Hi everyone! I can't believe we are approaching the end of the 1st semester!
We are looking forward to the move to the Main Campus. Mr. Usher will be
sending home a memo today with some pertinent information about the move.
Please be sure to look for it.
Here is a look ahead at next week...
Phonics/Language Arts:
Next week we will continue our journey through Vowel Valley. I will
introduce the /e/ sound to the students. The /e/ sound is often confused
with the /i/ sound, especially in their writing. Since we just introduced
the /i/ sound this week, I am anticipating that many students may struggle
differentiating between the /i/ and /e/ sounds next week as we do our fluency
drills and take the spelling "test" on Friday. Please take some time next
week to not only work on the phonetic /e/ words, but also in reviewing the
phonetic /i/ words from this week. The red words for next week will be "of"
and "was".
Social Studies/Science:
We will be wrapping up our "American Symbols" unit next week through the
symbols presentations that your child has been working on at home. Please
begin sending those projects in with your child next week. We will begin
sharing them on Tuesday.
Math:
Next week in Math we will find the sum of two (and three) dice rolls, explore
properties of various shapes and examine whether their orientation impacts
what we call them, work on simple subtraction problems and math facts, as
well as number writing numbers greater than 20.
Writing:
In Writer's Workshop we will begin persuasive writing. I will be using "The
Pigeon Wants A Puppy", by Mo Willems as an introduction to this genre of
writing. The students will be encouraged to think of something they would
like to persuade someone to do and then provide 2 reasons in their writing
that would persuade the reader to grant their wish (i.e. "I think we should
have recess all day because children get exercise at recess, and exercise is
good for your body. Also, if we had recess all day the school would be quiet
and Ms. Bobbie could get a lot of work done!")
Blog:
I will be posting a new blog sometime over the weekend. One of our friends,
Ash Midkiff, will be moving to Dubai over the holiday break, so the blog page
will be titled "The One Thing I Will Miss About Ash Is...". Please take some
time between this weekend and the 18th to visit this page with your child and
allow them to post a response. I am sure it will be very special for Ash and
his family.
Internet Access:
I will not have internet access at school the 16th-18th of this month. The
technology department is coming to disconnect the computers on the 16th in
preparation for the move to the Main Campus. If you need to reach me on
those days you will need to send a note in with your child or call the
office. You may also try my cell phone: 404-723-5308.
That's all for now!
Have a fantastic weekend!
-Kenny