Week of May 22- May 26

Language Arts- Students will review what they have learned about what makes a good sentence. Also, they will be writing a letter to their 1st grade teacher. 

No reading levels or sight words.

No Spalding Spelling words.

Math- The students will review concepts and skills developed from Chapter 1 through 12.

History/Geography- The students will review the features of a globe and answer comprehension questions. Students will be able to read a map of the world. Around the World Party from 10:15-12:15 on Thursday, May 25th,

Science- The students will learn what makes something an insect. They will compare and contrast butterflies to another insect. Students will learn the stages in the life cycle of a butterfly and create a 3D model.

Week of May 15- May 19

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Grasshopper on the Road. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. They will delight in its plot and imagery. Our poem of the week is Time to Rise. 

Spalding Spelling- big, bag, beg, bog, bug, play, child, sea, cool, feed 

This week's sight words- review first 100 words.

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment will be pages 95-122 due May 19.

History/Geography- The students will list facts that we learned about North America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antartica, Arctic, and Asia.

Science- The students will learn what makes something an insect. They will compare and contrast butterflies to another insect. 

Week of May 08- May 12

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Mouse Tales Chapter 5-7 and The Jolly Postman. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. They will delight in its plot and imagery. Our poem of the week is Time to Rise. 

Spalding Spelling- ring, hill, let, mother, three, land, cold, hot, hat, hand 

This week's sight words- review first 100 words.

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment will be pages 95-122 due May 19.

History/Geography- The students will list facts that we learned about North America, Australia, Europe, Antartica, Arctic, and Asia.

Science- The students will learn what makes something an insect. They will learn that a honey bee live in very organized colonies where each bee has a job to do.  Students will continue to explore the different roles of honey bees within the colony and in pollenating plants.

Week of May 01- May 05

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Mouse Tales. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. They will delight in its plot and imagery. Our poem of the week is Ladybug! Ladybug! 

Spalding Spelling- like, gave, make, come, love, late, ice, home, five, apple 

This week's sight words- next, began, really, soon, review.

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment will be pages 95-122 due May 19.

History/Geography- The students will learn who Davy Crockett was. Students will tell what a myth is and understand what facts are.

Science- The students will learn what makes something an insect. They will learn that a ladybug is a helpful insect that eats plant-eating insects. Students will learn that the dragonfly is a helpful insect because it can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitos every day.

Week of April 24- April 28

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Mouse Soup. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. Our poem of the week is Roses are Red. At the end of the week students will identify the parts of a sentence. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /wr/          Spalding Spelling- are, boy, book, by, had, over, must, steet, say, 

This week's sight words- sometimes, never, don't, review

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment will be pages 86-94 due April 28.

History/Geography- The students will identify who Mother Theresa, and the Wright brothers are and why they are important. They will also create a map of their classroom.

Science- The students will review that a plant is living, needs sun and water to survive and has four parts- the roots, stem, leaves, and flower. Students will learn the characteristics of an insect and name several different kinds of insects.

Week of April 17- April 21

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Little Bear's Visit Chapter 1-4. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. Our poem of the week is A Diller, A Dollar. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /igh/, /ed/          Spalding Spelling- little, may, into, him, today, look, did, six

This week's sight words- something, important, eat, review

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 71-86, and it is due April 17. The math homework assignment will be pages 86-94 due April 28.

History/Geography- The students will identify which animals belong in the desert and which belong in the savanna. They will know key aspects of Africa such as the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. They will learn about Jane Goodall and George Washington Carver.

Science- The students will learn that a plant is living, needs sun and water to survive and has four parts- the roots, stem, leaves, and flower. They will know the different jobs each part of the plant has. Students will learn that the flower's job is to make seeds which can grow into a new-same kind- plant.

Week of April 10- April 14

Language Arts- Our book of the week are Father Bear Comes Home Chapter 1-4. The students will recall information from what they read in this week's book. Our poem of the week is April Rain Song. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /wh/, /ew/, /oe/          Spalding Spelling- chance, charge, but, this, all, your, out

This week's sight words- above, school, under

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 71-86, and it is due April 17.

