Newsletter March 1-5, 2010

This Week’s Theme:
Dr. Seuss

Dinosaurs

We will also learn about:

Word Family: -it

Consonant blends: s-blends

Words that end with -ar (car, star)

Math: Shape: Cylinder
Comparing and ordering sets
and numbers.
Ordinals

Reading: Story: Goldilocks and the
Three Bears.

Comprehension Skills: Main Idea , Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution/Sequencing

Dates to Remember:

March 9-12- Scholastic Book Fair

(Our class will visit the Book Fair on the 9th at 12:00-12:30 pm)


Reminders:
*Please continue reading with your child nightly and ask comprehension questions.


*Also, please encourage your child to write at least 2-3 sentences about a topic. Have him/her use the words from the word lists.

Newsletter February 15-19, 2010

This Week’s Theme:

President’s Day

Abraham Lincoln /George Washington

We will also learn about:

Word Family: -ed

Consonant blends: R-blends

Long Vowel Sounds

Math: Shapes: Cone/Cylinder

Sorting

Reading: Story: Cinderella

Comprehension Skills:

Main Idea , Setting, Characters,

Problem, Solution

Social Studies: Women’s History:
Amelia Earhart

Dates to Remember:

February 26, 2010- Circus Field Trip

Reminders:
*You may pick up your Circus tickets anytime.

*Please make sure your child reads the 3rd Word List.

*Please continue reading with your child at home and ask comprehension questions.

Newsletter February 8-12, 2010

This Week’s Theme:
Valentine’s Day
Women’s History-Esther Howland

We will also learn about::
Word Family: -et
Consonant Blends: L-blends

Math: Graphing
Comparing length
Shape: Cube

Reading: Story: Cinderella
-Comprehension Skills:
Main Idea , Setting, Characters,
Problem, Solution

Nursery Rhyme: Queen of Hearts
- Vocabulary skill:
Shape Words
Descriptive Language
- Comprehension Skill:
Predicting Outcome
Making Inferences

Dates to Remember:

February 15, 2010- Snow Make Up Day

February 26, 2010- Circus Field Trip