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Week of Sep. 19th-23rd, 2016

We loved visiting with all of you at Back to School Night…thanks for ALL of your support! 

Don’t forget to return reading logs and library books on Monday.  The kids are so excited to earn prizes for their reading!

Please send your Writer’s Workshop folders as soon as you have them    ready.  We will kick off writing workshop once we have ALL folders returned.

This week our learning will focus on the following:

Theme: The Colors Around Me continues.

Reading:  Shared reading and Interactive read-alouds of books that focus on color. We will use what we know as we ask and answer questions! We will identify characters and sequence the text, as well.

Writing:  We will continue celebrating the King and Queen of the Day. Also, this week we will make literacy connections to text while we create lists utilizing colors. 

Word Wall Words: 

REVIEW: my, is, to, like, can, see, red, green, yellow, pink, purple, black, white.

NEW WORDS THIS WEEK:  blue, orange, pink, purple, brown

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of R and S.

Math: Our focus this week will be on sorting, reviewing shapes, counting to 30, and numeral writing 0-5.  We will explore numbers to 5 using ten frames and we will use various manipulatives to create sets of a designated amount. We will continue to graph as we explore the colors around us!

Science: Observing/Using the Scientific Method and using our senses to be a scientist. What is matter and how can it change?!

Social Studies:  Our unit on American symbols begins.  We start with exploring our Pledge of Allegiance.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·         Monday:  Make a list of things that start with R & S

·         Tuesday:  Count backwards from 5.  Count backwards from 10.  Can you count backwards from 15?

·         Wednesday:  Write the color words using the appropriate crayon/marker!  Can you sing/spell the color songs!

·         Thursday:  Write a sentence using the sight words MY and IS

·         Friday: Return your library books and reading log on Monday!