Thursday, August 30, 2018

Week 4


Here and there:
·       Just a reminder that last year phonogram cards were made for you for at home practice, use them for verbal reviews.  If you no longer have them it would be a great idea to make your own phonogram cards using index cards and the app for assistance. Students can write the phonogram on the front and flip it over to add spelling words that have that phonogram in them.  Any extra phonogram practice at home goes a long way in the classroom.  The first 46 have been introduced and counting!
·       No school Monday!
·       Parents are invited to attend the informative special event on Wednesday, September 5th at 7:00.  The amazing Franklin kindergarten team will teach families all about the Spalding language program. If you would like to become more knowledgeable on this helpful spelling program please attend.
·       I decided that the best way to stay organized with school supplies would be to use a crayon/ pencil box. I gave each student a small pencil box to use for the school year. If you would like to purchase one for you child please send it in and they can use it. Again, the smaller sized one, the 8x6 inch size.
·       Please message me on Dojo or write a note on your child’s homework assignment sheet if there a change in transportation. If I am not aware of adjustments I cannot make the change and transportation will be as normal.
·       It is so heartwarming to see the moments of caring and considerate actions made by our classmates. From tying a friend’s shoe to words of encouragement, it is wonderful to see that we have cultivated a place that takes care of one another. Thank you students for the endless amounts of sweetness.
·       Seasonal colds and allergies seem to have hit room 19. Please rest up and wash your hands regularly to avoid contacting and spreading germs.
·       As next week is a short we week will be sending home review pages to use for spelling word homework. The normal routines with Spalding books and 30 words per week will continue the following week.
·       Use the link to sign up for a parent/teacher conference!
·       This month we made a conscious effort to take responsibility for our learning, obligations, and actions. These responsible actions make for endless amounts of learning and growing.  I look forward to acknowledging one student on Monday.
·       For the month of September we will be focusing on EFFORT. I am able to observe effort as students show neat and accurate handwriting, make thoughtful connections, and acts in ways that are helpful to our room 19 culture.  When we put all of our energy into our obligations our time together will be extremely valuable. I cannot wait to award another room 19 classmate who continually shows effort.

A look at next week…
Spalding
We will continue to review the first 36 phonograms while introducing the next 5.  Spelling homework may look a little different as students will bring home a sheet of spelling words as a review. All 10 words from the sheet will need to be written on the green homework assignment sheet. Please return the sheet so we can use for Tuesday as well as Wednesday. Due to the short week we will review words instead of inputting new ones. 
Reading
I love the participation as I am able to hear many students read aloud to the class. Thank you for the effort and enthusiasm students! Next week we will continue to focus on informative narratives. We will take important information and key words to use in graphic organizers. The use of close reading marks are still happening as we read, so fun!
Math
We are REALLY catching onto fact families as we relate addition and subtraction.  Next week we will work on number patterns to 120.
Science
The human body will continue with the circulatory system.

History
The students took great interest in the Statue of Liberty. It was exciting to see them make connections with such an amazing U.S. landmark.  We will continue our American symbols unit with the bald eagle.

I hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend with friends and family,
Ms. Reger

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