What's Happening This Week----January 20th Through January 24th

Kindergarten

Phonics----The students will continue learning about the sound that the letter "Rr" makes---keyword----rabbit.  Then, the students will learn about the sound that the letter "Uu" makes----keyword---umbrella.

Reading----The students will be reading word lists, color words, and a phonics booklet called---"Frog Runs".

Handwriting----The students will be printing the letters "Rr" and "Uu".  The students will also be printing their first and last name and phonics words.

English/Writing----The students will be writing sentences.  While writing sentences, the students will learn that a sentence begins with a capital letter, makes sense, and ends with a end mark.

Math----The students will be learning about numbers 1-12 (what number is less, what number is more, or what number is between), order numbers 1 to 12, and write and identify numbers 13,14,15,16, 17, and 18.

Religion----In Chapter 17, the students will learn that "Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth".

First Grade

Phonics---The students will be learning about the sound of "ch" and "ar".

Reading----The students will be reading the stories----"I Am a Butterfly" and "Did You See Chip?".  The students will also be reading the booklets----""Baby Chicks Hatch"  and "Carmen Sells Stars".

Spelling----The student will be taking a spelling word test over Unit 20's spelling words on Tuesday, January 21st.  Unit 20 spelling words are:  came, make, brave, bake, take, name, late, gave, shape, game, out, about, and over.  Then, the students will begin Unit 21.  Unit 21 spelling words are:  time, like, kite, bike, white, five, drive, nine, hike, ride, write, invite, could, would, and two.  Unit 21 spelling test will be on Tuesday, January 28th.

English----The students will continue learning about "verbs".

Writing---The students will be writing their own stories and spelling word sentences.

Math----The students will be learning about "tens and ones"----with numbers 1 through 100.

Religion----The students will be learning that "We Belong to a Parish" and "We Celebrate the Sacraments".

Social Studies----Everyone will be learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science----Everyone will be learning about "Plants----and the Parts of a Plant".

Friday, January 24th will be our 100th day of school.  Our classroom will be doing many 100th day crafts and projects.