Week in Review ~ December 8th - 12th

As we get closer and closer to the start of vacation the excitement level in the classroom is getting higher and higher. (Of course, the anticipated visit from a certain guy in a red suit isn't helping either!) In ELA we talked about "What do people use to do their jobs?" We read the stories Whose Shoes? and Little Juan and the Cooking Pot Our vocabulary words for the week were: equipment, uniform, utensils, expect, and remain. We also worked on the short vowel sound /o/ as in dog. We have now worked extensively on a, i, and o. We now are able to sound out to both write and read many cvc (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. Everyone is doing a great job segmenting the sounds in words and blending the sounds to say a word. The sight word you was introduced. Please continue to practice all of our sight words at home. Here is the updated list of sight words introduced so far: I, can, the, a, see, we, like, to, and, go, you. In Math we finished Topic 6 "Numbers to 100" and started Topic 7 "Understanding Addition." We are working on simple stories that talk about two groups joining such as "There was 3 red apples and 2 yellow apples. How many apples are there in all?" Then we are taking the information to fill in number sentences that read 2 and 3 is 5. Next, we will work with the plus sign (+) and the equals sign (=). I hope to get through Topic 7 before the start of school vacation. With us doing the Problem of the Day since the start of school, I am anticipating that this Topic will not be difficult for the K2ers as they already have had a solid introduction to number sentences. We made a huge jump with our Books & Beyond goal...we currently have completed 55 out of 192 total stations needed for the Ice Cream Sundae Party come June. Keep Reading and if you need any sheets to fill in, send a note in your child's message tube and we will be sure to send one home. You can also take a blank paper from home and list 15 books that you have read and just sign it. Just be sure to include your child's name.