Newsletter for the Week of November 28 - December 2, 2011

Newsletter for November 28 - December 2_ 2011 -

Unit 2, Week 5 - A Bed for the Winter

     This week our Focus Story will be A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace.  In this story, we will follow a dormouse as she attempts to find a home for the winter.  Along the way she observes other creatures readying their homes for the winter, and narrowly escapes both an owl and a snake before finding a winter home of her own.
     Our Target Skill this week is determining the sequence of events, or the order in which things happen within a story.  We will also continue to practice making predictions and retelling a story, as well as classifying and categorizing information.  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Ii" to its phoneme--/i/.

Amazing Words: meadow, nest, stump, tree trunk, hive, den

High-Frequency Words: he, for  (Please continue to practice the following words as well: I, am, the, little, to, a, have, is, we, my, like.

Letter: Ii


Thank you to http://scottsforesmankdg.wikispaces.com/A+Bed+for+Winter for the cover image!

Fun Turkeys!

We made some fun turkey treats today in celebration of Thanksgiving this week--the kiddos loved them!  

Newsletter for the Week of November 21 - 25, 2011

Newsletter for November 21 - 25_ 2011 -

Newsletter for the Week of November 14 - 18, 2011

Newsletter for November 14- 18_ 2011 -

Thank You to Our Veterans!

Unit 2, Week 4 - Bear Snores On

     This week our Focus Story will be Bear Snores On, written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. A variety of animals seek shelter in Bear's cave, one by one,  to escape the cold. The animals make themselves at home, but, even after the corn is popped and tea is brewed, Bear just keeps snoring, asleep through it all.
     Our Target Skill for this week is recognition of the differences between realism and fantasy.  We will also continue to work on identifying the setting of a story (where it happens).  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Cc" to its sound--/k/.

Amazing Words:  sleep, winter, cave, woods, storm, blustery

High-Frequency Words:  We will continue to practice the words "we", "my", and "like".  (Also, please continue to review the following "Popcorn Words" at home: "I", "am", "to", "a", "the", "little", "have", and "is".)

Letter: Cc


Thank you to http://karmawilson.com for the cover image!  This is actually the author's website and there are some great ideas and activities found here, as well as a list of other stories that she has written, if you are interested.

Thanksgiving Lunch Pics - November 10, 2011

Pancakes in Pajamas for Pp Week

Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Brown, and Ms. Batte

Pajama Day!

Silly Faces!

Sleepy Faces!  (It is Pajama Day!)  

Pancake time!

Newsletter for the Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

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Unit 2, Week 3 - Animal Babies in Grasslands

    This week our focus story will be Animal Babies in Grasslands by Jennifer Schofield.  The students will be introduced to six different young animals (and their families!) from the African savanna to the Australian outback.  We will learn about what life is like for the elephants, prairie dogs, zebras, kangaroos, giraffes, and lions that live in the hot, dry climates of the grasslands.
     Our Target Skill this week is identifying the Main Idea of a story, or, in other words, why it is written.  Also, we will continue to practice the skill of comparing and contrasting similar objects.  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Pp" to its sound--/p/.

Amazing Words: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal

High-Frequency Words:  we, my, like  (Also, please continue to practice the following words at home: I, am, the, little, to, a, have, is.)

Letter:  Pp


Thank you to us.macmillan.com for the cover image!