What's Happening This Week----September 11th Through September 15th

Kindergarten

Phonics----The Kindergarten students will continue their study of the sound that the letter "Gg" makes----keyword----goat.  The students learn that the letter "Gg" is a consonant letter.  Then, the students will learn the sound that the letter "Tt' makes----keyword----tent.  The students will learn that the letter "Tt" is a consonant letter. The students will be learning how to put the sounds that the letters----l---o---g  make---to sound out the word "log".

Reading----The Kindergarten students will be reading color words---red, blue and yellow.

Handwriting----The Kindergarten students will be printing the letter "Gg" and "Tt".  The students will also be printing their first name.

Math----The Kindergarten students will be reviewing the "circle" shape.  The students will be learning the number "3".  The students will also be learning about "Patterns"----color patterns, shape patterns and growing patterns.

Religion----In Chapter 5, the Kindergarten students will learn that "God Made the Animals".

Science----The Kindergarten students will learn the difference between "Real and Pretend" things.

Social Studies----The Kindergarten students will be learning about "Family Rules", "Our Country" and "Our World".

First Grade

Phonics----The First Grade students will learn the sound that the letter "Pp" makes----keyword----pig.

Reading----The First Grade students will continue reading the story----"Ants".  Then, the students will read the booklet----"Tim and Pam".  Next, the students will read the story----"Jack and Rick".

Handwriting----The First Grade students will be printing the letter "Pp".

Writing----The First Grade students will be writing their own "Ant" story.

English----The First Grade students will be learning about "Telling Sentences".  The students will learn that a telling sentence tells something about someone or something.  A telling sentences also begins with a capital letter, ends with a end mark called a period and makes sense.

Spelling----The First Grade students will be reviewing their past spelling words.  This week's spelling words are:  an, can, ran, had, bad, cat, in, did, six, pig, big and sit.

Math----The First Grade students will be learning how to compare numbers----equal to, less than or greater than.  Then, the students will learn about "Ordinals 1st Through 10th".  Next. the students will learn about "Addition and Addition Sentences".

Social Studies----The First Grade students will be learning about "Family Rules, "Our Country" and "Our World".