Week 7 Sep 15

 

Dear families,

We are enjoying each other in the classroom! Friendships are growing at school and students are feeling comfortable in the school environment. Students are learning when to be social, and when to concentrate on schoolwork. As I mentioned before, this is a learning process. In the classroom, we are talking about all the virtues, courage, responsibility, citizenship, honesty, integrity, and friendship. Whenever the opportunity arises, you can have family conversations at home about these virtues. Students need to be educated on their minds and souls.

Thank you!

Mrs. Bernal

What we learn this week!

Notes: Spalding cumulative test will start next week assessing the first 26 phonograms. You can practice at home by saying the phonogram (do not show the flash card) and students writing the correct phonogram on paper.

Students are gearing up for their first official Kingdom meeting of the Quarter on Wednesday, September 25th. During this exciting event, our Knights will assemble at their respective Kingdom locations, where they'll meet with their King/Queen and participate in a captivating STEM competition.

We encourage students to proudly wear their Kingdom shirt on this special day, while the rest of their uniform remains unchanged. Wearing the Kingdom shirt not only fosters a sense of unity but also contributes valuable points to their Kingdom.

Spalding: Our phonograms this week, L M N P R! Students practice how to identify beginning and ending sounds in words. Orally, we spell and blend different words each day. Remember to practice all the phonograms for the cumulative test at the end of the quarter. Please practice orally with flash cards. Another practice is you saying the phonogram, and your child writing it on a piece of paper, similar to Fridays assessment.

Literature: Our poem this week was Jack and Jill! Most of the students already were exposed to it. They got very excited about knowing it already. On Monday, we read the classic story Corduroy. After the reading we identify the story elements for Corduroy. A great discussion about friendship happened with our Tuesday story, The Rainbow Fish. Students created their own Rainbow Fish with one shiny scale. The other scales were shared with other fish from the ocean. Wednesday, we read Harold and The Purple Crayon. We continued our study on nouns from last week, and finally, on Friday, we studied the story How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have? Great literature this week! Your child would love to retell all the stories to you.

Math: Last week we finished our second chapter for math. You received the home connections paper for third chapter. Students started the study of numbers beyond 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, and 10). This first phase consists of counting and showing the number with manipulatives, items, or pictures.

Science: Fall season will be here very soon! It is one of my favorite seasons! Talking about seasons, this week we studied the four seasons of the year. We shared which one is our favorite season, why seasons changed, and how food from the farm gets to our tables. Harvest season was explained, and students were engaged and curious about it. On Friday, we created a deciduous tree quilt showing the four seasons.

History/Geography: For history, we are still traveling in South America! We are exploring the Amazon Rainforest, the layers of it, and the animals that live in this beautiful place. This week the Spider Monkey and Scarlet Macaw were the rainforest animals we studied. Ask your child about some interesting facts.