November 5th-9th
Veteran's Day was our focus this week! We read and discussed the nonfiction book, Veteran’s Day by Elaine Landau. What is a veteran? Many times people don’t know why we celebrate
this holiday. This week we learned what a veteran is and why we celebrate it as a holiday.
Vocabulary from the book:
-Armed Forces: The five parts of the American military
-holiday: A day of celebration
-military: A group of men and women that protect
people from attacks
-patriotic: Showing love your for country
-veteran: A person who has served in the Armed
forces
Here are just a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:
- Make an American flag. Count how many stripes and stars?
- Write a letter to someone in the military and thank them for their service.
2nd Quarter standards to reinforce at during homework time:
· Produce 23 or more consonant sounds
· Produce 3 out of 5 short vowel sounds
· Know 25 or more sight words
· Recognize rhyming word pairs
· Prints 23 out of 52 letters
· Write letters for most consonants and short vowels
· Recognize and name ending punctuation ( . ! ?)
· Compose a piece of writing with simple sentences.
On Monday Mrs. Waite our school counselor came in to do a lesson with our students!
In Math: This unit is all about comparing numbers to 10 with mathematical vocabulary.
Vocabulary for this unit:
-count: students will be able to state numbers in a sequence 0-10
-compare: students will be able to compare objects/numbers by stating which is greater than, less than or equal
-quantity: students will be able to count a set of objects and state how many are there
Also in this quarter:
-Counting to 100
-Writing numbers to 20
-Counting objects to 20 in a line, circle and array and up to 10 objects scattered
-Comparing objects and numbers up to 10
-Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!"
-Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
-Continuing to Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count.
Math at home: Using cereal have your child take two handfuls out. Put in two separate piles. Have them count and eat the group that has more/less. You can use other types of food/snack as well.
*When you see the phrase "math drawing" that means to use circles to represent a quantity.**
In the Science Lab:
Motion, students will:
• Understand that things move in different ways and that gravity affects objects.
• Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the relationship between an object’s physical attributes & its resulting motion. (straight, circular, back & forth, fast & slow and motionless) when a force is applied.
Coming up: Day and Night Sky, students will:
• Examine the characteristics of day and night sky and how one changes into the other in a 24 hour cycle.
• Focus on the simple changes from night to day and day to night, as well as the main objects in the sky – the sun and moon.
Coming up in Social Studies:
• Recognize who Veterans are and why we celebrate them on Veterans Day.
• Identify the bald eagle as an American Symbol.
• Explain positive character traits of veterans.
• Learn how American culture celebrates Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day and how others celebrate in their cultures.
• Students will be introduced to historical events and figures within a given holiday.
• Students will learn about needs and wants.
Upcoming School Wide Events:
Mon, Nov 12th, Picture Retakes
Mon, Nov 12th, 8:15 am, Cyber Bullying Parent Series
**Our Thanksgiving lunch is Tuesday Nov 13th at 11:10**
Wed, Nov 14th, Thanksgiving Lunch for 3rd and 4th grades
Wed, Nov 14th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip
Thurs, Nov 15th, Thanksgiving Lunch for 1st and 2nd grades
Thurs, Nov 15th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip
Thurs, Nov 15th, Progress Reports go home
Thurs, Nov 15th, Teriyaki Madness Spirit Night
Fri, Nov 16th, 5th grade Rock Eagle Trip
Mon, Nov 19th thru Fri, Nov 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday, no school
Tues, Nov 27th, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series
Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade Performance
Letters and Sight Words of the Week 2018-2019
Date
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Letter/Blend/Digraph
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Sight Words
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August 1
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FIRST WEEK
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August 6
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August 13
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I, it, is
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August 20
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a, as, do
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August 27
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M and short A
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am, and, an
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September 4
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S
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so, see, me
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September 10
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T
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to, the, my
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September 17
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N
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not, on, no
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September 24
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FALL BREAK
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October 1
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Short I
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at, in, will
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October 8
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F
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he, she, we
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October 15
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P and Short O
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said, saw, was
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October 22
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C (hard and soft)
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can, came, come
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October 29
|
H
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his, help, her
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November 5
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B
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big, by, be
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November 12
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Short U
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but, up, us
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November 19
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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
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November 26
|
R
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ran, run, him
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December 3
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Short E
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when, then, well
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December 10
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G (hard and soft)
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go, give, get
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December 17
|
D
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did, had, has
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January 7
|
W/Wh
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what, were
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January 14
|
L
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like, let, look
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January 22
|
J
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put, out, now
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January 28
|
K
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must, into, all
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February 4
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Y
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your, you, yes
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February 11
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V/Z
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very, love, of
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February 18
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FEBRUARY BREAK
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February 25
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Q
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want, went, who
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March 4
|
X
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little, have, with
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March 11
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Bossy R (ar, or, ir, ur, er)
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are, for, from
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March 18
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Long A
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ate, make, say
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March 25
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Long E
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please, eat, here
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April 1
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APRIL BREAK
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April 8
|
Long I
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find, fly, why
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April 15
|
Long O
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home, going, this
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April 22
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Long U
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new, some, they
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April 29
|
OO
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soon, good, too
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May 6
|
OU/OW
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down, our, how
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May 13
|
Sh,Th,Ch
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there, where
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May 20
|
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL
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