History/Geography- The students will identify where Egypt is located and where its major landmarks are located. Students will understand what hieroglyphics are and how they were used. They will learn about papyrus, pharaoh, and facts about some animals that live in the Savanna.

Science- The students will learn about elephants and giraffes and complete their projects.  They will also be learning about the Sahara Desert and its main landforms.

Week of April 3- April 7

Language Arts- Our book of the week are Little Bear Chapter 1-4. The students will learn about the author/illustrator and parts of the book. They will identify 3 nouns, characters in the story, and will make a story map. Our poem of the week is It's Raining, It's Pouring. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ai/, /oa/, /kn/, /ey/                Spalding Spelling- have, blue, bad, red, of, be

This week's sight words- might, together, once

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 71-86, and it is due April 17.

History/Geography- The students will identify the continent of Africa and name the different types of habitats within it. The students will also learn new vocabulary words about Africa, facts about the continent of Africa, and state the different languages that are spoken in Africa.

Science- The students will recall facts about the Savanna and learn about the habitat. Students will learn facts about lions and elephants.

Week of March 27- March 31

Language Arts- Our book of the week are The Velveteen Rabbit pg. 9-40. The students will learn about the author/illustrator and parts of the book. They will identify 3 nouns, characters in the story, and will make a story map. Our poem of the week is Rain, Rain, Go Away. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ou/, /ir/, /oy/, /ur/, /ng/                Spalding Spelling- am, good, time, ago, old

This week's sight words- every, own, thought

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 71-86, and it is due April 17.

History/Geography- The students will describe the characteristics of the spider monkey and tell which layer it lives in. They will learn some famous landmarks in South America. Students will identify a scarlet macaw and which layer of the rainforest it lives in. They will identify the continent of Africa and learn basic facts about this continent.

Science- The students will complete the detective files about the Rainforest based on information they have already learned. They will identify endangered species in the rainforest and learn about the Savanna habitat by making a book. 

Week of March 20- March 24

Language Arts- Our book of the week are Winnie the Pooh Ch.1-4. The students will listen attentively to Winnie the Pooh and delight in its plot and imagery. Our poem of the week is The More it Snows. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /qu/, /sh/, /ee/, /th/, /ow/                Spalding Spelling- my, up, last, not, us

This week's sight words- its, almost, took

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 55-70, and it is due March 27.

History/Geography- The students will identify the continent of South America and some of its famous landmarks. The students will focus on identifying 2 types of snakes and describe the characteristics of the spider monkey.

Science- The students will learn about the toucan, piranha, and the three-toed sloth.

Week of march 6- March 10

Language Arts- Our books of the week are Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.19-20). The students will recognize the story as a tale of imagination, set apart from real life, identify the characters, and recall the beginning, middle, and ending of the story.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ew/, /oe/, /igh/, /ed/, /wr/                Spalding Spelling- he, you, will, we, an

This week's sight words- help, put, off

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 55-70, and it is due March 27.

History/Geography- The students will identify the continent of South America and know 3 major habitats. Students will also identify the country of Brazil and its flag.

Science- The students will learn the layers in the Rainforest, identify the habitats, animals that live on the forest floor, and about the red eye tree frog.

Week of February 27- March 3

Language Arts- Our books of the week are Cinderella, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.17-18). The students will orally narrate a short story using first, next, and last language. Our poem of the week is Jack Be Nimble. The students will discuss the saying, "Where there's a will there's a way."

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ea/, /aw/, /or/, /ck/, /ph/                Spalding Spelling- ten, tan, ton, tin, top

This week's sight words- give, name, were

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 55-70, and it is due March 27.

History/Geography- The students will name different types of landforms according to their features.

Science- The students will learn that many items can be recycled into new materials, and they can be sorted by type of materials-paper, rubber, metal, and plastic.

