Happy Friday KC Families, I hope y'all have fun and relaxing plans for the weekend ahead. Just a couple quick things before we hit the weekend running. Mark your calendar to join us for Curriculum Night this Wednesday 08/21 from 6:00-7:30 in the gym. This is a great opportunity to get aquatinted with our curriculum and class procedures. I look forward to seeing you all there!
We are working hard in class to ensure we are maintaining the proper pencil grip. Below is a diagram to help your child use the proper grip at home.
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| Start with the thumb on the bottom and the middle finger just above. These two fingers should form a "C" shape where the paint stops on the pencil. |
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| The pointer finger then gently rests on the pencil. This takes some getting used to but with continually practice it becomes second nature. |
Here's a look at next week:
Spalding: This week we will start introducing our Spalding single letter phonograms. We will introduce the clock letters “a, c, d, f, g.” Each letter starts at "2 on the clock" goes up to the midpoint, down to the baseline, and back up. Students will be familiar hearing those words while writing. Please be sure that students are starting at "2" and touching the baseline. Note some of these phonograms have multiple sounds, refer to your child’s homework for the sounds of each. For help on how to pronounce and write phonograms please visit the following link (scroll down the page): http://archwayveritas.greatheartsacademies.org/academics/curriculum/
Sight Words: This year will be introducing five sight words each week. Once we have taught ten words we will send home a list to practice. Our goal is that students will have memorized 100 sight words by the end of the school year. Our words this week are: the, of, and, a, to
Literature: We will be reading The Three Little Pigs this week. We will sequence the events, talk about the fiction vs. non-fiction and even read a story from the point of view of the big bad wolf. Our poem for the week will be Star Light, Star Bright.
Math: This week we will continue to classify objects by attribute and identify objects that do not belong to a particular set. Students will also match items by their function by saying when two objects are used together. There will be math homework Monday-Thursday; please check your child’s work for accuracy.
History: Students will be able to identify important members of their community. We will learn about the roles of firefighters, police officers, mail and delivery people. Students will share what they want to be when they grow up.
Here's some fun from this week!
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| Cheese! |
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| We worked as a class to put the alphabet in order. |
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| Working together to sort items by attribute. |
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| Learning about the organs in our body! |
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