Week of February 22nd - February 26th

Kindergarten
The letters for this week are -l, -h, -k. Students will "sky-write" following verbalizations to write the letters in the air. Students will trace and say the letter-keyword- sound: l-lamp-/l/, h-hat-/h/, & k-kite-/k/. Students will match letters with their sounds using magnetic letter boards. Students will echo read sentences- I will read first then they will repeat the sentence. They will continue to practice word awareness by pointing to each word while reading it and putting scrambled sentences back into the correct order- paying attention to capitals and periods. Students will also practice retelling a story while I write sentences to match the corresponding pictures. We will then read the story together.

1st Grade
The trick words for this week are -any, -my, & -now. The words of the week are -nests, -flags, & -quilts. Students will continue to practice reading and spelling basewords that end with suffix -s. They will also engage in activities to help gain a better understanding of sentence structure, punctuation and grammar usage. They will take the Unit 8 test on Friday.

2nd Grade
Within the next two weeks students will informally explore the writing process, including publishing. They will select one of their previously written fiction stories to publish as a book, add details and descriptive words, check for correctness, and recopy and illustrate the selection. They will continue to explore books to get a sense of how published writing sounds and looks. They will confer with partners throughout the process. This work of exploring a particular genre, writing drafts in that genre, and selecting a piece to develop, proofread, and publish will prepare them for a more formal introduction to the writing process in grade 3.

Week of February 16th - February 19th

Kindergarten

Students will practice identifying and writing the vowels -e and -u. They will practice the letter-keyword-sound of each letter: e-egg-/e/, u-up-/u/. They will also develop word awareness. They will watch proper sentence writing, including the use of capital letters and punctuation. They will echo read the sentences- I will read it first then they will repeat the sentence. They will also be asked to point to each word to become aware that sentences contain words. They will also continue to work on understanding stories. They will practice retelling a story after I read and act it out. They will be expected to answer questions such as, who was in the story? Where did it begin? What was the problem? What did the character do about it? How did the story end?

1st Grade

The trick words for this week are -say, -do and -first. The vocabulary words for this week are -bunch, -ranch, and -shrug. Students will continue to practice spelling and reading words with consonant blends, such as -bl, -st, -fl, -br. They will also continue to review the reading of a baseword and a suffix. The will specifically practice how to spell words that end with the suffix -s.

2nd Grade

Students will read about famous people and will learn how to identify the important events that happened to them. They will create timelines demonstrating dates of when the person was born, four important events and the date the person died. Students will also practice fluency during Reader's Theater. Students will continue reading a play of Puss-and-Boots. They will make masks and will perform the play for another small group of 2nd graders later this week.

Week of February 8th- February 12th

I will be attending a 3-day workshop during the beginning of this week. I will be assisting teachers administer the IOWA basic skills test during the remainder of the week and I will resume teaching my small groups next week.

Happy Valentine's Day