News from Mrs. Straw Week of Dec. 16

Events:

-Jan 6 (1^st day back from winter break)

-Jan. 15 2 hour early out

What’s Happening in BUILD:

B (Buddy Games)- Graphing skills with bears, snowmen, cookies, and stockings

U (Using Manipulatives)-Shape recognition

I (Indpendently Working)-Christmas math packet

L (Learning with Numbers)- Problem solving by adding specific amount of tens

D-(Doing Math)- Scootpad on laptops

Notes:

-Building math skills at home:

          -Develop an understanding of

fractions when eating or making pizza by discussing how many slices there are, and what fraction of the pizza they are eating.

-Bake with your child.  Have them read recipes and measure ingredients.

What’s Happening in Daily 5:

*Listen to Reading (Bookflix)

*Read to Self (I Read, You

Read…Snowman)

*Read to Someone

*Word Work

        -Highlight specific features in   

           Poems (short a)

        -Practice reading sight words and

          Phrases

       -Word Journeys (cut and sort words

         and write sentences with words)

*We will be using our work on writing time during our class writing block.

Week in Review:

- We had a special program called Ag in the Classroom come and talk to us about seeds.  We got a special treat made from corn syrup.