December 15th - December 19th

What We Are Learning

Reading:  This week we practiced retelling several stories we read. We read several holiday books to practice this skill. Ask your child which one they enjoyed the most.

Alphabet: We focused on the sounds the letters Jj, Xx, Ww, Zz & Qq, make.  When we come back from Christmas break we will be focusing on vowel sounds and how they are the glue that sticks words together. 

Writing:  This week we finished publishing our narrative stories! We also shared these stories with our fourth grade reading buddies. They were pretty impressed!  Look for these stories to come home after Winter Break.

Math: We finished our addition and subtraction unit.  I assessed your child on addition and subtraction word problems, as well as how fluently they could solve addition and subtraction facts 0 through 5.  We will revisit this skill next quarter as well.

Theme: Your child has created and wrapped a Christmas present for you all to enjoy.  I hope you enjoy them as much as your kiddo did making them! They all turned out super cute!

Data Sheets

I placed another data sheet inside your child’s take home folder.  It shows you which addition and subtraction facts (0 through 5) your child knows fluently.  They are considered fluent when they can solve them consistently, accurately, and with speed. Any additional time you can spend with your child practicing these facts will greatly help them! Thanks for all your support.

Assessments

These last two weeks I have been super busy assessing your child on reading, alphabet, and math skills.  Feel free to look at the data sheets inside your child’s take home folder to see the progress your child has made this quarter.  Over Winter Break I will be adding this information into Mastery Connect.  The information on Mastery Connect can sometimes be tricky to understand. I would recommend using the data sheets inside of the take home folder to help you see the skills your child has mastered and ones they need further practice on. Also, I am always available to answer questions!    

Popcorn Words

Please practice reading, writing, and spelling our Popcorn Words.

This week’s words:

Review Week

Previous words:

said, are, got, get, it, on, had, has, he, do, look, in, like, and, a, up, at, I, see, am, we, to, the, is, my, can, me, & go During Winter break I plan on uploading pictures of the Holiday Party onto the classroom blog. Click on the Classroom Pictures tab to see some of the fun things we did.

Dates to Remember

December 20^th-January 4^th: Winter Break

January 12^th: Report Cards Go Home