September 9th-13th

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 from the book:

• bloom: produce a flower
• ripe: fully grown and ready 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 activities you can do at home with your child this weekend: 

• Cut an apple in half. Identify the parts of the apple.
• Cut an apple in half. Dip the apple in paint and use it as a stamp on paper.

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: a solid round object like a ball

• Cube: a solid figure with six square faces

On Monday we went to the Science Lab and made pancakes to show the changes in the different states of matter. Students also got to use their sense of smell to give an opinion on whether or not different things smelled good or bad. 

In Social Studies we worked on identifying the similarities and differences in the American Flag and the Georgia Flag. 

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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