*Change in Family Math Night.  The next Family Math Night was scheduled for March 27th.  This will be rescheduled for April 10th on Addition and Subtraction. There will be two Family Math Night's in the month of April.  

Mathematics

We just finished learning about money and time in Mathematics.  Your student should be able to identify the coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter).  They should be able to give the values for each of the coins.  Your student should be able to tell time to the hour. 

We are working on geometry.  The students will be expected to identify basic shapes and identify three dimensional shapes such as: cube, sphere, and cone. 

I have introduced addition to the students.  We are using a lot of manipulatives and adding them together to make a whole group of objects.  They are having so much fun with addition!

Reading

We are very busy reading sentences!  We are busying identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of CVC words.  We are having so much fun reading!!!

Writing

We have been working hard on writing a complete sentence using a connecting word such as: beacause or and.  

Social Studies

We are very busy learning about the presidents.  Ask your student facts about Abraham Lincoln or George Washington!

Science

We just finished talking about the seasons and different habitats around the world. We will be working on our dental health and nutrition unit this month!

Phonograms

a (three sounds)

a as in apple

a as in ape

a- want

c- as in cat

c- as in circle

d- as in dog

f- as in fish

g- as in goat

g- as in giraffe

o (has three sounds)

o- as in octopus

o- as in oval

o- as in oops!

s (has two sounds)

s- as in snake

s- as in is

b- as in boy

qu- as in quiet

e (has two sounds)

e- as in elbow

e- as in knee

h- as in hand

i- has two sounds

i as in itch

i as in eye

j- as in jump

k- as in kitten

l- as in lion

m- as in monkey

n- as in no

o- has three sounds

o- as in ostrich

o- as in oval

o- as in do

p- as in pumpkin

qu- as in question

r- as in raccoon

s- has two sounds

s- as in snake

s- as in is

t- as in tiger

u has three sounds

u- as in up

u- as in music

u- as in put

v- as in violin

w- as in wagon

x- as in x-ray

y has four sounds

y - as in yet

y- as in baby

y- as in my

y- as in myth

z- as in zebra

Double Phonograms

sh- as in shut

th has two sounsd

th- as in Thursday

th- as in  the

ee- e the double e, always says e

ow- ow, o that we do use at the end of an English word

ou- ow, o, oo, u that we do not use at the end of an English word.  Why?  Because English words do not end with u.  Thats true!

ay- a two letter a that we do use at the end of an English word

ai- a two letter a that we do not use at the end of an English word. Why? Because English words do not end with i.  Thats why!

oy- oy the oy that we do use at the end of an English word.

oi- oi the oi that we do not use at the end of an English word.  Why? Because English words do not end with i! Thats why!

Sight Words (Reading Vocabulary

First Semester Words

a   and  be   big   can  did  dim   do   end  find  fun  get  go  he  help  I  if  in 

 into  is  it  jump  me  miss my  no  not  off  on  run  so  sun  to  up  was  we 

will  red  orange yellow  green  blue  purple  brown  black  one  two  three

 four  five  six  seven  eight nine  ten  eleven  twelve 

January Words

she, show, feed, see, seed, seem, that, the, this, with, how, know, now, house, our, you, your, good, look

*February Words*

are, away, day, play, today, said, father, mother, very, all, baby, come, down, exit, funny, like, little, love, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

*March Words*

bear, dear, ear, fear, near, team, eat, mean, meat, neat, read, tear, rack, rock, sack, what, where, has, have, here, quiet, January, February, March,

Reminders

* Sign the planner every night.

* Sign the Monday folder and return to school on Tuesday. (White Envelope)

* Homework will come home on Monday in a green folder.  Please do the homework with your child and return the folder to school by THURSDAY!    

* If you send money in with the child. Please put it in an envelope and address the envelope with my name and chid's name.  

School Supply List

• One package of number 2 pencils (each quarter)
• Two 4 ounce bottles of Elmers Glue Bottles
• Four glue sticks (each quarter)
• One box of Crayola crayons (each quarter)
• One box of Crayola markers (classic colors)
• One bookbag (large enough to hold a folder) No bookbags on wheels please!
• One child pair of Fiskar scissors
• Three marble composition notebooks
• EXPO markers
• Package of Copy Paper
  
• One Caloosa Planner (this can be purchased at the school store)
• One Caloosa Spelling Notebook (this can be purchased at the school store)