It’s
hard to believe another week has already gone by. Looking back at this past week it is hard to
believe all the learning we did. We
began to talk about how good readers ask questions to better understand a
story, subtracting 10’s, different ways to make the long E sound, and when to
use the past tense and present tense form of see. I am sure we talked about many other things
throughout the week as well. This next
week we will be looking more at asking questions, finishing up subtraction and
moving on to how to tell time, and we will be talking more about contractions
with not in them.
Reading/Phonics/Spelling-
In reading this week we will be reading a lot of stories that are fairly
tales. We will be doing our regular
reading out of our reader but we will also be reading many other selections to
help reinforce our main reading topics for the week. This week we will be reading “Have You Heard This Silly Tale?” p. 112,
“Little Rabbit” p. 114, and “Henny Penny” p. 134. As we read these stories we will be looking
at how good readers ask questions. We
will focus particularly on how good readers ask questions to better understand
an unfamiliar word and when to make a prediction. We will also be going back and talking about
what happens at the beginning, middle and end of a story. The stories this week will have some new
sight words to study. Those words are; before, happen, began, told, heard, falls,
glared, haste. Our phonics for this
week will be about how the Y at the end of a word makes a long E sound. Our spelling words will also be words that
end in Y and make the long E sound.
Math-
In math this week we are going to finish up our subtraction unit with
subtracting two digit numbers and regrouping with subtraction. After that we will be talking about
time. We are going to be looking at time
on an analog clock, not a digital clock.
We will have a short assessment over subtraction in the middle of the
week. I have noticed that it takes a few
extra seconds to do some basic problems and a lot of us like to count on our
fingers. The best way to get better is
to practice your basic addition and subtraction facts at home. Making flash cards is a great way to
practice.
Grammar/Writing-
This week in grammar we are going to study more about using contractions. We will be taking an extra hard look at how
to use contractions with not in them. We
will also be reviewing sentences and adjectives with a writing assignment. We will continue to write in our writing
journals this week and focus in on the Valentine’s Day theme. On Thursday we will be making a heart and
writing about it using adjectives.
Social
Studies- We will be working on our first lesson
from our social studies book this week about families. We will be talking about what families look
like all over the world and be making comparisons. This is a great topic to tie in some of our
reading strategies of making connections and compare and contrast.
Related Arts Rotations for 2/11-2/15
Group
A-
Gym, Music, Art, Computer, Gym
Group B- Art, Computer,
Gym, Music, Art
Group
C-
Music, Art Computer, Gym, Music
Group
D- Computer, Gym, Music, Art, Computer
Just a reminder
that Monday is a library day.
Please return your books on Monday. Remember to bring those library books back if they are at home. We will be going to the library to check out
new books.
Be sure to send in those box tops. Every Thursday I send down our bag of box
tops to the office. If you have any box
tops or food labels that can be redeemed for money please send them in and I
will get them turned in.
World Bazaar-
This Saturday, February 9th, from 10am-3pm will be happening here at
Oak Hill. The schedule is as follows:
Every Hour & Half
Hour- Student Keyboard Performances (10:30, 11, 11:30, 1, 1:30, 2) (music room)
11 a.m.—Bend
in the River Brass Band (gym) Alex
Schnautz, Coordinator
12 p.m. & 12:30
p.m.- Oak Hill Music Theater (gym) Michelle Johnson, Director
1:30 p.m.–
David Holder, Guitar (gym)
Crafts/activities
(free)
Worry Dolls (Guatemala)
Dragon Masks (China)
God’s Eyes (Mexico))
le bilboquet-Used for games (France)
Face Painting
Kid Computer Research Zone
Manna packets
International
games (free)
le bilboquet (France)
Fukuwarai (Japan)
Kye Kye Kule (Ghana)
Limbo dance (Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Islands)
Fukuwarai (Japan)
Kye Kye Kule (Ghana)
Limbo dance (Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Islands)
International
food
Food tasting (11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
Purchase $5 ticket for 5 tastings
Spaghetti (10:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
Purchase $3.50 ticket
for 1 bowl of spaghetti & breadstick
Come and Join the fun
and festivities!
On Thursday it will be Valentine’s Day. We will be making bags this week to put our
Valentine’s treat into. The best and
easiest way to do Valentine’s treats is to sign your name on the from
line. If you would like to put first
names you may do so. I have also sent
home a list with everyone’s first names.
We will exchange cards at the end of the day on Thursday
Thanks,
Robert Moreland
You can find me online with our
classroom blog at www.mrmoreland.blogspot.com. Our
spelling words and a copy of the Memo’s is also on the blog.
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