Week of February 21- February 24

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, The Early Bird Gets the Worm, and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.15-16). The students will orally narrate a short story using first, next, and last language. Our poem of the week is Little Boy Blue. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ch/, /ar/, /oo/, /ay/, /er/                      Spalding Spelling- in, so, no, man, bed

This week's sight words- where, want, why

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will demonstrate retained mastery of concepts from previous chapters. The math homework assignment are pages 42-54, and it is due February 21.

History/Geography- The students will name different types of landforms according to their features. They will identify South America on a map and tell interesting facts about this continent.

Science- The students will learn that many items can be recycled into new materials, and they can be sorted by type of materials-paper, rubber, metal, and plastic.

Week of February 13- February 17

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Bremen Town Musicians, The Ants and the Grasshopper and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.13-14). The students will recognize the story as a tale of imagination, set apart from real life. Our poem of the week is Sing a song of Sixpence. The students will discuss the saying, "Where there's a will there's a way."

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /z/, /sh/, /ee/, /th/, /ow/                      Spalding Spelling- can, see, run, the, now

This week's sight words- live, our, was

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will find which object is heavier or lighter by comparing them. They will also find the weight of an object using non-standard units. The math homework assignment are pages 42-54, and it is due February 21.

History/Geography- The students will know who Abraham Lincoln and review facts about George Washington was. They will compare the two presidents and differentiate which attributes belong to each.

Science- The students will learn how to keep their teeth clean and healthy. They will observe eggs under different types of liquids and see the effects of sugar on teeth/enamel.  Students will also learn about various ways we can save, reuse, reduce, and recycle things to protect our planet.

Week of February 6- February 10

Language Arts- Our books of the week are Little Red Riding Hood and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.11-12). The students will recognize the story as a tale of imagination, set apart from real life. Our poem of the week is Ride a Cock Horse. The students will discuss the saying, "Where there's a will there's a way."

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /h/, /i/, /j/, /k/, /l/                      Spalding Spelling- on, a, it, is, she

This week's sight words- live, our, was

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will compare the lengths of two objects to determine which one is longer or shorter. They will find which object is longer, taller, heavier, or has more capacity. The new math homework assignment are pages 42-54, and it is due February 21.

History/Geography- The students will identify where Russia is located and will learn basic facts about Russia. Students will also learn what is a Matryoshka nesting dolls are, and that they are from Russia. They will also identify our current president and vice president. The students will end the week by writing about what they would do if they were president.

Science- The students will learn the food groups and sort foods that go into each group. Students will make a healthy lifestyle model to summarize what they have learned this week about healthy living.

Week of January 30- February 3

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Wolf and the Seven Kids and Mr. Popper's Penguins (Ch.9-10). The students will recognize the story as a tale of imagination, set apart from real life. Our poem of the week is Little Miss Muffet.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /a/, /c/, /d/, /f/, /g/                      Spalding Spelling- me, do, and, go, at

This week's sight words- take, thing, going

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will understand how to break apart numbers to 20.  Count and rearrange numbers in order to 20. Compare the lengths of two objects to determine which one is longer or shorter. The new math homework assignment are pages 17-41, and it is due February 2.

History/Geography- The students will identify where China is located and will learn basic facts about China. Students will also learn what is Chinese Lantern Festival, Dragon Dance, India, and Japan. 

Science- The students will create the perfect pet rock using only the materials provided. They will build a jungle gym, a swing set, and a playhouse for their pet rock.

Week of January 23- January 27

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Ugly Duckling and Mr. Popper's Penguins(Ch.7-8). The students will use am, is, are, was, were in a sentence correctly. Our poem of the week is Humpty Dumpty.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /igh/, /ed/, /wr/+ /ey/, /wh/, /ew/, /oe/, /ph/, /ai/, /oa/, /kn/

This week's sight words- good, after, over

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will understand how to break apart numbers to 20.  Count and rearrange numbers in order to 20. Make teen numbers in different ways. The new math homework assignment are pages 17-41, and it is due February 2.

