Looking Ahead:
- January 14-15: Middle of Year Testing (Letter Naming Fluency, First Sound Fluency, Number Identification Fluency, Next Number Fluency and Beginning Quantity Fluency/”Dominoes”)
- January 17: 2nd Term Ends
- January 20: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 29-30: Parent Teacher Conferences
- January 31: NO SCHOOL
Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:
Comprehension strategy/skill: “Reread”/”Character, Setting, Events”. We read different stories to go along with our theme “What do living things need to grow?”
New High Frequency Word: “my”
Phonics:blend and isolate sounds in CVC words. New sound/spelling: /h/ Hh
Vocabulary: require, plant, harmful, soak, crowd
Math: Lesson 6 “3D Shapes and Weight”. We’ve also been working on one of our standards to fluently add and subtract within 5 (numbers in the problem and answers are 5 or less). You can help us achieve this goal by practicing these math facts with us. Click here for flashcards you can print at home: Adding/Subtracting Flashcards. To be considered fluent, students need to answer 25 problems within a minute. (Flashcards include adding and subtracting within 10, which is also a standard, but we first practice for fluency within 5).
Science: Introduction of our animal unit: In this unit, students use observations to understand the basic needs of animals. Students explore how animals need things to eat and a safe place to live, and also how animals can change their environments to meet those needs.