Week of December 3^rd-7^th         

Our Reading story for the week is “Little Panda”. Our question of the week is: How does a panda change in its first year of life? The Amazing Words for this story are: weigh, healthy, curious, measure, bamboo, explore. The high frequency words are: me, with, she. The text based comprehension skill is compare and contrast. We will listen for /n/ spelled Nn and /b/ spelled Bb. We will focus on the correct formation of Nn and Bb. Please practice reading the “Nan and Nat” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J Here are a few things we have been working on in school that you can continue to practice at home:

·         Rapidly name as many letters as possible in 1 minute. (Goal is about 35-40.)

·         Say the first sound in a word. Ex: You say “what is the first sound in fish?”, child should say /f/.

·         Segment words into sounds. Ex: You say, “tell me the sounds in fish.”, child should say /f/ /i/ /sh/. We have been practice using our body to help us for beginning, middle and end. Students should know to use their head, shoulders, and waist to help say sounds in words.

In Math, we will continue Numbers 11-20. Here are a few things we have been working on in school that you can continue to practice at home:

·         Count to 100 every night. Be sure to count the “teen” numbers correctly.

·         Ask your child the next number. Ex: You say 23, your child should say 24. You say 66, your child should say 67. Do this multiple times for numbers to 100.

·         Show two dice or dominoes and have your child tell the greater number and what it is. Your child should be able to point and quickly tell you how many dots there are for the greater number.

·         Identify numbers 0-100.

In Social Studies, we will discuss our world around us and begin to learn about holidays around the world.

Our holiday gift shop day will Wednesday. Please refer to the red paper that was sent home last week.

Upcoming important dates:

·         12/5 Holiday Gift Shop Shopping will occur during Music Class

·         12/8 Holiday Concert at HS Auditorium-Please see back of green monthly schedule for times

·         12/14 Field Trip Train Ride

Monday is Day 2-Guidance, Tuesday is Day 3-Gym, Wednesday is Day 4-Music, Thursday is Day 5-Computers, Friday is Day 6-Art.

If you ever need to contact me, please call the school at 570-874-3661 ext. 3243 or email at scapone@northschuylkill.net.