History/Geography- The students will identify where China is located and will learn basic facts about China. Students will also learn what is Chinese New Year. 

Science- The students will compare and contrast the surface, gravity, clothes, food/water and fun of the Earth with the Moon. The students will learn about three famous astronauts- John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and Sally Ride.

Week of January 17- January 20

Language Arts- Our books of the week are Three Billy Goat's Gruff, Hansel and Gretel, and Mr. Popper's Penguins. The students will discuss prepositions. Our poem of the week is Little Jack Horner.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ey/, /wh/, /ew/, /oe/

This week's sight words- because, too, very

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will understand how to break apart more than 10.  Count, show, and write the numbers 14-20. The new math homework assignment are pages 17-41, and it is due February 2.

History/Geography- The students will learn about who was Maritn Luther King Jr. and why he is important. 

Science- The students will learn about our Solar System- to which consists of the sun, 8 planets, some dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets.

Week of January 9- January 13

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Three Littel Kittens, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, A place for everything, and Mr. Popper's Penguins. The students will discuss the meaning of the virtue of responsibility. Our poem of the week is Hickory Dickory Duck.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ph/, /ai/, /oa/, /kn/

This week's sight words- today, this, should

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will understand how to break apart 10.  Count, show, and write the numbers 11, 12, and 13. The new math homework assignment is pages 11-16, and it is due January 10th.

History/Geography- The students will identify several Arctic animals and learn facts about each one. They will collect data and graph the information about arctic animals, and they will make a polar bear as a 'chef project'. Students will know about the climate and animals of Antarctica.

Science- The students will identify and sort what is living and nonliving. the students will learn about our Solar System- to which consists of the sun, 8 planets, some dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets.

Week of Decemeber 12- December 16

Language Arts- The poem for the week is "Hot Cross Buns." We discuss the tall tale, Casey Jones this week. We will talk about making complete sentences in Grammar. 

Spalding-Review 55 phonograms. There will be no Spalding test this week, but please continue practicing all of the phonograms that we have learned so far so your child has them mastered. We will build on that after the break.

This week's sight words- about, there, their

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- We are working on the first chapter of our KB book: putting together and breaking apart numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Homework pages 1-10 should be done before the break.

Science/History/Geography- This week we combine projects for two subjects. We will make a passport and use it to "travel" around the world to see how different cultures celebrate Christmas. This week we visit France, Sweden, Uganda, Australia and Mexico. We will make some fun crafts in honor of the winter celebrations in each of these locations.

*Work on the Arctic Animal Due December 13th. (Check the Home page for more info)

*Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are half days for all. We wrap up the week with our holiday party!

Week of Decemeber 5- December 9

Language Arts- Our books of the week are Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Dog and the Sparrow, and Look Before You Leap. The poem this week is Old King Cole. 

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /aw/, /or/, /ck/, /e/, /j/

This week's sight words- all, your, or

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will identify and compare solid and flat shapes. The math homework assignment is pages 89-112, and it is due December 5th.

History/Geography- The students will learn more about Australia.  Specifically learn about the unique animals in Australia like the echidna and the wombat. 

Science- The students will learn about graphing and record results of who likes gingerbread. They will know how a hypothesis works.

*Work on the Arctic Animal Due December 13th. (Check the Home page for more info)

Week of November 28- Decemeber 2

Language Arts- Our books of the week is King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Croft. We will recognize exaggerated stories, identify characters and retell the story.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ur/, /ng/, /ea/, /o/, /h/

This week's sight words- that, stop, an

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will know how to find two groups of objects using greater than, less than, and equal to. The math homework assignment is pages 89-112, and it is due December 5th.

History/Geography- The students will learn more about Australia.  Specifically learn about the unique animals in Australia like the kangaroo and the koala. 

Science- The students will continue to learn about the 5 senses. We will focus on taste and touch.

