September 4-7th

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This week in review:

For Reading: Apples are more than just a fruit.  Our focus this week was all about apples.  We read and discussed Apples for Everyone by Jill Esbaum. What are some facts about apples? We began to learn about nonfiction texts.  What makes a nonfiction story different than other stories we read?
Vocabulary in the book:
bloom: produces a flower
ripe: fully grown and read to be harvested or eaten
thud: the sound of one thing hitting another
dribble: to drip slowly
rot: to decompose or decay

Here are just a few fun apple activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:
-Cut an apple in half crosswise to see the star shaped seed pockets of the apple!
-Cut an apple in half lengthwise and dip the apple in paint and use it as a stamp on paper.







A preview for next week as we are approaching fall: We will be reading and discussing A Tree for All Seasons by Robin Benard. How does a tree change throughout the seasons?  Our story focus this week will be all about the author. Who is the author?  What is his/her job within the story?

I don't know about all of you but I am ready for cooler weather!

For Math we began examining our flat 2D shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle & hexagon.

As you are in your car, at home or out and about: identify objects around the house and what shape they are. Example: A door is a rectangle.




Our 2D or Flat Shapes:

circle: a round shape

triangle: a shape that has three sides

square: a shape that has four equal sides

rectangle: a shape that has two short sides and two long sides

hexagon: a shape that has six sides

Our 3D or Solid Shapes:

cone: a 3d shape that has a circle bottom and a pointed top

cylinder: a 3d shape that looks like a can

sphere: a 3d shape that looks like a ball

cube: a 3d shape that has six square sides

Shape Features:

vertex/corner: the corner where 2 sides meet

side: a line in a shape

face: flat side of a shape

For Writing: We worked hard on stretching our words. That means saying the whole word super slow to hear all the sounds in the word. This is a great technique to help them hear the vowels that glue the other sounds together.

If your child does not know a lot of letters and letter sounds they are going to struggle with reading and writing. Please practice these at home as well as sight words! 

For Social Studies:

We learned all about the American flag and Georgia flag. We compared and contrasted them as well as colored our own and they are hanging in the hallway. 

We also reviewed Labor Day and why we celebrate it! Loved seeing the responses in the homework -- "to honor people that work". 


Upcoming Events:


Tues, Sept 11th, Firehouse Subs Night

Thurs, Sept 13th thru Tues, Sept 18th, IOWA Testing for 1st and 3rd graders

Fri, Sept 14th, 5-8 pm PTA Family Fun Carnival

Sat, Sept 15th, 8:00 am, East Cobber Parade

Mon, Sept 17th-10/17, Foundation Catalog Sales begin

Wed, Sept 19th -- Kindergarten Field Trip to the Art Barn

Fri, Sept 21st, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Mon, Sept 24th-Fri, Sept 28th, Fall Break, No School

















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