Hello Families! Happy 11th week of Young Fives!
We will be collecting canned goods for families in need! Our class goal is 100 cans!!! Please help us meet or even beat our goal!!!!
There is no school on Friday, November 17th for Y5s and Kindergarten only! Thank you!
Wednesday is a late start! School will begin at 9:30!
After school on Friday is Movie Night at Oakman School! Please bring your children back to school for a fun night for the whole family!
Reading: This week we will continue to practice the Three Ways to Read a Book as well as identifying the components of narrative literature! We will also practice how to tell/write about an event in our lives for narrative writing. We are up to 9 minutes of stamina where we are working independently on our Daily 5 choice!!! This week we will practice counting the number of syllables. We will also practice segmenting c-v-c words and and blending the sounds together with short i in the middle. (ex. bit/ b-i-t/bit) In addition, we will practice identifying the ending sound in words. We will learn the letters Ee and Bb and the sight word am. We will review said and for. Please practice writing these letters at home. Below is an example of how to write the letters. Please review the letters in their name as well as the letters Mm, Dd, Gg, Aa,Nn, Ii, Ss, Hh, Oo, Ff, Vv, and, Zz, Pp, Tt. Please review: a, the, see, to, like, my, you, I,it, in, said, for.
Math: We will work on counting to 100 and recognizing numbers and their quantities 1 to 10. This week we will practice writing the numbers 1-6 using dice! We will focus on representing numbers and quantities with a 10 frame. We will also talk about basic 2D shapes. We will also practice graphing data!
Science: We will continue learning about the 5 senses as we investigate claims we make about the world around us. We will also continue to learn about the sun and how it warms our planet!
Social Studies: We will continue a unit called “How do we get what we need and want?”. We will begin to look at what are the things we need and how do we get what we need. We are also working with a program called Second Step. This program helps us learn about rules, social skills, and how to handle our emotions. We will also begin talking about the history of the first Thanksgiving.
Writing: We will work on Narrative Writing! We will will draw, write, and dictate about an event. (ex. One day I …. ) Please continue practicing drawing people and pictures with your child. This helps them feel more confident when they are writing at school. We will also write about what we are thankful for! 🙂
Thank you for all you do! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me anytime!
Have a beautiful week! ~Mrs. Mehrhof