November5th-9th, 2012

Mrs Hays Dragon News

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A Peek at the Week

New Skills include: Language Arts:

Highlights!

New Words to know:

Popcorn Words/High Frequency First 9 week words:

Handwriting:

We will begin working on rhyming words this week and this is a 2nd 9 weeks skill that your child will be assessed on. We have officially begun our Guided Reading groups and the students are loving reading more and more at their levels. The words will go faster as well as the letters and sounds we introduce each week so please be reinforcing sills taught at school at home with your child We will do 2 letters this week: Remember to begin letters at the top when forming for handwriting purposes.

red, yellow, a, I, blue, green, we orange, purple, like, at, black, brown, see, it, pink, white, go, my

gray, to, the

2nd 9 weeks words am, of
New words this week: he, she, is, be

Ss and Gg

Writers Workshop: Continue practice having your child write by stating and sounding out each sound in a word. Remember spelling is not essential when we are writing in writers Workshop (popcorn words should be spelled correctly) The key is getting your child to write. We will work on Concept Bookswhich are easy books that you might often use with a small toddler. They will focus on one concept and one word per page along with an illustration. These will allow your cd to practice stretching out words and writing them. Math
Last week we did very well with learning our dot formations for our numbers similar to dice. We also learned about equal groups. This week will continue to compare numbers but focus on MORE. We will also begin working on the numbers 10-20 using ten frames. Students need to know that 10+1=11 and be able to represent the number using 10 frames. This work is represented in your childs homework packets for November too.

Books we are Reading:

Books that Rhyme!

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More for this week:

We had a wonderful time celebrating Miss Spiders Tea party on Friday.. Check the blog for pictures of the fun I will be posting!

Reminders !
Homework has gone home for the month of NovemberI hope this format is working well for all my Kinder families. Math Workbooks: You can work on pages in Chapter 15 pages 283-296 These pages will teach your child more about the numbers greater than 10 and the ten frame format.

Thank you for families who donated 1.00 to help with the cost of treats and supplies for last weeks fun!

Monday November 5th-Friday November 9th- Canned Food and Non-perishable food item Drive! Winners receive a Pizza party
Monday, November 5: Mobile Dentist in YMCA @ 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; After school Movie Fundraiser Activity in cafeteria 2:30 PM-4:30 PMPermission slips and a $2.00 pre payment required Tuesday, November 6:; Election Day.. BPE is a voting site, Mrs. Hay to professional meeting in the p.m. Guest Teacher will be in the classroom Wednesday, November 7: After school Movie Fundraiser Activity in cafeteria 2:30 PM-4:30 PM Permission slips and a $2.00 pre payment required Friday, November 9-Electronics day at BPE for United Way.. Your child can bring an electronic for a donation to United Way-Please mark your childs money United Wa
Upcoming Events: November 12: Rock N Rollers Family Night Avon 6:00 PM8:00 PM November 13-Fundraiser money and orders due November 14: Breakfast With Dad 7:00 AM-7:45 AM

Please refer to 2nd 9 weeks skills on your childs report card to understand what standards that we will be covering in class. Be sure to reinforce skills as they are presented in class. This is so beneficial for your child. Some new skills are: Ending sounds Rhyming Identifying the setting in a story Sequencing events in a story Comparing numbers Writing and creating ten frames for the numbers 11-20 We are packed with Learning!!

From the Teachers Desk:

Mrs. Hay