News That Is Great From Room 128
April 4, 2014
In the week ahead:
Friday- Bring back your library book! Spelling Test!
Report cards and Portfolios
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Please look in the blue folder for your child’s report card and your child’s
portfolio.
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By Friday, April 11th please return:
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The blue folder WITH the papers in it.
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The signed yellow card.
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The report card envelope unsealed.
Special Friends Day- April 15th , 10:00-10:30, in our classroom!
You received a purple flyer about Special Friend/Grandparent Day on
April 15th. There is a RSVP included in the flyer. Please fill it out so I know how
many chairs to plan on for that day. If you have misplaced it please write me a
note.
The children will sing and read to their friend and we will demonstrate some
things we do on the Smart Board.
If grandparents are not available to come or another friend parents are
welcome.
Language Arts
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This week our stories in our reading book were about inventors. We read
about Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. We also read about a man
who invented different types of robots.
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We wrote facts about the Wright Brothers.
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We wrote why we are famous!
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We drew a picture of our own invention!
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We practiced reading and writing words with the long vowel sounds.
Math
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We worked on reviewing telling time and counting money.
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We practiced using many strategies to solve math problems.
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We worked on memorizing math facts.
Social Studies
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Our vocabulary words are culture and immigrant. We have been talking about
how people in other cultures eat different food, wear different clothes,
have special dances, may have different homes.
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We have talked about what an immigrant is.
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We have talked about how we can learn about different cultures through
Folktales.
Check out this website we did in Social Studies about different cultures!
(The kids asked me to share it with you.)
http://www.exploreandmore.org/world/default.htm
Health
We are discussing dental health. We have discussed how important it is to
brush your teeth two times a day and floss your teeth once a day.
Plan Ahead- Please mark your calendar!
Friday, June 6th First Grade will be having our end of the year celebration
with a program about Washington DC. We will perform the program twice to
accommodate parking.
10:30-Kelly, Baruxes, Truhan, Bitounis
2:00- Davis, Guscott, Masterson, Lenarz
Thank for your support at home. We are looking for signs of spring! Anne
Homework the Week of April 7- 11th
Math
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Complete
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Take a rest!
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Return
pages in
Home Links
as they
come home.
Worksheets Complete
the
worksheets
attached
to school.
worksheets.
Math facts
Practice
math facts
for 10
minutes a
day.
Teddy Bear
Books
Spelling
Read or 10
Read or 10
Read or 10
Return
minutes.
minutes.
minutes.
Teddy Bear
books!
Practice
your words!
Book
Lists
Write down
the books
read during
the week
on the
monthly
reading
sheets.
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Spelling
Test