During this week we will be focusing on measurement and data. We will look at bar graphs and talk about the different parts of the graph. Then we will move on to graphing and interpreting data. We will be making a different graph everyday. On Monday we will graph the number of boys and girls in the class. On Tuesday we will graph the number of PAIR of shoes at home. On Wednesday we will read/interpret a graph on transportation. On Thursday we will vote on our favorite foods. On Friday we will get into two groups and make our own graph. At home please remember to count the pairs of shoes for Tuesday in order to fill in our graph.
Reading
This week we will be focusing on reading comprehension. We will work on answering the 5 W's which are Who, What, When, Where, Why. The children will be hearing the passage and answering the 5 W questions. On Thursday we will be retelling stories and focusing on the 5 Ws. At home please incorporate the 5 Ws into your daily activities. Don't forget to log the 10 minutes of reading every day for the rest of the week.
Science
We will have Science on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This week we will focus on flowers. Children will be provided with an interactive notebook that will discuss the the different parts of a flowers and a section to label the life cycle of a flower. Along with the notebook we will have a class plant that we will plant on Monday and observe for the next couple of weeks. At home you can encourage your child to name the parts of a flower when you are outside or in the Garden Center of a store.
Social Studies
Social Studies will be on Tuesday and Thursday this week. We will focus on needs and wants. We will be discussing the difference and then they will be provided with a set of pictures to place into two different groups. On Friday we will make a chart based on the blog posts of wants and needs in our houses. Don't forget to answer the blog with 3 needs and 3 wants in your house.
Morning Meeting
Every day we discuss the Month, Day and Weather. We also go over how many days we have been in school using the groups of tens and hundreds. Also this week we are focusing on giving compliments to our friends. We will meet on the carpet every morning and give our friends compliments. Please encourage nice compliments at home and provide opportunity for compliments throughout the week. For Class Dojo Points show your child an example of complimenting a random person and then allow them to do the same to someone else.
Writing
This week for writing we will focus on starting our sentences with a capital and also capitalizing the letter I. We will be doing a lot of rewriting sentences and correcting. At home encourage your child to fix their mistakes and also double check if they capitalized their I's.