Turkey Food Craft - Thanksgiving Rotations Day, Wednesday, November 21st

Below are pictures of our class and their turkey creations from our Thanksgiving Rotation Day on Wednesday, November 21st! 

Scarecrow Cookies - Tuesday, November 20th

Here are some pictures of the scarecrow cookies that we made on Tuesday, November 20th during Small Group time as a reward for being good readers!

Newsletter for the Week of November 26 - 30, 2012

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Pancakes in Pajamas Day Pictures

Here are some pictures from our Pancakes in Pajamas Day on November 14th!  

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!

Thanksgiving Lunch Slideshow

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Newsletter for the Week of November 12 - 16, 2012

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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

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Newsletter for the Week of November 5 - 9, 2012

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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.

Newsletter for the Week of October 29 - November 2, 2012

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Unit 2, Week 2 - Armadillo's Orange

     This week our focus story will be Armadillo's Orange by Jim Arnosky.  This story teaches us the value of neighbors through the adventures of an endearing armadillo.  He insists on using a fallen orange to mark the entrance to his burrow and ignores the other animals he meets out and about each day.  When a sudden gust of wind, moves his landmark orange and he cannot find his way home, the armadillo realizes the value of having neighbors and friends.
      Our Target Skill of the week will be identifying the setting of a story.  We will also practice making predictions and placing events in sequential order.  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Ss" to its sound--/s/. 

Amazing Words: armadillo, burrow, tortoise, rattlesnake, grubs, insects

High-Frequency Words:  We will continue to practice the Popcorn Words "have" and "is", as well as review the words "I", "am", "the", "little", "to", and "a".  Please continue to practice these words at home as well! 

Letter: Ss


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

Newsletter for the Week of October 22 - 26, 2012

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Unit 2, Week 1 - Life in an Ocean

     This week our focus story will be Life in an Ocean by Carol K. Lindeen.  With this book, we will explore life as it exists in the ocean habitat. We will learn about the animals that call this habitat their home and how they adapt to their surroundings for survival. 
     Our Target Skill this week will be comparing and contrasting.   The skill of classifying and categorizing information will continue to be revisited and assessed this week as well.  We will be working to identify, form, and match the letter "Aa" to its sound--/a/.  We will spend two weeks on the letter "Aa" this year, as all of the vowels can make two different sounds (short and long vowel sounds).  This week we will be focusing on the short "a" sound, as can be heard at the beginning of words such as "alligator", "ant", and "astronaut". 

Amazing Words:  ocean, world, crab, shell, fish, seaweed

High-Frequency Words:  have, is  (Please continue to review "I", "am", "the", "little", "to", and "a".)

Letter:  Aa


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