Sunday, February 10, 2013

What's Happening the Week of February 11th Through February 15th

Kindergarten

Phonics----The students will continue their study of words that contain the letter "Ee".  Then, the students will study words that contain the letter "Yy"----keyword----yarn.  The students will learn that the letter "Ee" is a vowel and the letter "Yy" is a consonant.

Reading----The students will be reading words that contain the letter "Yy".  Some of the "Yy" words that the students will be reading are:  yam, yak, yell, yap, yell, yen, yes, yet, and yelp.  The students will also be reading phonics word lists, color words, and a booklet called "Ben is Ten".

Handwriting----The students will be printing the letter "Ee" and "Yy".

Math----The students will continue their study of addition.  The students will be doing many additon worksheets and printing numbers 1-100.  Then, the students will start a unit on "time to the hour".

Religion----In Chapter 20, the students will learn about "Lent".  The students will learn that Lent is 40 days long.  During Lent we should act as Jesus did ---- love God and love others. The  "Growing in Love" religion book will also be done.

First Grade

Phonics----The students will learn that "Yy" is a vowel when it is at the end of a word.  The students will also be learning about the sound of "ar" as in the word "car", and  "qu".

Reading----The students will continue reading the story "Me on the Map" and doing the workbook pages that go along with the story "Me on the Map".  The booklet, "Baseball" will be read.  Then, the students will read the story "At Home Around the World".

English----The students will be reviewing adjectives that contain "er" and "est".  Nouns and pronouns will be reviewed.  Then, the students will begin the study of "writing sentences correctly"----using a captial letter at the beginning, and the correct end mark----period or question mark.

Spelling----The students will take the spelling word test over Unit 23 spelling words on Monday, February 11th.  Then, the students will be on Unit 24---which is a review unit of spelling words from units 19-23.  This week's spelling words are:  me, with, go, she, we, gave, home, nine, green, came, which, and he.  This week's spelling word test will be on Friday, February 15th.

Handwriting----The students will be printing pages in their handwriting workbook.

Writing----The students will be writing their own spelling word sentences and English sentences---using adjectives and nouns.  The students will also be writing their own stories.

Math---The students will continue learning about "inches and foot".  The students will be using a ruler to measure different items.  Then the students learn learn about "weight". Next, a unit on "time---to the hour and half-hour" will be started.

Religion----In Chapter 20, the students will be learning about "Lent".  The students will learn that Lent is a special time to remember all that Jesus has done for us. The "Growing in Love" religion book will also be done.

Social Studies----Everyone will be learning about :Abraham Lincoln".

Science----Everyone will be learning about "places to live---grasslands, lake, oceans, and the Artic.  Then, the students will learn about the "food chain".  Next, a unit on "our Earth" will be started.

Crafts----Everyone will be making many Valentine's Day crafts this week.  The students will be doing many stickers, making a Valentine's Day necklace, a hat, and cards.







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