Week 5: Sept. 3 - Sept. 7

Hello KB families!

We are completing August and getting ready for September.  Remember, there is no school on
Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd.  We hope you enjoy the long weekend!

We have been busy learning and writing our phonograms.  You can see on the homework page and blog which ones we're covering.  This is a good time to review these phonogram cards nightly.  The yellow book bags containing the first list of sight words went home day. This may also be reviewed during homework time and sent back to school daily.

Full day families received a sign-up genius for science supplies needed for next week.  We appreciate all your contributions!

Thank you for sharing your children with us.  They are such a joy!
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Here is what we will be learning next week:

Spalding: We continue to explore our first 26 phonograms.  This week we will work on : h, i, j, k. Homework will continue to introduce single phonograms by tracing them then writing them three times each.  Students should be reminded to say the sound of the letters while writing them each time. We will have a our first phonogram assessment on Friday, please review a, c, d, f, g with your child. We will say the sound and students will be expected to write down the correct phonogram.

  

Sight Words: he, was, for, on

Literature: The story for this week will be the folktale biography of Johnny Appleseed.   We talk about which parts of the stories are fact and which parts are fiction, observe how Johnny showed the virtue of citizenship, and even make our own pots to wear on our head just like he did!  Our poem this week will be Tommy. 

Math: This week in math we will continue to work on numbers 1-5. We will incorporate graphs and counting objects to 5. Students will represent the numbers in writing using the correct Spalding number formation. An assessment will be taken on Friday.

Science:  Using their five senses, students will give facts about apples.  They will discover how the senses of taste and smell work together, and create a craft that illustrates how we experience our sense of taste.  Students will put the life cycle of an apple in order.