Hello,
This is our weekly newsletter/lesson plans for our classroom. I will be posting it on my blog and on Seesaw. I will be posting information about what we are doing in Spelling/Phonics, Reading/Writing, Math and any important information or dates such as holidays, half days, etc. We are also starting homework this week as well.
Homework
Our homework will be the same most weeks. They will have a Reading Log that will need to be filled out, signed and returned daily. If your child brings their reading log back daily with it signed they will received a ticket from me. Earning those tickets is important to them because they get to turn them in on Friday’s for lots of fun things (treasure box, take shoes off, bring stuffed animal, etc.) Please make sure that your child reads at least 20 minutes a day. These first couple of weeks they may read a book from home or I will send a book that they have chosen from their book box. When we start Guided Reading Groups then they will be bringing home books that are on their level. They will also have a Math homework sheet that is front and back. It is a paper that they can work at at their own pace. They will receive a new one every Monday and then it is due Friday morning. They may complete it and return any day of the week. If they finish Monday night they can turn it in on Tuesday, if they finish by Wednesday they may turn it in on Thursday, etc. as long as it is completed and turned in by Friday morning. They will have a spelling test every Friday and so studying their spelling words is also part of their weekly homework.
Spelling/Phonics
Your child has written their spelling words in their planner for this week. I will also post the words on the blog just in case they copied it down incorrectly. Our focus in phonics are CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant)words: ex. cat. Usually our last 3 words are Word Wall Words- meaning they are on our Word Wall and they are words they should already know how to spell from 1st grade. Our words this week are:
- cap
- mix
- stop
- dug
- met
- flag
- best
- had
- but
- can
- did
- up
- has
- him
Reading/Writing
We are learning that “Reading is Thinking”. When you are reading you are making predictions, connects, inferring, visualizing, summarizing and asking questions. We are learning how to choose a “Good Fit Book” and what is a “Real Reader vs. Fake Reader”.
Math
In math this week we are learning about Doubles (6+6=12) and Doubles +/-1 (8+8=16, 8+9=17) or (8+8=16, 8+7=15)
Please have your child practice their doubles facts. 