The Ski Report
Here is what we are learning this week:
Language Arts
I can read short /a/ and -ck words.
I can read Sight Words.
I can spell short /a/ words.
I can tell who the characters are in a story.
I can tell what the setting is in a story.
I can retell a story using pictures.
I can write a sentence with a capital at the beginning.
I can write a sentence with a period at the end.
I can write an informational piece.
I can listen to others.
I can have a conversation with someone.
I can ask and answer questions.
Math
I can count out loud.
I can count objects.
I can write numbers in order.
I can compare numbers.
I can use 10-frames correctly.
I can tell the names of shapes and their attributes.
Science
I can tell what living things need in order to survive.
I can make things move in specific directions at different speeds.
I can use energy from the sun to make a change occur.
I can observe changes.
Social Studies
I can be Respectful.
I can be Responsible.
I can be Ready.
9/19-9/23
HW: Read for 20 minutes
Please return binders every day. I will only write in
planners if there is a concern.
September
19 Math Packets Come Home/Poetry Due Back
20 Boy Scouts at Lunch
21 PIE Fundraiser Kick Off, DW3 3:30-4:30
23 Green and White Day, Solar Cooker Science,
Math Packets Due
26-30 Spirit Week
29 Author Visit
30 Spirit Table, Classroom Store, Elementary Night
October
3 Homework Calendars Due
28 Classroom Zoo, Classroom Store
What a great first full week we had!
I will be continuing to complete required one on one tests
this week. Mr. Denny and Mr. Schuster will be helping with
this as well.
I am using these first few weeks to give the students a taste
of the different Science concepts we will explore this year.
We have worked with living things and what they need
(garden), how things move (robots), and this week we will
explore the Sun’s energy and observe changes in matter
(Solar Cookers).
We could use some materials for Solar Cookers if you can
have them to school by Wednesday so I can make sure we
have everything we need. The weather is supposed to be
ideal for this lesson Friday.
11 Large Pizza Boxes (clean)
Graham Crackers
Hershey Bars (12)
Marshmallows
Thank you for continuing to send in snacks!
Don’t forget to read every night for 20 minutes.
We are learning this week that there are many ways to read. We can Read the Words, Read the Pictures, or Retell a
Familiar Story. Reading time at home can include any of these plus reading with a grown up or listening to a grown up
read out loud. Listening to adults read out loud is one of the single most powerful ways to help your child develop as a
reader and expand his/her vocabulary. For this reason, I place the most emphasis on this quality time. Bedtime
stories count! Just Right Bags should contain a Just Right Book based on Kindergarten exit level, a Sight Word Board,
and a Baggie of Spelling and HFW cards. We have to be able to read all of the cards. We will be tested over reading
the  cards and Spelling the rest of them. There are 2 sets so we can play Memory.
Story of the Week: Sam, Come Back!
HFW my, come, in, way, on
Spelling Words (Everyone is on the same level while we learn routines.)
am, at, back, bat, can, cat, dad, man, ran, sack
Vocabulary Words
nab, sack, lap, pat
Phonics Skills for the Week: Short /a/ and –ck
Students should be able to sound these words out by the end
of the week and produce rhyming words for some.
add cab has pack snack am can jab pal
tab an cat Jack pass tag at dab lad
pat tan back fan lap ram tap bad fat
Mack rat that bag gas mad sad van
bat had mat sag wag black ham nab
sat zap grab track slab trap strap