*Work on the Arctic Animal Due December 13th. (Check the Home page for more info)

Week of November 21- November 25

Language Arts- The students will recognize that vowels hold a word together. We will identify vowels: a, e, i, o, u. Review syllables by identifying them on a worksheet. Our poem of the week is Old Mother Hubbard.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- Review All

This week's sight words- Review

Math- The students will know how to compare two groups of objects using greater than, less than, and equal to. The math homework assignment is pages 89-112, and it is due December 5th.

History/Geography- The students will create a mini book about the pilgrims and their voyage to the new land. They will also tell how the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims, and how they had the first Thanksgiving together.

Science- The students will retell the Thanksgiving story by making a beaded necklace and make shake butter for the feast. We will conclude by summarizing the main point of the first Thanksgiving and then take a humorous look at Thanksgiving from the turkey's point of view. 

(Please read the Home page to know more about the project that is due at the end of this semester.)

Week of November 14- November 18

Language Arts- Our book of the week are The Dog and His Shadow and the Fox and the Cat. The students will recognize an exaggerated story to make it sound better or worse than it was or is. We will also enjoy tall tales, fables, and legends. Our poem of the week is Singing Time.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ou/, /ir/, /oy/, /qu/, /b/

This week's sight words- could, out, made

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- The students will understand how to compare two groups of objects using more than, fewer than, and same. The new math homework assignment is pages 89-112, and it is due December 5th.

History/Geography- The students will learn about the continent/country of Australia and its connection with England, some important symbols, explore the hardships of colonizing a new continent, and will make a tri-fold travel brochure for Australia.

Science- The students will learn that there are five senses which help them to investigate their world. We will have activities that will focus on each sense: seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, and tasting.

(Please read the Home page to know more about the project that is due at the end of this semester.)

Week of November 7- November 11

Language Arts- Our book of the week are The Grasshopper and the Ant. We will learn to write their parent's phone number and copy 911 as an emergency phone number. Out poem of the week is Georgie Porgie.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /oo/, /ay/, /er/, /g/, /s/

This week's sight words- they, have, would

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- We will correctly name shapes regardless of their orientation or overall size (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder, sphere).

History/Geography- The students will continue to learn about the Wampanoag Indians and will compare the Plains Indians to the Woodlands Indians. They will know understand what a Veteran is and will finish the week with following Squanto's instructions to planting corn.

Science- The students will learn more about Native Americans. The types of homes they lived in, transportation they made, and how they used symbols to tell stories.

Week of October 31- November 4

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Lion and the Mouse and The Twelve Dancing Princesses. We will be familiar with exaggerated stories, identify characters in a story and use pronouns correctly by replacing them in a sentence.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /ow/, /ch/, /ar/, /d/, /f/

This week's sight words- from, when, makes

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- We will continue to compare two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. Sort flat shapes based on characteristics of each flat shape.

History/Geography- We will tell the difference between the chores of pilgrim boys and girls.  Students will state facts about the Woodlands Indian tribe known as the Wampanoag.

Science- The students will create their own pilgrim costume, investigate the lifestyles of boy and girl pilgrims, and research the different types of foods the pilgrims ate.

Week of October 24-28

Language Arts- Our books of the week are John Henry, Piggle Wiggle (Chapter 1), When It Rained Cats and Dogs.  We will discuss how to capitalize proper nouns and I in the context of the sentence.  The poem of the week is Mary had a Little Lamb.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /sh/, /ee/, /th/, /a/, /c/

This week's sight words- are, went, them

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- We will be describing objects in our environment using names of shapes and comparing two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.

History/Geography- We will learn about England.  Students will identify a group of English people now known as the Pilgrims and will learn about their journey on the Mayflower.

Science- The students will learn about speed and motion.

Week of october 19-21

Spalding-This week's phonograms- 

This week's sight words- not, can, did

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Johnny Appleseed and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. We will learn about adjectives or the word that changes the picture in our minds. We will also understand how stories can be exaggerated.

