Spelling Update: Short e (and review of other short vowels)

This week, we are reading and spelling short e words with the VC and CVC pattern. We are also reviewing all previously taught vowel patterns.  Heart words are: some, come, and or. 

Click HERE for 1.5 spelling: Words with the short E pattern.

Short A and Short O - Geraldine

Geraldine is one silly giraffe, but she and Mr. Thorne love teaching you all about phonics!

Generating Seed Ideas, Short I and Short u words

Generating Seed Ideas: Writing

Spelling Update

This week, we are working on unit 1.4 - reading and spelling short i and short u in VC (vowel consonant) and CVC (consonant vowel consonant)  words.   Our heart words this week are one, two and were.  Use the links below to access our lists on Spelling City.

Click here for this week's spelling focus (short i & short u).

For HEART WORD practice, Spelling City has separate lists of our High Frequency Words (HFW).  Here is the link for first quarter heart words.  

If your child still needs to practice reading and writing K sight words, keep practicing them too!

Literature or Non-Fiction?

This week, we've explored literature and informational texts.   Here are some great discussion ideas (essential questions) for reinforcing what we've learned in school at home or in centers:

• What are the characteristics of literature?
• What are the characteristics of informational text?
• How is literature different from informational text?
• How can you determine if a text is literature or informational?

Here is the fiction text  we read in class:



Here is another literature (fiction) story, Badly Drawn Dog.

https://youtu.be/1Smml-s9g84

 
Now, let's look at some informational text. 





Revisit our essential questions. Talk about them with an adult or your partner. Can you spot the differences between these two kinds of text?

Germs - What Are Germs?

Can you tell three ways your body tells you you are sick?  Ever wonder what makes you sick?  Check out these Germs books below!





This Reading Episode features Germs Make Me Sick!  By Melvin Berger.

1.4 Spelling Short I and Short U Words

Having trouble with reading and spelling heart words?  Here is a video of 100 high frequency words that may help you.  Some are kindergarten review, some are words we will spell this quarter.  The rest are upcoming words.

Science: Germs!

We are learning all about germs in science!  

Check out these fantastic videolinks below: 

 

 

Homework Recap

 Homework Recap

A little each day goes a long way!  

Welcome to the third week of school.   Students are settling into our classroom routines nicely.  This week we will continue to practice our K heart words and start CVC words.  Expect math and reading homework to come home this week.  To help families stay organized, please review our homework expectations below:

• Homework Binders go home daily.  Please sign it daily and return to school.  If teachers don't see a parent initial, we don't know if it actually made it to you!
• Yellow Reading Envelopes - Go home Monday and should be initialed/returned by Friday.  As your child reads their decodable text, remember, go for accuracy first (read the word right the first time) and then worry about fluency (speed/voice).  These passages will focus on short vowel recursive practice and may or MAY NOT match the spelling/phonics focus of the week. 
• Math Homework goes home each Tuesday and come back on Fridays.  Please keep any papers/directions at home for future practice.  The only thing to return in the bag each Friday are any math manipulatives (plastic blocks, etc...).  We don't need the directions back or student work.  The more your child practices, the more fluent he/she will become in mathematics!  
• Homework (Spelling) students take their journals home on Mondays and return them on Fridays.  Please refer to it, this website, or your quarterly spelling focus sheet for each week's spelling focus/heart words. 
• Students are held accountable for knowing ALL previously taught spelling patterns, kindergarten words, and high frequency (heart) words.  If your child needs extra practice, please use our Spelling City resources. Remember, high frequency words (K and 1st) have their OWN lists in Spelling City. 
• We'd like DreamBox Math to be your child's math homework Friday - Monday.  Please try to schedule at least two 15 minute sessions or more each week at home.  If you do not have a computer at home, please contact your child's teacher so that we can provide additional time here at school.  
•  If your child hasn't memorized his/her lunch number, please help them memorize it now.  For your child's own personal safety, help them memorize their phone number and address as well.

Spelling Update 1.3

Spelling Update

 

This week, we are working on unit 1.3 - reading and spelling short a  and short o in VC (vowel consonant) and CVC (consonant vowel consonant)  words.   Our heart words this week are as, her, and his.  Use the links below to access our lists on Spelling City.

Click here for this week's spelling focus (short a & short o).
For HEART WORD practice, Spelling City has separate lists of our High Frequency Words (HFW).  Here is the link for First Quarter HFW (Heart Words).

Don't forget to continue to review your kindergarten sight words! In addition to reading these words, you are responsible for writing them, too.

Punctuation 

We are starting our first week of phonics CVC pattern words.  Take a minute to review the alphabet sounds with the Alphablocks.  These sounds are essential to spelling words accurately!



And remember, when Q is in a word, it always is with it's best friend, U!

The Man that Walked Between the Towers

Mindful Breathing

How can mindful breathing help you in the classroom?

Launching Reading & Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop:
Think you have nothing to write about?  Try being inspired by this read aloud.


Reading Workshop:
In class, did you learn this week how to come to your class's gathering area and have a Collaborative Conversation with a partner? (elbow-to-elbow, knee-to-knee, right beside me)

Let's describe with key details:

• the setting
• characters
• major story events

Mojo Meets the Beast

Link to Video
https://ideas.classdojo.com/i/the-beast

Draw the Beast
https://ideas.classdojo.com/i/draw-the-beast

Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!

Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Grenis,  and Mrs. Bennett  are all excited to start the new 2019 - 2029 school year.   We will kick the new year off with a school picnic and open house on Friday, Sept. 13.

Please use this website to access course related content at home.  Have fun, and remember to always stay safe online!

Here are some beginning of the year resources!  Enjoy!

Spelling City is a site that CCPS uses extensively to practice each week's spelling focus. 

We are reviewing CCPS Kindergarten words.   Remember, your child needs to be able to READ and SPELL these words!  Spelling City is a fantastic way to review these words: it's free, and ALL our spelling focuses for the YEAR are already uploaded to it!

Click here to here the story we read on the first day!

Dojo Video - Mojo Meets the Beast http://vid.ly/3r1t4q 

No Bullying Zone!