Upcoming
Events
· Monday, Jan. 18th – Jan. Book
Orders Due
· Monday, Jan. 14th – Dibels testing
·
Tuesday,
Jan. 15th – Reading NWEA testing
·
Thursday,
Jan. 17th – Math NWEA testing
· Friday, Jan. 18th - Homecoming
· Monday, Jan. 21st – Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day
· Monday, Jan. 21st – Delayed start
This
week in class!
Language
Arts: - Essential Question –How can people help
make your community better?
Letter of the week – Review letters & cvc
words
Sight words of the week – do, up, and, my,
is, at, play
Vocabulary words – community, improve,
confused, harvest, quarrel
Category words – position words
Reading
–CAFÉ reader friend – Digger
Dog & Questioning Owl
Reader’s
workshop –
Partner reading – taking turns listening & speaking. Picking good fit books. Fluency practice and introducing RAZ kids
(online reading program)
Grammar
– Sentences (parts of a
sentence) and adjectives.
Writing
– Journal entries, pattern
books (I like books complete) Handwriting practice.
Math:
-
4.10 Explore capacity --solving pattern (homelink)
4.11 Counting by 10’s/making rope shapes (homelink)
4.12 top it with number cards
(homelink)
4.13 Number grid exploration/comparing
capacities
Social
Studies: - School wide expectations PBIS
Science:
- Focus Question – How does
a design of an object affect the speed or design of an object?
Instructional Question – How can we design
a slide and barrier that change motion?
Technology:
- RAZ kids, hideout, Splash Math
Happy January
Birthdays!
Essian, McKenna,
& 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 week 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 sending home a little
nonsense word game you can 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.
McBain Homecoming
Friday, Jan. 18th
McBain vs. NMC