Math- Students will know the difference of shapes. They will learn the name and describe cylinders, cones, spheres and cubes. Complete Math Homework pp.61-88

History/Geography- We will continue to learn about Europe. We will focus on everything about Germany

Science- The students will continue to observe pumpkins.

week of october 10-18 

Fall Break

Parent/Teacher Conference on the 17th and 18th

Week of October 03-07

Language Arts- Our book of the week is Make Way for Ducklings. We will identify characters of the story.  The students will demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. The students will recognize that days of the week and Months of the year begin with capital letters. The poem of the week is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- Review all.

This week's sight words- is, on, and it

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

***Spalding: This week, the students will have been taught 25 single letter phonograms plus qu,  and they will begin a cumulative (5-day) test over all 26, where they hear the sounds, and they must write the phonograms. They will also be tested where they look at the phonograms and tell the sounds. Please practice BOTH ways at home, and make sure when doing homework that you are practicing great letter formation so that your child gets full credit for phonograms and handwriting.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 0 to 10. They will order numbers and count on from any number within 10. The students can show up to 10 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Find groups of 0-10 and sort them. Complete Math Homework pp.31-60 

***Math: The class will complete chapter 3 in the book and have a chapter test and a cumulative test over numbers to 10. They will also attempt to write numbers to 25 with no reversals.

History/Geography- The students will learn important facts about Europe: famous landmarks, symbols, and fun facts about Italy and France.

Science- The students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin. They will identify and label the parts of a pumpkin and create a model using that information.

Week of September 26-30

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Empty Pot, Momotaro Peach Boy, and The Story About Ping. We will recognize the difference between a letter and a printed word, know how to write a sentence, and understand the need of punctuation marks.  The students will demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.  The poem of the week is One, Two, Buckle my shoe.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /y/, /z/, /o/, /u/, k/

This week's sight words- and, at, a

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

***Spalding: This coming week, the students will have been taught 25 single letter phonograms plus qu,  and they will begin a cumulative (5-day) test over all 26, where they hear the sounds, and they must write the phonograms. They will also be tested where they look at the phonograms and tell the sounds. Please practice BOTH ways at home, and make sure when doing homework that you are practicing great letter formation so that your child gets full credit for phonograms and handwriting.

The next two weeks mark the end of Quarter 1. The goals for reading are Reading Level C with at least 25 sight words, recognized in scrambled order. The Sight Word Bingo is due with one activity attached or a picture emailed to me. There will be an email link sent out soon for you to sign up for a mandatory 15–20-minute parent/teacher conference on either October 17th or 18th. Please look for the link and sign up right away so that I know my schedule those two days.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 0 to 10. They will order numbers and count on from any number within 10. The students can show up to 10 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Complete Math Homework pp.31-60 

***Math: The class will complete chapter 3 in the book and have a chapter test and a cumulative test over numbers to 10. They will also attempt to write numbers to 25 with no reversals.

History/Geography- We will learn about Christopher Columbus. Who was he? What did he do? What is the timeline of important events? The students will tell three historical facts about Christopher Columbus.

Science- The students will learn about the life cycle of a chicken. Students will compare chicken opinions with chicken facts. They will create a 3-D chicken lifecycle craft and a mini booklet.

Week of September 19-23

Language Arts- Our books of the week are The Story of the Jumping Mouse, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, and Arrow to the Sun, and How many spots does a leopard have? We will discuss singular and plural nouns.  The students will also be able to write in their class journals.  The poem of the week is Hey diddle, diddle.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /t/, /u/, /v/, /w/, /x/

This week's sight words- do, yes, am

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 6 to 10. They can show up to 10 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Complete Math Homework pp.31-60 

History/Geography- We will learn about Thomas Edison. Who was he? What did he do? What is the timeline of important events?

Science- The students will learn about the life cycle of a frog. Understand the meaning of amphibian. Be familiar with the differences between a frog and a toad.

Week of September 12-16

Literature/Grammar- Our book for the week is Corduroy, The Rainbow Fish, Harold and the Purple Crayon, and How many spots does a leopard have? We will discuss plot, characters, and order of events. The poem of the week is Jack and Jill.

