What's Happening This Week----September 28th Through October 2nd

Kindergarten

Phonics----The students will continue their study of the sound that the letter Hh" makes---keyword---hat.  Then, the students will begin their study of the sound that the letter "Tt" makes---keyword---tent.
Reading----The students will be reading the phonics words----"log", "hog", "hot", "pot", "tot" and "lot".  Color words will continue to be read.
Handwriting----The students will be printing the letters---"Hh" and "Tt".  The phonics words will also be printed.
Math----The students will continue learning about numbers 1-5.  Ordinal numbers---first through fifth--- will be studied. The students will learn that the ordinal numbers-- first through fifth-- name a position. Then, "patterns"---shape patterns and size and growing patterns, will be studied.
Religion----In Chapter 6, the students will learn about "The Church Year".
Science----The students will continue learning about "What Animals Need to Live".  Then, the students will learn about "How Animals Grow and Change".
Social Studies----The students will continue learning about "Our American Symbols"----"The Statue of Liberty". Then, the students will learn about "Our Earth" and "Globes".


First Grade

Phonics----The students will be studying the sounds that the letters "Rr", "Kk", and "Cc" make in words.
Reading----The students will be reading the story----"Dan's Pet".  The booklet----"Fix-It Fox"----will also be read. Spelling word poem will be read.
Handwriting----The students will be printing the letters----"Rr", "Kk" and "Cc".
Writing----The students will be writing a story about a "hen and a chick" and spelling word sentences.
Spelling----In Unit 9, the students will be learning----short "u" words.  This week's spelling words are:  us. sun, but, fun, bus and run.  This week's challenge word is:  puppy.  This week's extra words are: are, one  and there.  This week's spelling word test will be on Friday, October 2nd.
English----The students will be reviewing sentences rules, naming part and action part of a sentence, question words and end marks---period and question mark.  Then, the students will learn about "Nouns".