This week's agenda and reminders 9/12

In ELA/Reading we are reading Get the Egg!. This story's phonics lesson focuses on short u and initial blends (ie, sm, st, sl, bl, fl, cr) . Grammar will deal with identifying and writing telling sentences.


*You can review these concepts with your child by:

-having your child tell or write you sentences with the purpose of giving information or making a statement.
-having your child find sort e words and words with initial blends in magazines, newspapers, billboards, etc. and making a book with these new found words.

-making flashcards to read and repeat.

In Math, we will be focusing on greater than, less than and equal to.
*You can review these concepts with your child by:

-comparing numbers in a deck of cards, money amounts, amounts of food, etc.

In Science, we will be continue with magnets. Social Studies will begin a new unit on Folktales (Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Annie Oakley, and Davy Crockett)

This week's agendas and reminders 9/6

In ELA/Reading we are reading The Fox and the Kit. This story's phonics lesson focuses on -s and -ing endings on action words. Grammar will deal with word order in sentences.
*You can review these concepts with your child by:
-writing verbs on index cards and having your child add -s and -ing endings
-writing out sentences, cutting them up and have your child put them in order

For Math, we will be focusing on place value to 50(some teacher may choose to go further for students ready for that concept)
*You can review these concepts with your child by:
-having them tell you which number is in the tens place and the ones place for numbers you see

In Science, we will be continue with magnets and Social Studies, will continue to focus on the five themes of geography.

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Important Dates to remember:

Tuesday, September 13 - Elementary School Early Dismissal (12:00 p.m.)

Thursday, September 15 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at the Thornton Road location