Jan. News 1

Upcoming Events

·      Friday, Jan. – Jan. Book Orders Due 17^th (coming home tomorrow)

·      Monday, Jan. 20^th – Delayed start

·      Monday, Jan. 20^th – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

·       Thursday, Jan. 23^rd – Math NWEA testing

·       Thursday, Jan. 23^rd – Math NWEA testing

·       Thursday, Jan. 23^rd – National Honor Society Blood Drive

·      Friday, Jan. 24^th - Homecoming

·      Monday, Jan. 27^th – Dibels testing

·       Tuesday, Jan. 28^th – Reading NWEA testing

·      Friday, Jan. 24^th - Homecoming

This week in class!

Language Arts:  - Essential Question –Who are your neighbors?

Letter of the week – Dd

Sight words of the week – do & up

Vocabulary words – appreciate, cultures, prefer, proud, tradition

Category words – food words

Reading –CAFÉ reader friend – Peekin’ Poodle & Questioning Owl

Reader’s workshop – Partner reading – taking turns listening & speaking. Picking good fit books.  Fluency practice and introducing RAZ kids soon (online reading program) Reviewing classroom rules

Grammar – Adjectives & Punctuation

Writing – Journal entries, pattern books (I can books), handwriting practice

Math: -

4.7 (2 days) - Building Hexagons

Practice Spin a number

4.8 – Building numbers

4.9 – Exploring Weight (pan balance)

Solving number stories - Homelink

Social Studies: - School wide expectations PBIS – Review all classroom and school rules

Science: - Focus Q. – How are things moving on the playground?

Instructional Q. – How can our pushes or pulls move an object?

Explore – slide investigation

Explain – slide investigation data/discussion

Explore – playground connections

Technology: - RAZ kids, hideout, Splash Math

Happy January Birthdays!

Aras, Baylee, & Karli

Show-n-Tell this Friday

any new Christmas gifts

Online RAZ kids

We are starting our reading online RAZ kids program this week.  The students will be taught how to use it during this week in class.  I will be sending home information for you and your child to help them login at home.  It is a leveled reading program that will help them increase their reading skills.  Our rule is to listen to the story twice, read it twice, and then take a test on it.

Testing Week

Next week, is our testing weeks open to see the progress the kiddos have made so far in reading, math, and pre-literacy skills.  I posted above the dates we will be having our test days.  Please be aware of those dates, and make sure your little one has had a nutritious dinner and adequate sleep the night before.  I will share all testing results with you as soon they become available to me.

Nonsense Word Game

One of the pre-literacy skills they test is if the children can blend nonsense words together fluidly.  I am sent home, before Christmas a little nonsense word game you could play at home together.  Your child can sound it out slowing (b..i..v) or stretch it and say it (biv).  Please practice and have fun! 

Morning Recess

If your child gets to school prior to 7:55, please send them to school in their snow plants and snow clothes on.  The children go outside for a morning recess between 7:40-7:55, too many kiddos are showing up with no snow clothes on and are heading outside not adequately dressed for the weather.  Please be aware of the weather and send them with hats, gloves, or even extra in their backpacks.  This is a school-wide rule.

McBain Homecoming

Friday, Jan. 24^th

McBain vs. Manton