Week 9: September 30th - October 4th

Hello KB families!

What a terrific week we had!  We were blessed with a visit from some of our grandparents.  The students enjoyed a light breakfast with their grandparents, followed by time in the classroom where they completed a craft!

We also had a visit from Mrs, Woinarowicz and baby Ellie! Mrs. Woinarowicz's birthday is September 28th, so we made her cards and ate some popcorn!  We're looking forward to her return on October 29th.

Here is what we'll be learning in the upcoming week.

Spalding:  We have officially taught the first 26 phonogram and we will take this week to review what we have learned so far. Since we have taught the whole alphabet students are expected to know the names and sounds for each letter.  We are still working on identifying the sounds and syllables of words. Note the change to Spalding homework starting this week and for the remainder of the school year. 

Phonograms will be given on a cover page for parents only to view. Students will be given blank pages to write their phonograms each night. Mrs.Worthy and Mrs. Howard made a video with the help of Mrs. Woinarowicz to explain how the homework should be completed. Please watch this video before completing tonight's homework: https://youtu.be/v4tVZMU8ErY and excuse our low budget quality :) 

Sight Words: This week will we review list 2. Please continue to review sight words nightly. Another way to work on sight words is to have your child find the words in the books you read to them at night. When reading, have your child follow along with their finger.

When we come back from fall break we will start to introduce new words and your child will receive new lists to practice.  

Literature:  Our story this week is another of Aesop’s Fables, the Grasshopper and the Ant.  Students have enjoyed hearing these stories and identifying the moral. Our poem for the week is Once I Saw a Little Bird.  Our Saying for October: The early bird gets the worm.  This week we will also begin pulling students to check reading levels for their leveled readers.  Books will be sent home after Parent Teacher Conferences. Reading volunteer opportunities will start after fall break and we will be sending out a Sign Up for interested parents.  

Math: This week we will finish our unit on number order. We will be writing numbers in order forward and backward.  Students will be able to write the missing numbers 1-10. An assessment will be given on Friday.

Science:  Students will be able to identify parts of plant:  roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds. They will also know that seeds of plants will only reproduce the same plant.  Students will be able to explain the plant life cycle and how  plants grow. They will learn the needs of plants and identify what plants we eat.  Students will be able to identify 

animals and crops on a farm and name 3 products that come from a dairy farm.