Mrs. Pockl

NEW THIS WEEK:

The children will have their first spelling test this week. I will be sending home a list of 17 words that will use all the letter sounds we have learned. On Friday, I will choose 7 words from the list and give your child a spelling test. Words will also be posted on the spelling test page of my website (see the spelling test page). I know that studying 17 words may seem like a lot of words but we have learned every sound they are being tested on and they are a review from Kindergarten.

This week we are learning:
Reading: decoding strategies, comprehension strategies, reading test
Writing: Narrative stories, nouns and verbs
Phonics: spelling test on all letter sounds
Math: Shapes and patterns
Social Studies: Holidays such as Diwali, Ramadan, Los Posadas, and St. Lucia's Day

This week we will be continuing our unit on the pilgrims. We are going to make our own Plimoth Plantation (Yes that is how it is spelled.) and learn about the Wampanoag Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims.

If you have not returned your child's report card response and envelope, pleas do so.

 

We are learning:

Reading: decoding strategies (Learning other ways than sounding out words - Sounding out is the least efficient strategy there is)

Writing: writing workshop, making complete sentences

Math: shapes, patterns, graphs

Social Studies: map of Plimoth Plantations, Squanto and Samoset, Wampanoag Native Americans

 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend - can't believe that it is the middle of November and it has been so wonderful!!!

I hope you enjoyed seeing your child's growth as it was reflected in their grades. The boys and girls have made so much progress already. I am very proud of them and I know you are as well.

Please remember to sign the comment section of the report card and send it back to school in the envelope that was sent home.

The children are really enjoying learning about the pilgrims. Last week we learned some vocabulary words - England, Pilgrim and Mayflower. We put these words onto our word card ring. The children need to recognize these words but they do not need to know how to spell them.

 

This week we are learning about:

Reading: summarizing, decoding (We are really working on learning other strategies besides sounding words out - please encourage your child to use other strategies )

Writing: writing about small moments in our lives

Phonics: wh, v, x, z

Math: Shapes - defining triangles and quadrilaterals

Social Studies: voyage of the Mayflower, pilgrim life (especially the children)

 

Thanks to all the parents who organized our Halloween Party. We had a great time!

 

We will start learning about the pilgrims this week as we start our Thanksgiving unit.  I really enjoy making history real to the students.

 

Reminder, there is no school on Tuesday - Election Day.

 

My mind is a little frazzled right now. I was working on report cards today and am having problems thinking clearly. I will do better next week.

 

Reading: summarizing

Writing: adding details into our writing

Math: shapes

Social Studies: the "mean" king of England, packing for our voyage, map of England and Atlantic Ocean