November 20th

November 20, 2015

Here are a few things we learned this week:

In math we:

-Had a check-in on Friday and they all did great!

-Reviewed our unit for the test on Friday

In reading we:

-Discussed retelling a story using transition words, characters, and main idea

In writing we:

-Throughout the week we met to discuss pieces of writing the boys and girls would like to publish in their books

-On Friday we published our pieces into our writing book

In Fundations we:

-Learned about the suffix -s

-We also introduced these sight words: do, does, have, from

We also learned Thanksgiving and what we are thankful for.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh

November 13th

November 13, 2015

Here are a few things we learned this week:

In math we:

-Introduced missing addends with subtraction and began using Reflex Math on the computer

In reading we:

-Discussed strategies for how to be a good partner when reading

-Discussed major and minor characters

In writing we:

-Worked hard on our small moments pieces and adding details

-We worked on editing our writing and adding speech bubbles

In Fundations we:

-Had a check-in on Friday.

-We also introduced these sight words: do, does, have, from

-Learned the glued sounds -an and -am

We also learned about Veteran's Day and began talking about Thanksgiving and what we are thankful for.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh

November 2nd-6th

November 6, 2015

I cannot believe it is the first week in November! The boys and girls have already worked so hard and have really begun to shine!

Here are a few things we learned this week:

In math we:

-Introduced missing addends and learned strategies for solving them ( 2 + ___ = 6)

In reading we:

-Added new tools to help decode words into our reading toolboxes

In writing we:

-Wrote letters to the soldiers overseas and sent them with the donated Halloween candy.  We even got a picture back from them and I was told it made his day!

-We wrote speeches to become the president of the classroom!

-We worked on editing our writing and adding speech bubbles

In Fundations we:

-Had a check-in on Friday.

-We also introduced these sight words: you, your, one, said, they

-Learned the glued sound -all and bonus letters f, l, s, and sometimes z

Reminder: There is NO school on Wednesday.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Walsh