Kindergarten
Students will learn about letters m and d this week. They will learn to spell and recognize the popcorn word- am. They will recognize rhyming words, compound words, and will isolate beginning and ending sounds. They will also review letter names and sounds learned thus far.
1st Grade
Students completed Unit 1 and did well on their first assessment. Unit 2 will last two weeks and will focus on the following concepts:
- Blending and reading three-sound short vowel words
- Segmenting and spelling three-sound short vowel words
- Phonemic Awareness skills: sound manipulation (beginning, middle, and ending sounds)
- Sentence dictation procedures: capitalization, period, word spacing
- Sentence proofreading
- Trick words: the, of, and
2nd Grade
Students did a great job last week adding sight and sound words to their writing. This concept will be expanded this week during Writing Workshop. Students will be expected to write a descriptive piece about a Halloween costume. They will be expected to write an interesting opening sentence, use adjectives, and write a closing sentence.