Spalding-This week's phonograms- /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/

This week's sight words- to, said, go

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 6 to 9. They can show up to 9 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Complete Math Homework pp.31- 

History/Geography- We will learn that we live in the state of Arizona. They will know about the flag, the types of habitats, state symbols, and the 5 C's of Arizona.

Science- The students will learn about the 4 seasons and the farm to table produce. They will observe, record, and ask questions about season changes. We will make a mini book of seasons and a seasonal quilt made of colorful paper.

Week of September 5-9

No school on Monday, September 5th.

Literature/Grammar- Our book for the week is Tug of War, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, and The Runaway Bunny. We will discuss plot, characters, and order of events. The poem of the week is Simple Simon.

Spalding-

This week's phonograms- /h/, /i/, /j/, /k/, /l/

This week's sight words- up, in, my

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 0 to 5. They can show up to 5 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Complete Math Homework pp.13-30 

History/Geography- We will continue to learn that we live on the continent of North America and that we live on the planet earth. They will know which state, city, and cross roads their school is located in.  The students will learn that they can be in multiple places at the same time.

Science- The students will learn about the weather. They will observe, record, and ask questions about temperature, precipitation, and other weather data to identify patterns or changes in local weather. They will also describe seasonal weather patterns and how those patterns impact plants and animals.

Week of August 29-September 2

Literature/Grammar- Our book for the week is The Little House, The Gingerbread Boy, and The Gingerbread Man. We will discuss plot characters and order of events. The poem of the week is This Little Piggy.

Spalding-

This week's phonograms- /o/, /s/, /qu/, /b/, /e/

This week's sight words- like, you, me

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 0 to 5. They can show up to 5 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers. Math Homework pp.21-28 

History/Geography- We will discuss 5 American symbols, the bald eagle, Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the White House, and the Liberty Bell in North America.

Science- The students will explore magnets to discover by investigation the properties of magnets and how they attract and repel.  They will determine which objects are magnetic and which materials will allow magnetic energy to pass through.

Week of August 22-26

Literature/Grammar- Our book for the week is Henny Penny. We will discuss plot characters and order of events. We will wrap up the week with a discussion of the saying, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

*Monday is the first day that students will bring home leveled readers and sight words to add to their homework tasks. Students should try to read their short book to their parents out loud, using picture clues and repetitive language patterns to help them 'read'. Praise every effort. They will need to memorize the first 3 sight words (I, see, the). There will be a more in-depth explanation of nightly reading during Curriculum Night. For some students, there will be a paper in the reading bag showing upper-case and lower-case letter names and beginning sounds that need more practice before our next assessment.

Spalding-Monday morning, the students will learn 5 phonograms and the homework will reflect these sounds. It is important that students say and write the phonograms as they go down the page (NOT across). More explanation will be given on Wednesday night.

This week's phonograms- /a/, /c/, /d/, /f/, /g/

This week's sight words- I, see, the

"This week's sight words" are the absolute minimum. Please be sure these three sight words are mastered this week, but continue working on sight words from the bookmark in your reading bag.

Math- Students will continue to work on numbers 0 to 5. They can show up to 5 in different ways: putting spots on a ten frame, counting, drawing items, tally marks, and writing the numbers.

History/Geography- Throughout this school year, we will learn about each of the seven continents. We begin with a study of North America. We will discuss the animals, the flags and some of the great landmarks in North America.

Science- We are investigating apples. Each student will look closely at an apple and determine its qualities, find out how big it is and how much it weighs. We will make apple boats, a structure with apple chunks and toothpicks, and an apple tree mosaic.

Week of August 15-19

What a great first full week of Kindergarten! Our students worked really hard and did so many new things,  from holding their pencils correctly to writing a short stroke in Spalding without going through the bottom line. Our Marble Jar is 1/2 full after 6 days! Lots of really good behavior choices and lots of academic success. 

This week brings an apple unit. We will be studying apples in just about every subject in one way or another.

