Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
This week in Reading, students were read the
story “The Dinosaur Who Lived in My
Backyard.” Students had to use their
comprehension skills to answer questions about a
child who imagined what it was like to have a
dinosaur living in his backyard. During our
Reading lessons, students were also introduced to
the letter D/d. Students learned how to recognize,
write, and identify the uppercase “D” and the
lower case “d.” In class, students also had to
identify words that start with the letter D/d by
stating “Dazzling Dance (item).”
In Writing, students learned about
dinosaurs! This week, the students were read
several stories about the topic dinosaurs. Next,
the class had to help create a list of facts about
dinosaurs on the front board. In the middle of
the week, as a class, students stated sentences
about dinosaurs as Mrs. Basham wrote the
sentences in correct form on the front board.
Later in the week, students had to draw a
picture of a dinosaur and label the picture
“dinosaur” through brave spelling. Next,
students had to write sentences using everyday
words about the topic dinosaur. Students also
created a dinosaur book by copying the names
of specific dinosaurs from the front board.
Lastly, in Mathematics, students are
continuing to learn about numbers 10-30. This
week students learned about ten frames and
how to use them to answer math related
questions. Students also learned about how to
locate known and unknown numbers on a number
line from zero to ten or more. Furthermore, the
class learned to use numbers and pictures to
describe how many objects are in a group
Have a GREAT weekend!
Mrs. Basham
Monday, January 31st
January Reading Log Due
Monday, January 31st
January Scholastic Book Orders Due
Friday, February 18th
Early Release at 11:45-SIP Day
Monday, February 21st
No School-Presidents Day
Starting January 24th, 2011 K-3 will begin our
“Star Student of the Week” display. The Friday
before, a student will be picked to be the “Star
Student of the Week (Students are picked in
alphabetical order).” A backpack will be sent
home during the weekend with the child to
collect all the items mentioned below. These
items must all be turned in on the following
Monday. They include the sharing sack,
favorite picture book, parent letter, and
pictures.
Looking for a fun way to practice letters and
sounds? Create uppercase and lowercase letter
flashcards of all the letters in the alphabet.
Next mix them in a pile, give each player 5
cards, and play “Go Fish Letters.” You play
the same way as the game “Go Fish.”
Individuals must match an uppercase and
lowercase letter together to create a match. If
the partner does not have the match to the
letter mentioned by the other player, they must
pull the top card from the pile. Continue
playing until all cards are gone. To make the
game more challenging, have the child say the
sound of the letters. This is a great way to
practice the name and sounds of all the letters!
Daily Snack Chart
January 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
Riley P.
9
10
Ryan D.
11
Brayden
M.
.
16
17
Alexis S.
31
Ryan D.
Carter S.
26
NathanW.
7
8
Madyson F.
Kali H.
13
14
15
Early Dismissal
2:30
Teacher’s
Institute
No School
20
21
Jayce R.
19
25
Evan W.
30
12
18
24
6
Lucah E.
Garris O
Martin Luther
King Jr.’s
Birthday
No School
23
5
Katherine W.
Madison T.
27
Abigail B.
22
Rachel T.
28
29
Leah A.