Hello and welcome back from Mid-Winter Break! I hope you managed to stay warm and enjoy some family time. \u00a0I am excited to see my kids tomorrow…I’ll bet they’ve grown, some have lost teeth, and have many stories to tell me. \u00a0I can’t wait!<\/p>\n
We will begin Unit 7-WEATHER. \u00a0This week’s theme is Kinds of Weather.\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0We will read a non-fiction book called\u00a0A Rainy Day.<\/strong> During the week we will discuss the difference between\u00a0weather<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0temperature.<\/strong><\/p>\n LETTER- \u00a0“E \u00a0e”<\/strong><\/p>\n WORDS-\u00a0This \u00a0this \u00a0 Do \u00a0do”<\/strong><\/p>\n WRITING-We will work on writing a weather report.<\/b><\/p>\n I have developed a writing workshop and my students are now in full swing of the writing process. My weekly writing routine is–<\/p>\n Mondays I introduce our writing focus for the week. Tuesdays we work on the focus together and find examples in our reading or how we use the writing in every day life. \u00a0Wednesdays the students do their\u00a0prewrite.<\/strong> \u00a0Thursdays I\u00a0revise and edit<\/strong> with each student. \u00a0Fridays we\u00a0publish\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0share<\/strong> our writings. \u00a0As you can see, they are very busy with reading and writing. My students have been using this routine for several months now and are comfortable with new weekly expectations. (For example, students now know that all sentences begin with a capital letter, have spaces between words, and end with punctuation. \u00a0They also know that certain words, like our Reading Words, need to be spelled correctly. \u00a0They know where to find them around the room. \u00a0Students also know to use good, new, descriptive vocabulary and correct grammar.) It’s so exciting to watch them grow into becoming readers and writers. \u00a0I was reading their Journals recently and was noticing with pleasure how far they have come and we’re only half-way through the year!<\/p>\n SPELLING WORDS-We will work with the\u00a0et<\/strong> chunk.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0get \u00a0 met \u00a0 pet \u00a0 set \u00a0 this \u00a0 do<\/strong><\/p>\n I have a”helper word” for each of the short vowels. \u00a0Their “helper word ” for the short\u00a0e<\/b> is “egg.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n short a<\/strong>\u00a0is “apple” \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>short\u00a0e\u00a0<\/strong>is “egg” \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0short\u00a0i<\/strong> is “igloo”<\/strong><\/p>\n short\u00a0o\u00a0<\/strong>is “octopus” \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>short\u00a0u\u00a0<\/strong>is “umbrella”<\/strong><\/p>\n MATH-We will work with the\u00a0dime.<\/em> \u00a0We’ll also play a coin exchange game.<\/p>\n SCIENCE-We’ll be discovering materials that help with\u00a0waterproofing.<\/strong><\/p>\n SOCIAL STUDIES-We will begin a 2 week study of different jobs and workers in different weather<\/strong> (this week’s theme)\u00a0and\u00a0seasons\u00a0<\/strong>(next week’s theme.)<\/p>\n BUDDIES-On Friday, we will make a project with our Buddies. \u00a0Hint…he has a birthday this month and his face is on some money. \u00a0Hmmmm<\/p>\n If you have any extra magazines at home, I could use them in here for a project next week. \u00a0Thanks.<\/p>\n Thank you for all of the lovely Valentines and chocolates. \u00a0WOW!! \u00a0I need to get started back on my running program. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a personal note…my husband was discharged from the hospital and now begins the long road to recovery. His world revolves around meds, doctor appts., tests, etc. \u00a0We had no idea how close and desperate was his health. \u00a0Thank you for your support and understanding.<\/p>\n See you in the morning!!!!<\/p>\n Mrs. Smith<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello and welcome back from Mid-Winter Break! I hope you managed to stay warm and enjoy some family time. \u00a0I am excited to see my kids tomorrow…I’ll bet they’ve grown, some have lost teeth, and have many stories to tell me. \u00a0I can’t wait! 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