Week 10: October 14th - October 17th

Hello KB families!

I can't believe the first quarter is coming to a close!  Your children have worked so hard and I can see their growth in many ways.  It now time for a little break to enjoy the cooler weather and some quality family time.

Please make sure to sign up for your parent teacher conference through the sign up genius. 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0948AAAB28A7F58-quarter

If you are also interested in meeting with the specials teachers, their sign up genius is
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4aacab23a6f94-k1specials1

Your child's checklist (report card) may be accessed through power school from 10/11 to 10/16.

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Our virtue for September was citizenship.  Valentina displayed this virtue through helping others and cleaning trash on the playground without being asked.  Good job Valentina!

Here is what we will be learning after break.

Spalding: We will begin our two letter phonograms this week, we kindly ask that you please do not teach ahead on the phonograms.  We will introduce “sh, ee, th, and ow.” Homework will be a review of the any of the first 26 phonograms.  We will continue to work on word sounds and syllables as we prepare to introduce spelling words. You can practice this skill at home by giving your child a simple CVC (consonant/vowel/consonant) word; can, dog, mat, etc. Next ask your child to give each sound in the word and identify how many syllables.    

Sight Words: This week we will introduce list 3: said, by, had, one, or, from, have, this, be at. Look for the word list coming home at the end of the week. 

Literature:  We will explore a numbskull tale, which is a story that tells about a foolish creature who behaves in a ridiculous way. Our numbskull tale is about a foolish chicken who thinks the sky is falling, “Chicken Little." Our poem will be “Baa Baa Black Sheep."

Math:  This week we will start our unit on shapes, focusing on shapes that are 2D. We will look at squares, triangles, circles, and rectangles. Students will identify the shapes by attribute and look for shapes in every day objects.

Science:  Students will be able to identify the parts of the pumpkin, along with the life cycle.   They will investigate the inside and outside of a pumpkin using all five senses.  Students will share facts they know about pumpkins and new ones they will discover.