Academic Update

Academic Update:

Writer's Workshop:
We finished our Opinion/ Review Writing on Monday. We are now starting our next unit, which is Personal Narratives- small moment writing. 

Word Study: 
We are continuing our knowledge of the alphabet (in and out of order), beginning sounds, ending sounds, stretching the through words sounds and word parts. 

They like to echo the teacher, air write and trace letters on a buddy's back. 












Math Workshop:
They really enjoyed learning about shapes.We finished the unit about 2d and 3d shapes and are now moving on to number sense- knowing numbers in and out of order, skip counting, and using ten frames. 



Composite shapes

















Social Studies:
We are still learning about Citizenship and Government. We plan to finish this unit this week and start Geography next week. 

The 7 Habits:
The students are learning the 7 Habits.We use and talk about all 7 habits as they pertain to the situation, but at the beginning of the school year we talk about them in isolation so they have a full understanding of what each one means and how to use them in their daily life.  ( hopefully you saw this in their binder).  Our focus has been habit number 1 and 2- Be Proactive and Begin with the end in Mind. We will move on to Habit 3 and 4 in October.  The book titled What Should Danny Do?  has been a very inspirational book for us in the classroom! Hopefully your child can tell you all about it!

The students LOVE library time every other Tuesday! They are encouraged to pick books for enjoyment- a just right book and / or a book that someone else can read to them.




We have started the second book of the STINK series! They love these books!



Thank you to Frederick's mom for being a Mystery Reader on Tuesday. The kiddos really enjoyed the book titled Frederick.





Mark your calendar:
9/28 No School
10/5 Family Trivia

Let's Celebrate

Drum Roll please...

The class made it to 50 points today! They voted to have a device day!

We will have a "Bring Your Own Device" day Friday, September 21st.  Your child may bring in their smart device on Tuesday. If your child does not have a smart device, I can find a device for them to use. Please remember that your child is responsible for the device they bring to school. Your child will be expected to keep it in their backpack when we are not using it.The students are looking forward to their celebration!If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!

Armin is in the Spotlight this week! The kiddos loved his show -n -tell items. He would like everyone to try and wear blue tomorrow. 

Mark your Calendar: 

• Don't forget that tomorrow is an early release day (1:30pm - external pick up and walkers are called, 1:40 bus dismissal begins). 

• Please be sure to make any dismissal changes in the PikMykid app. 

• School Pictures are September 26th
• No School September 28th. 

Student Spotlight

I wanted to take a minute and share this wonderful message with you. It is on the wall in the cafeteria! We will read it frequently and hope that they begin to truly understand what this means! 

Student Spotlight:

We have started Student Spotlight this week. Your child will get the chance to be in the Spotlight for an entire week at some point this school year. Each student will bring home a notice the week before they are in the Spotlight.

Liz is in the Spotlight this week. We really enjoyed her show -n -tell today. Liz would like everyone to wear some shade of green tomorrow. 

Guided Reading:

Be on the lookout for this bright yellow paper coming home this week or on Monday. Please be aware that is typical for some kiddos to experience some regression with their reading skills over the summer and it may be reflected in their current reading level verses last Spring. If I have any concerns as they move through the levels, I will notify you.


Students will start bringing home "just right" books in their reading envelope later this month. Once a student is reading at a level H and above, you will not see the envelope come home a frequently. In takes a week to get through a book with a level H or higher during guided reading. Those books tend to have chapters and analyzing the text takes a little longer. They also write about the book in their reading response journal before they are ready to bring it home.



MyOn and Dreambox:
Feel free to have your child access MyOn and Dreambox at home. They will need their QR codes to login to these sites. We use both of these daily. Please look in your child's folder for login directions and your child's QR code. 

Ask your child about our read aloud...