T.I.P. Topics: Miss Werniak’s Newsletter
“A” Week – Art Week
General Information
1st grade specials with Miss Turek
Monday: P.E., Art
Tuesday: Music, P.E.
Wednesday: Music, P.E.
Thursday: P.E.
Friday: Library, P.E.
2nd grade specials with Mrs.
Freyer
Monday: P.E., Music
Tuesday: Art, P.E.
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: Music, P.E.
Friday: Library, P.E.
Service Groups:
Monday: Social Work Group with
Mrs. Zylka
Week Notes
October is a busy month so please keep
checking my website and notes home.
Keep track of your reading minutes with
your Book It! calendar. Tracking has
officially started!
T.I.P. K-2 Team
Miss Amanda Werniak (Teacher)
Mrs. Amy Thormeyer
(Paraprofessional)
Mrs. Zylka (Social Worker)
Miss Bowen (Speech Pathologist)
Miss Mary Hamm (Occupational
Therapist)
Upcoming Events for October:
6: Picture Re-takes
8: Treat Day
9: Half Day
12: No School – Columbus Day
19: Bookmobile
23: Hot Lunch
27: End of 1st Quarter
30: Fall Festival
Miss Werniak’s Web Page:
Please visit my page for TIP Topics
Weekly Newsletter, websites the
students like and use in class,
general classroom information and
resources.
1. Go to www.summithill.org
2. Go to “Dr. Julian Rogus”
3. Go to “Teacher Pages”
4. Go to “Werniak, Amanda”
Homework
Homework packets and signature
sheets are due by Friday, October
9th. If there are any questions,
please e-mail me.
Contact Information
E-mail: werniak.a@summithill.org
School Phone: (815)-464-2034
Miss Werniak’s Academic Information:
The activities listed below are highlights of what we will be focusing on this week.
TeachTown Social Skills Curriculum:
 “Follow Fire Drill Instructions”
Fundations Group 1:
Unit 4 (Week 2 of 2)
Spelling Words
quiz, lash, puff, fall, zip, bell, miss, chop,
tall, lock
Dictation:
5 sounds (fill in blank): i, ch, ol (all), a, z
2 review words (fill in blank): chat, quit
2 trick words (circle choice): you, said
1 sentence (fill in blank): Bill will toss
the ball.
Spelling Test on Friday!
Math Group A:
 Telling time
 Addition and Subtraction Facts
 Skip Counting
 Identifying/Writing numbers 110,000
 Money
Fundations Group 2:
Unit 2 (Week 1 of 2)
Sounds
f, m, h, l, p, t, i, v, a, z
Math Group B:
 Skip counting
 Applying and Placing the Touch
Points
 Counting to 50/100
 Identifying numbers
 Matching numbers to quantity
Note: I have decided to start with
basic sounds with Fundations
Group #2. If there is no spelling
list in your homework packet then
your student is in Group #2. There
will be no test this week but a lot of
practice. Thank you!
Reading Milestones:
Please check your student’s Reading
Folder for current story and
practice. Please read it with your student
every night for extra practice. We will
complete reading skill activities in class
to go along with the story and these will
be taken as a quiz grade.
Science
The students will be learning about the
Seasons & Sky: Fall, Winter, Spring,
Summer, Day, Night, Moon, Sun,
Clouds, etc.