September 3rd - 6th

What do you want to be when you grow up? There are so many people in our community that are unrecognized for their great work. This week we will be learning about all these unsung heroes, such as firefighters and police officers. We read and discussed Helpers in My Community by Bobbie Kalman. We found out what a community is. We also talked about careers and what we might want to be when we grow up. We discussed that we celebrate Labor Day to honor people that work and tied this reading unit into our Social Studies unit. 

Vocabulary from our book:

• community: a place where many people live and work together
• volunteer: a kind person who helps others and does not get paid for it
• emergency: dangerous things that happen suddenly
• risk: a chance of getting hurt or losing something

Here are just a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:

• Talk about what your child wants to be when they grow up. Have them draw a picture of themselves in that career.
• Talk about what you do if there is an emergency. What number do they call? What is your fire escape route?

Math: We continued to practice counting and writing our numbers correctly. If you see this is a struggle for your child any extra practice at home can help! We also explored our 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle & hexagon).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W5aYi3lkho 

In our first unit "counting with friends" these are the concepts students will use and understand

• Count by ones from 0 to 100

• Counting on from a given number

• Write numbers from 0 to 10

• Understand that when counting, the next number said is one larger (5 is one more than 4)

• Count to match objects in a set

Vocabulary

• Rote Counting: Orally counting in sequential order (0,1,2,3,4,5 etc.)

• Counting on: Instead of counting from one, counting forward from a given number.  

• Number: A concept used to describe the count, size or position of objects

• Numeral: symbol or mark to represent a number

• Number Words: Names of numbers such as, one, two, three

• Set: Collection of numbers, figures, or other objects that have some characteristics in common.

Home Activities

• Have your child count the number of spoons in the drawer.

• Help your child learn to count forward from 1 to 50. Don’t always begin at 1; start at other numbers like counting up from 15 etc. 

• While your child is taking a bath, spray a little shaving cream on the wall and have your child write the numbers 0 – 9.

• Lay out your child’s toys, and have your child touch and count each one.

• Place money in a straight line and have your child touch and count each coin (they do not need to know the name or value of the coins, just using them as a counter).

• Play games that require counting and using dice, such as Chutes and Ladders.

What is coming in math:

Concepts Students will Use and Understand

• Recognize, name, build, draw, compare, and sort simple two- and three-dimensional shapes 

• Describe attributes and parts of two- and three-dimensional shapes, 

• Group objects according to common properties

• Investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart simple two- and three-dimensional shapes

• Describe, name, and interpret relative positions in space and apply ideas about relative position  

Vocabulary

• Triangle: a polygon with three sides

• Rectangle: a parallelogram with four angles

• Squares: a rectangle with four equal sides

• Circle: the set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point

• Hexagon: a closed figure with six straight sides

• Cylinder: an object shaped like a tube or pole

• Cone: an object that has a flat, round  base and narrows to a point at the top

• Sphere: s solid round object like a ball

• Cube: a solid figure with six square faces

In Social Studies this first quarter we will be learning about:

• How to be a good citizen. How can we be a good citizen?  Who are our authority figures?  How do my actions change the way people think about me? What are rules and why do we need to follow them? These are just some of the questions we will answer in this unit.

The rules we came up with for our class is as follows:

1. Follow directions the first time they are given.
2. Keep our hands and our feet to ourselves.
3. Walk on the blue line, hands by our sides and quiet voices.
4. Raise our hand to talk.
5. Be nice and kind friends.
6. We always try and do our best!
7. Be responsible, respectful, helpful and safe. 

• We will also be learning important character traits. Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

Our Second Social Studies Unit of the first quarter we will be learning about: 

• Explain the similarities and differences between maps and globes. Identify water and land on maps and globes. Understand that maps and globes are a view from above.
• Learn about Labor Day and why we celebrate the holiday.
• Identify the United States and Georgia flags, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Letters and Sight Words of the Week 2019-2020

Date	Letter/Blend/Digraph	Sight Words
August 1	FIRST WEEK
August 5
August 12	Short I	I, it, is
August 19	M	am, and, an
August 26	Short A	a,  as, do
September 3	S	so, see, me
September 9	T	to, the, my
September 16	N	not, on, no
September 23	FALL BREAK
September 30	Short O	at, in, will
October 7	F	he, she, we
October 14	P	said, saw, was
October 21	C (hard and soft)	can, came, come
October 28	H	his, help, her
November 4	B	big, by, be
November 11	Short U	but, up, us
November 18	R	ran, run, him
November 25	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December 2	Short E	when, then, well
December 19	G (hard and soft)	go, give, get
December 16	D	did, had, has
January 6	W/Wh	what, were
January 13	L	like, let, look
January 21	J	put, out, now
January 27	K	must, into, all
February 3	Y	your, you, yes
February 10	V/Z	very, love, of
February 17	FEBRUARY BREAK
February 24	Q	want, went, who
March 2	X	little, have, with
March 9	Bossy R (ar, or, ir, ur, er)	are, for, from
March 16	Long A	ate, make, say
March 23	Long E	please, eat, here
March 30	Long I	Find, fly, why
April 6	APRIL BREAK
April 13	Long O	home, going, this
April 20	Long U	new, some, they
April 27	OO	soon, good, too
May 4	OU/OW	down, our, how
May 11	Sh,Th,Ch	there, where
May 18	LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL

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