Saturday, December 28, 2019

Week 17 - January 6 - 10 Welcome Back!

FYI:
Monday: Day 1 - The students will be in the gym (no ice skating).  They will be meeting the long term sub in PE, Mike Nielsen. Mr. Nielsen will start the new year in the gym doing one of his favorite activities and getting to know our class.

This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 61 - 65
We will be working: y, o, e ar 
Revisit the endings ing, ang, ong, ung, ink, ank, onk, unk and all contractions 
and continue to work on:
-nt, -nd, -mp, -sk and -ft and 
VCe words: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e and y-e
We will be working on sight words: come, some, says, want, here's, any, been, they,
they'll, they're, went, haven't, have, live, give, I've, you've, they've, could, would, should,
couldn't, wouldn't, shouldn't

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:
Monday:       Day 1 - The students will be in the gym (no ice skating).  They will be meeting the long 
term sub in PE, Mike Nielsen. Mr. Nielsen will start the new year in the gym doing one of his favorite 
activities and getting to know our class.
Tuesday:      Day 2
Wednesday: Day 3
Thursday:     Day 4 Bring books back!
Friday:          Day 5 Check out day!

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media
On Day 2 we go to: Music
On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym
On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book)
On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)
On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing
Unit 5 - Skill: Connections & Inferencing:
We will begin a new unit next week in reading.  The unit will include students making inferences 
and connections. Making an inference means figuring out something that is not stated directly in 
a text. An inference is based on one or two clues in the text. Authors do not always tell readers 
everything, but they include clues that readers can put together for themselves.  
Making inferences helps readers better understand the ideas in a text.

We will continue to work on writing complete sentences with correct punctuation.

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Unit 3 - Lesson 11: Introducing Emotion Management
We will talk about:
*When you feel strong feelings, it's hard to think clearly.
*Focusing attention on your body gives you clues about how you're feeling.
*Thinking about your feelings helps the thinking part of your brain get back in control.
The objective is students will be able to identify physical clues that can help them name
their own feelings.

Then Sharing:
Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle
Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Violet

In Math: 
Unit 4:  Money and Subtraction!!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
1/6 - 24 Pennies for Patients Fundraiser starts
1/17 Professional Development Day for Teachers - No School
1/27 MLK Day/Professional Development Day for Teachers - No School

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Old Log Play and Christmas Party Fun!

We had a fun day!  The play, The Emperor's New Clothes, was great!  Then came back to 
school and made ornaments, played musical chairs and bingo, and opened presents.
Merry Christmas everyone!
















































Sunday, December 15, 2019

Week 16 - December 16 - 20

This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 61 - 64
We will be working: y, o, e ar 
Revisit the endings ing, ang, ong, ung, ink, ank, onk, unk and all contractions 
and continue to work on:
-nt, -nd, -mp, -sk and -ft and 
VCe words: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e and y-e
We will be working on sight words: come, some, says, want, here's, any, been, they,
they'll, they're, went, haven't, have, live, give, I've, you've, they've, could, would, should,
couldn't, wouldn't, shouldn't

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:
Monday:       Day 2
Tuesday:      Day 3
Wednesday: Day 6 Bring books back!
Thursday:     Day 5 Check out day!
Friday:          Day 1

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media
On Day 2 we go to: Music
On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym
On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book)
On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)
On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing
Unit 5 - Skill: Connections & Inferencing:
We will begin a new unit next week in reading.  The unit will include students making inferences 
and connections. Making an inference means figuring out something that is not stated directly in 
a text. An inference is based on one or two clues in the text. Authors do not always tell readers 
everything, but they include clues that readers can put together for themselves.  
Making inferences helps readers better understand the ideas in a text.

We will continue to work on writing complete sentences with correct punctuation, prefixes, suffixes
and verbs.

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Unit 2 - Lesson 10: Predicting Feelings
We will talk about:
*Accidents happen.
*If something happens to you by accident, think about ow it could have been
an accident and find out more information.
*If you do something by accident, think about how the other person feels, apologize, 
and offer to help.

Then Sharing:
Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle
Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Violet

In Math: 
Unit 4:  Money and Subtraction!!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
12/20 Field Trip to the Old Log Theater to see the Emperor's New Clothes

Saturday, December 14, 2019

First day of ice skating and then sledding!

Everyone did a great job on the first day of ice skating! 




















































Class picture with Mr. Halvarson!




Sledding at 2nd Recess!