Week at a Glance: Oct. 27-31

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts:  Letters Dd and Oo, new sight words: on, said,  color word:white, understanding story structure, what to share with a reading buddy, writing to share, segmenting words into syllables, identifying beginning sound
• Math:  Subtracting within 5
• Social Studies: Technology and how it has changed

Reminders:  

• Reading and Health Night is Monday, October 27th from 6-8.
• Red Ribbon Week is this week.  Here are the daily themes:
• Monday-  "Red Day!" Everyone wear red.
• Tuesday- "Put a cap on drugs!" Wear a cap to show your spirit.
• Wednesday- "Sock it to drugs!" Wear silly socks to chow your commitment to be drug free.
• Thursday- "Drugs are unbearable.  Team up to win!" Team up for the fight against drugs by wearing a La Vernia Bears shirt.
• Friday- "Say boo to drugs!" Wear a Halloween shirt to show your support.
• Walk-a-thon is Friday, October 31st at 10:15. 

Have a great week!

Week at a Glance: Oct 20-24

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I did, despite the Aggies really letting me down.  :(  Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts:  Letters Gg and Zz, reviewing sight words, color word: black, understanding story structure, what to share with a reading buddy, writing to share, segmenting words into syllables, identifying beginning sound
• Math:  Adding within 5
• Social Studies: Family as a Community

Reminders:  

• Reading and Health Night is next Monday, October 27th from 6-8.
• Red Ribbon Week is next week.  More info to come!
• Walk-a-thon is next Friday, October 31st at 10:15.

Our Week at a Glance: Oct 6-10

Hello all!  Sorry for no post last week.  Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts: Letters Qq and Uu, reviewing all sight words, being good reading partners, sequencing stories,
  writing and sharing stories, rhyming and syllables
• Math:  Numbers 0-10, counting sets and comparing numbers and sets
• Science: Exploring changes in matter when it is heated or cooled

Here are some pictures of activities in our classroom.  Enjoy!

Fishing for Letters

Counting with magnetic numbers and counters

Learning all about nouns

Reading independently

Practicing sight words

Reading with buddies

Week at a Glance: Sept 22-26

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!  Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts: Letters Nn, Ww, counting words is spoken sentences, color word- orange, sight words- we, be, Reviewing 3 ways to read a book (looking at pictures, retelling, and reading the words), tracking left to right, top to bottom, story structure, writing stories using pictures and labels
• Math: Numbers 6 and 7
• Sci/SS: Reviewing: What do good scientist do- observing, using tools, describing, comparing, etc.

Reminders:

• Book Fair is this week!  If you send money with your child, please make sure it is labeled.  The Book Fair will be opened M-Th from 7:30-6:00 and F 7:30-1:00.

Have a great week!

Our Week at a Glance: Sept 15-19

I hope you all had a great weekend! Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts: Letters Ss, Hh, name recognition, color word- green sight words- see, is, 3 ways to read a book (looking at pictures, retelling, and reading the words), understanding characters, writing stories using pictures and labels
• Math: Numbers 4 and 5
• Sci/SS: Celebrate Freedom Week- The Constituion, American symbols, and more!

Week at a Glance: Sept 8-12

I hope you all had a great weekend! Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts: Letters Bb, Ll, name recognition, color word- blue, sight words- the,like, choosing books by looking at cover and pictures, understanding characters, writing stories using pictures and labels
• Math: Numbers 2 and 3
• Sci/SS: Identifying safe science practices and science tools

Important Info and Reminders:

• We will have a Bike Rodeo Tuesday, September 16th. More info coming soon!
• School picture day is Wednesday, September 17th.
• Please remember to check the snack calendar for your child's snack day. Also, they are allowed to bring a Show and Tell item to share with the class on their snack day.

Have a great week!

Our Week at a Glance Sept 2-5

We had a fantastic first week of school.  The Fine Arts teacher even told me we were one of the best groups she saw all week.  Woohoo!  I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend.  My husband and I spent the weekend with family in Bryan celebrating one of our cousin's engagement.  We also watched a lot of college football.  The Aggies got their first win of the season, and it was a big one!  Here is what we will be working on this week:

• Language Arts:  Letters Aa, Pp, name recognition, color word- yellow, sight words- a, I, identifying the parts of a book, and telling stories through pictures.
• Math:  Numbers 0 and 1
• Sci/SS:  Identifying places in our school and identifying the different jobs of people in our school.

Have a great week!