Week of 9/27

Our extended days begin on Monday! Our schedule for the remainder of the year will be:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 8:15 to 1:40
• Wednesdays and modified days during conference weeks: 8:15 to 1:15. **Please plan accordingly on these days as the rest of the school releases at this time, so parking will not be available on the street in front of our classroom.

I am looking forward to the additional time with your children. The first week+ will probably be very tiring for your students. Please make sure they get to bed early so they are well-rested and ready for their longer day.

Lunch will be from 11:30 to 12:15.  Children will be supervised by yard duties at that time, and will play on the playground before eating. When they are done with their lunch, we pick them up from the lunch tables and take them back to class. Please help us reduce confusion for your child during the upcoming weeks by letting your child know which item(s) are for snack, and which item(s) are for lunch. If your child is getting one of the free school lunches (available to all students), please make sure they know that as well.

Rhythm & Moves P.E.

Beginning Monday, students will have weekly P.E. with Mr. Field from Rhythm & Moves. Children should wear shoes and clothing appropriate for fitness on Mondays.

Language Arts

We have now launched all of our Daily 5 activities, and this week, we will begin meeting with the teacher for guided reading lessons. Your child will be receiving lessons targeted for his/her ability level in a small group instruction setting. 

 

Our letters this week are Uu, Ss, Pp, Xx, and Kk. By the end of next week, we will have introduced all of the letters & sounds! Of course, there will be plenty of review and reinforcement of these letters, but if you are noticing that your child is having difficulty recognizing letters and knowing letter sounds, please provide additional reinforcement at home. Watching and singing The Better Alphabet Song is a great way to continually review letters and sounds.

Our sight words this week are it and in. The sight words we've introduced so far are: I, a, at, am, can, and, ran, that. Please also continue reinforcing these words at home and listening to your child read the sight word sentences that come home in your child's Wednesday envelope each week.

Our stories this week will be about apples, both fiction and non-fiction.

Math

In math, will begin a new module on shapes. We will be covering both 2D and 3D shapes over the next few weeks. We will learn shape names and attributes of those shapes. Going forward, most of our math involves hands-on activities in small-group centers, so you won't see as many math papers in the Wednesday envelopes. Parent tips for this math module can be found here. 

 

Kimochis
This week, Huggtopus will join our classroom to teach your child about the feelings silly, frustrated, excited, and proud. Huggtopus (or Huggs) is our Kimochis® Character who is strong and affectionate, but she sometimes gets a little carried away with her big, friendly personality. She might hug too tightly or play too roughly, which upsets her friends. This can be confusing and frustrating to Huggs because she doesn’t know why her friends say, “Don’t bother me.” With Huggtopus, your child is learning to read social cues, such as facial expressions, body language, and sounds from peers. Huggtopus also teaches children how to celebrate our differences.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 10/12: Virtual Field Trip: Mission to the Moon

Monday, 11/1: No School: Staff Development Day

Monday, 11/8: Parent-Teacher Conferences Begin

11/11 &11/12: No School: Veteran's Day