November 26th-30th
Congratulations to our November Leader of the Month, Camden!
Our focus in reading this week was all about being wise and brave. There are times when we might be afraid of something but then realize that if we are wise, we can overcome that fear. Our book this week is The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. This story tells the tale of a wise mouse that should be afraid of predators in the woods, but he uses his wisdom and cleverness to trick them. The mouse is surprised when his cleverness almost backfires! Throughout the week we discussed ways in which we can be wise and brave!
Vocabulary from the book:
-Stroll: to walk slowly in a relaxed way
-Tusks: large teeth that stick out of the mouth of an animal
-Stream: a flow of water that is smaller than a river
-Feast: a meal with large amounts of food
-Afraid: worried that something might happen, scared
Here are a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:
-Go on a nature walk with your child and search for animals in their natural habitat.
-As a family discuss ways that you can overcome things you may be afraid of.
-Watch The Gruffalo on Amazon Prime Video:
https://www.amazon.com/Gruffalo-Helena-Bonham-Carter/dp/B00IRKXQR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1543592055&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gruffalo
**Don't forget we are going to see Rudolph next Thursday on December 6th at the Center of Puppetry Arts for our second field trip!** Please wear an Addison Shirt! We will be learning all about reindeer next week in reading as well!
Thank you for those who participated in the Thanksgiving Customs project! The students loved presenting their projects and we loved learning about how you celebrated Thanksgiving.
2nd Quarter standards to reinforce at during homework time: The students should be writing their own homework at this point in the homework notebook. Please encourage proper letter formation (letters touching the right lines and only using uppercase letters for names and at the beginning of a sentence). Do more than one days worth of homework on a page and try not to skip pages.
For the 2nd Quarter report card the students will need to:
· Produce 23 or more consonant sounds
· Produce 3 out of 5 short vowel sounds
· Know 25 or more sight words ((we've taught 42 so far))
· Recognize rhyming word pairs
· Properly print 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 that includes sight words and phonetically spelled words.
If you want to know more of what your child will need to do to get 3s on their second quarter report card pull out their first quarter report card and look down the column labeled Q2.
In Math: This unit is all about comparing numbers to 10 with mathematical vocabulary as well as comparing and ordering objects according to their measurable attributes.
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
-length: students will be able to tell how long something is and compare their length – taller, shorter. same
-height: students will be able to tell how tall something is and compare their height by tallest, shortest, same
-weight: students will be able to tell how much something weighs and compare – heavier, lighter, same
-capacity: students will be able to tell how much something holds and compare – holds more, less or the same
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
-Continuing to Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count.
**When you see the phrase "math drawing" in the homework that means to use circles to represent a quantity.**
Coming up in the Science Lab on Monday, December 3rd:
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.
Quarter 2 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.
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
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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
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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
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D
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did, had, has
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January 7
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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
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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
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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
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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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Save the date...Upcoming Addison Events
Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 5-8 pm Zaxby's Spirit Night
Friday, Dec. 7th, 7:00-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast
Saturday, Dec. 8th, 8:00 am -12 noon, Holiday Shoppe, sign up below!
Tuesday, Dec. 11th, Papa John's Spirit Night
Thursday, Dec. 20th, 12:30 pm, Early Release
Friday, Dec. 21st, 12:30 pm, Early Release
12/24/18-1/4/19, Winter Break, No School
Monday, January 7th, first day back for students
Below is the link to sign up and volunteer for the Holiday Shoppe. The PTA still needs many volunteers for this event. Please help make this a special morning for the students.
