Miss Ross’ March News Mar c h 2 0 1 5 2015 Mis s R os s A “Home and School Connection” Newsletter is available on the Jenks East Elementary Title I webpage. A hard copy is available upon request. Class News Early Literacy Concepts Important Reminder! Please be sure that you have scheduled a parent teacher conference for either March 5th (evening), or March 6th (morning) Identify sight words in print Identify and explains simple synonyms and antonyms Recognize 8 basic color words Use comprehension strategies to retell Identify and explain simple synonyms and antonyms Upcoming Events February 27th – March 13th - Book Fair March 2nd – Read Across America! March 5th – Parent Teacher Conferences March 6th – Parent Teacher Conferences (no school) March 12th – Report Cards go home March 16th – 20th – No School (Spring Break) April 2nd – Collaboration Day School starts at 10:40 Phonological Awareness Recognize blends in words (th-, sh-, ch-, etc.) Counts syllables in words Segment CCVC, 4 letter words Writing Compose stories about events and experiences in his/her life Use appropriate handwriting to copy, trace, and generate letters Share writing aloud Review Sight Words Recognizing, building, and writing: Sight Words: I, see, we, like, and, can, am, at, have, here, in, go, are, there, on, me, was, do, it, for, said, he, she, could, a, who, who, with, to, from, give, you, come, were, has, what, or, if, my, number words 0-10, and color words. Math Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes Recognize number words 0-10 Fluently add and subtract within 5 Recognize relationships between 1’s and 10’s (place value) Add, and subtract using manipulatives within 10 Write numerals 0-100 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 Count by 1’s, and 10’s to 100 Analyze and compare shapes (2 dimensional, and 2 dimensional) Social Studies States personal information: first name, last name, birthday, and telephone # Science Understand and use scientific processes Understand and use scientific processes Communicate understanding of concepts and content