 20 from any given number, writing numbers to 20, ten frames, how many more to make ten?, fluency in fact families, positional words, etc.
New Unit: 2D and 3D shapes
Technology: learning how to navigate www.starfall.com and how to use a mouse and laptop -- If any student does not respect the computer/headphones or their partner, they will be sent back to their seat to work on an individual project.
Technology: learning how to navigate www.starfall.com and how to use a mouse and laptop -- If any student does not respect the computer/headphones or their partner, they will be sent back to their seat to work on an individual project.
Upcoming Community Field Trip
We will be embarking on our Community Field trip next Thursday, the 31st. Please send a warm jacket with your child and comfortable walking shoes. We will be visiting the Mexican Restaurant for lunch. Be sure to turn in $5.00 lunch fee and the permission forms before Wednesday, the 30th. If your child does not have a signed permission form turned in, they will not be allowed to go!
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