Literature/Grammar- Our book for the week is The Little Red Hen. We will discuss plot characters and order of events. This week will also include discussions on Kevin Henkes's Chester's Way and Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman.

Spalding-This week we continue learning how to write the strokes (circles and lines) that we will use to form phonograms. We always write from top to bottom. We will practice the strokes that we learned last week and learn some new ones. At the end of the week will be our first "test" on all of the strokes we will have learned. It is really just a way to learn what a test is and the protocol for taking one. The first recorded Spalding test will be the following week.

Math- This week we will practice showing 3, 4, and 5 in different ways. We will also show and recognize 0. Last week we learned about different ways to show numbers. The students were surprised that numbers can be shown in more than one way. Ask your Kindergartener how to show numbers in different ways.

History/Geography- We will discuss the historical figure of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed. We will learn to distinguish truth from fiction regarding stories about him. We wrap up the week learning about the seven continents and five oceans on our earth.

Science- We will have fun with apples. Using our five senses, we will investigate the characteristics of apples. We will also learn about the four seasons and the life cycle of an apple. We will discuss the parts of an apple and talk about the stages in the "life" of an apple from seed to grocery store.

* Please have your Kindergartener bring 2 apples to school on Monday, August 15th. 

Week of August 8-10

We made it to the first full week of school! Here is what we have planned:

Literature-Our book for the week is The Three Little Pigs. We will be analyzing events, characters and setting. We finish up the week with Eric Carl's The Very Busy Spider.

Spalding-This is our Phonics program where the students will learn the sounds of all of the phonograms that make up our English language and how to write them. This week we begin learning how to write the strokes (circles and lines) that we will use to form those phonograms.

Math- We begin our Math book today. We start by going through numbers 1-4 this week. We will count objects and demonstrate how to show these numbers in different ways. 

  >>>A note about Math: Starting Monday, there will be a math homework assignment, which corresponds to the math concepts we are learning in class the next 2 weeks. The math homework book was sent home today, please check your child's yellow folder for the book. This new assignment is pages 1-12 and it is DUE August 22nd. (We will give you the math assignments with a window of time to complete, so you have some flexibility to schedule when to work with your kindergartner on these pages before they are due. Even though this is not difficult math work, (it can be done a few pages a night), the homework should be supervised and not be rushed through. We are carefully building a math foundation on which everything going forward will rest, we want no gaps in that foundational understanding. **The math homework will not be given a weighted grade in the Progress Report, it will be done on the honor system, so you will not be required to bring the book back to school. However, the extra practice at home is vital for your kindergartner to keep up with the concepts in class each week. If your child has difficulty with a concept at school, I will ask that you bring in the math homework book so I can see if the practice is being done, and if you are seeing the same concerns at home.

History- We learn about maps and globes this week and cardinal directions.

Science- The first Science unit is about pets and farm animals.

>>>More on Kindergarten Homework: It is important that you set aside a specific, consistent time and workspace (kitchen table, countertop, student desk) for homework, even at this early date and even if it is just for a few minutes. This tells your child that you think homework is a serious thing and that you will be there to help them complete their assignments on time. **Starting on Monday, there will be a nightly agenda paper in your child's yellow folder. On this first agenda, you will see the math homework assignment (with flexible time frame) and some basic Spalding writing strokes to practice - handwriting is the most difficult thing we do. (Don't worry, the time frame for homework this week is around 5-10 minutes to complete). You are to initial the paper each night to acknowledge that you and your kindergartner competed the nightly assignments. Please keep the agenda in the yellow folder at all times. We will check this agenda daily and stamp it 'complete' on Fridays. **The following week's agenda will be similar, short and simple. (Think of these agendas as a tool to help you and your kindergartner develop consistent homework habits in an age-appropriate way). **Starting August 22, there will be a new math homework assignment, a nightly leveled reading assignment, sight word practice, and nightly Spalding homework assignment. (The time frame for these and subsequent homework assignments will be about 30 minutes to complete.) 

We will talk more about this at Curriculum Night on August 24th.