March 2013 Calendar

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Newsletter for the Week of February 25 - March 1, 2013

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Unit 4, Week 4 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears

     This week our Focus Story will beGoldilocks and the Three Bears, retold and illustrated by Valeri Gobachev.  This is the classic traditional tale of Goldilocks and her adventure in the home of Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear.  We will follow her as she eats the Bears' porridge, sits in their chairs and attempts to find the perfect bed to nap in--each time coming to the realization that Baby Bear's belongings are just right for her.  We will then discover what the Bears reaction is to stumbling upon her in their home, asleep in Baby Bear's bed. 
      Our Target Skill for this week will be identifying the characters within a story.  We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and identifying the setting of a story.  We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Gg' to its phoneme--/g/. 

Amazing Words:  bears, porridge, cottage, big, middle-sized, small

High-Frequency Words: one, two, three, four, five  (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)

Letter: Gg


Thank you to Sam's Reading Blog (http://salinaghi.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html) for the cover image!

Newsletter for the Week of February 18-22, 2013

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Unit 4, Week 3 - One Little Mouse

     This week our Focus Story will be One Little Mouse, written by Dori Chaconas and illustrated by LeUyen Pham.  A little mouse is in need of a new, more spacious home.  This story takes us on a journey of trial and error as he searches for a new place to call his own.  
     Our Target Skill this week will be determining the sequence of events, or the order in which things happen within the story.  We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and drawing conclusions based on evidence found within the story.  We do not have one particular letter of focus this week--we will instead be working on consonant blends. 

Amazing Words:  woodland, nest, vale, hollow, comfortable, shadows

High-Frequency Words: one, two, three, four, five  (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home.)


Thank you to www.tower.com for the cover image! 

Newsletter for the Week of February 11-18, 2013

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Unit 4, Week 2 - My Lucky Day

     Our Focus Story this week will be My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza.  This is one of my favorite stories to share with the students--it is such a cute book!  This story illustrates the comical means by which a wily pig is able to escape from the grasp of his predator, the fox, and is able to avoid being turned into the fox's dinner. 
     Our Target Skill this week is determining the causes and effects of certain events within the story.  We will also continue to practice retelling a story, predicting outcomes, and determining the plot of a story.  We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Ll' to its phoneme--/l/. 

Amazing Words:  piglet, fox, lucky, filthy, cook, scrubber

High-Frequency Words: Please continue to practice the words 'are', 'that', and 'do', along with our other previous "Popcorn Words". 

Letter: Ll


Thank you to http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/sun/ReadAloudPictureBooks.html for our cover image!

Newsletter for the Week of February 4-8, 2013

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February 2013 Calendar

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Unit 4, Week 1 - Bunny Day

     This week our Focus Story will be Bunny Day by Rick Walton and Paige Miglio.  This story takes us through an entire day in the life of a fictional bunny family, teaching time to the hour along the way.
      Our Target Skill is determining the sequence of a set of events, or the order in which they happened.  We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story and comparing and contrasting.  We will work to identify, form, and match the letter Hh to its phoneme--/h/. 

Amazing Words:  chores, tidy, bustle, race, story, hungry

High-Frequency Words: are, that, do  (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home.)

Letter: Hh


Thank you to www.goodreads.com for the cover image!

Groundhog Day Treats!

     After we discussed the meaning of Groundhog Day, who (or what) Punxsutawney Phil is, and predicted whether or not we thought he'd see his shadow this morning, we made these cute little groundhog treats.  The kiddos were so excited to see what would happen, that a couple claimed they weren't even going to go to sleep--so, I apologize if you have some early risers this morning wanting to watch the news.  You can watch the footage of the ceremony this morning at the following site.

http://www.visitpa.com/groundhog-day-live-stream