Week 6 Q2

 


Dear families,

We are approaching Thanksgiving celebrations. Thanksgiving season is a time to reflect on things that we are thankful for and give thanks to loved ones.

Thank you for working in partnership with me! With your help, this learning journey for your children is easier and unforgettable. Please keep creating those memories for these little ones.

Things that I am thankful for, my family, my students, my school community, Mrs. Thareja, and you.

Gratefully,

Mrs. Bernal

What we learn this week!

Spalding: Spalding: Two letter phonograms UR, NG, EA, were introduced. Remember to underline the two letter phonograms. This marking states that these are two letter phonograms making one sound. We reviewed O and H from the previous first 26 phonograms. Students used their pink notebook to write their new spelling words/sight words (tan, tin, ton, bed). Cumulative test will start soon! It will include 26 single letter phonograms, plus all the two letters’ phonograms taught during the quarter. 

Reading reminders:

  •  Your child should read to an adult as daily homework.
  • Practice sight words as daily homework. Assessments on Wednesdays.
  • Minimal goal by the end of second quarter, master 36 sight words. (5 sight words a week), but the sky is the limit!

Literature: Our poem this week was “Singing Time”! Two more fables were introduced this week, “The Dog and His Shadow”, and “The Fox and The Cat”. Students can retell the first fable using the character puppets they made. We discussed the characters and settings for each fable, and the moral or lesson we learned.

Math: Through out the week, students compare two groups. First, we introduced the concept of “more than”, then “fewer than”. Also, we reviewed "same as" or "equal to", "one more", and "one less".

Science: Science this week was an introduction to our Five Senses unit. We slightly explore the five senses on Monday. Also, students focused on sight using their “Sight Camera Book”. Ask your child to show you the book! We explored hearing by guessing items that were inside a jar.

History/Geography: For history lessons, students were introduced to Native Americans, where they lived in North America, the different areas they occupied, their culture, way of living, and traditions by reading some Native American stories.

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