Ms. Glidewell's: January 3rd-January 5th 2018

construction paper and make new cards) I would like to
Ms. Glidewell’s collect these from you all year!
Major Assessments the third nine weeks:

 Writing first and last name
 Spelling CVC words (we will have a spelling test)
 Decode (read) CVC words
 Retell beginning, middle and end of a story
 Making a connection to a story
Class 

Rhyme
Read 22-28 sight words for a grade of “2”
January 3rd-  Compare fiction/Non Fiction books
 Write a letter to someone
January 5th 2018  Make an invitation
 Identify story setting, characters,
Dear Parents, problem, solution
This week in Reader’s Workshop, we will increase reading  Write using simple sentences, some
comprehension by Recognize Story Structure (Stories have capitalization and punctuation and form letters
structure, or a way in which the things in the story happen. For correctly
example, stories have a beginning, middle, and end.) Identify Plot  Recognizing numerals to 20
and Character (Following what the characters, or people, or  Rote count backwards from 20
animals, do can help readers understand the story better. What  Skip count to 100
happens to the characters is called the plot.) Informational Text:  Identify Coins
Expository (text that explains or gives information; often contains  Identify three-dimensional solids
photographs).  Compare/contrast using math vocabulary
This week in Writer’s Workshop we will be working on a
winter “How to”. The title will be How to Build a Snowman. In Ways you can support your child’s learning at home:
Math we will continue decomposing numbers and making
combinations of numbers.  Have your child read to someone each night for 10-15
For Social Studies we will be talking about January min.
holidays and winter. In Science, we will continue our scientist  Have your child practice writing simple sentences paying
of the day lessons. attention to using spacing between words, capitalization
Scientist of the Day and punctuation
Your child was assigned a day and a project. Your child will do the  Play a word wall word game (ideas on the back of the list
experiment at home and then bring in the materials and explain it sent at BTS night)
and do it with the class. Projects will begin Nov. 27th and end Jan.  Help your child sound out words and write about a topic
8th. Your child will be graded on the experiment and his/her lesson of interest using details in a story and drawing pictures
taught to the class. You will need to keep your child’s experiment in to go with the words.
a safe place. The date will be on the instruction page. He/she will  Generate a number that is one more than or one less than
have a worksheet to record that will need to be returned and another number up to 20 ( also a new requirement from
explained to the class on the day of the experiment. Please keep up the state)
with the paper, it takes a lot of time for me to assign, put in my List of word wall words for the year:
lesson plans, and copy and then go find the lesson and pull that I, the, we, like, a, see, go, to, have, is, play, are, for,
particular information again if it is lost. If your child is sick on this, do, and, what, you ,little, said, here, was, she, he,
his/her day, I will give them a makeup day in January. You are has ,look, with, my, me, where, when, who, at, how, up, can
welcome to come and watch your child teach the lesson. Please , it, fun, as, did, will, am, in, boy, girl, yes, no ,if, mom,
practice at home and pretend to be the audience. We will have a Q dad, love, or, but, went, get, had, want, not, on, us, that,
and A session at the end of each experiment. Our science time is him, her, they, could, some, one, two, three ,four, five,
at 12:35-1:05. So, if you are coming just sign in at the office and six, seven, eight, nine, ten, red, yellow, blue ,green,
come to the classroom. This is so much fun for everyone. orange, purple, black, white, brown.
Holidays and Traditions

Thank you for all of the fun lessons our parents presented before Sincerely, Sherry Glidewell
the break! Email: [email protected]
Wish List (512) 841-0326
 A copy of the book How to Dress a Dragon by Class website
Thelma Godin Go to https://gullettgeckos.com and click on Learning. Next, click
 A copy of the book I Wanna Iguana by Karen on kindergarten and scroll down to websites and click on my name.
Orloff You will see photos, newsletters and our schedule!
 Playdough
 Random craft supplies for the free art center
 Empty candy boxes for the Movie center
 Used greeting cards (Please cut off the back where
someone has written on it and we will glue the front on

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Major Assessments the third nine weeks:

Holidays and Traditions

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