Mrs. Andrews' Class

Reminders Turn your clocks back 1 hour Saturday night. Please dress for the weather (hats, mitts, snow pants etc...)  We go outside  everyday  for recess, lunch recess, and gym. Library book exchange every Wednesday Nov. 11th:  Remembrance Day ~ NO School Nov. 20th: Pd Day ~ NO School Please subscribe to my blog so that you can receive notifications when it is updated. You can find the subscribe button at the top of the page, under the title. Home reading books will come home on Mondays and need to be returned on the last school day of each week. Please use Raz-Kids/A-Z Kids for reading support on the weekends. Here are some highlights of the week. In language arts we started learning 2 letter graphemes. This week we focused on the different ways to spell "er"  er the "er" of her, ir the "er" of first, ur the "er" of nurse and wor the "er" of works. Please check Google Classroom for weekly grapheme practice and word work.   Google Class

 This week we started learning 2 letter graphemes.  We are focusing on the "r" controlled vowels and you can find the grapheme with gestures videos on my Google Classroom. Here are the graphemes for this week. er: er the "er" of her. ir:  ir the "er" of first ur: ur the "er" of nurse wor:  wor the "er" of works. 'o-r' may say "er" when w comes before the 'o-r' Here are the words for the week that you can do with your child for home study.  See my Google Classroom under the tab "Parent Resources" for different ways to practice our sight words. Red Group:  me, was, not, bird, fish Blue Group: walk, jump, said, each, your Purple Group: who, what, where, why, which, 

  Reminders Please dress for the weather (hats, mitts, snow pants etc...)  We go outside  everyday  for recess, lunch recess, and gym. Home Reading Books are due Thursday (no school on Friday) Library book exchange every Wednesday Oct. 29th:  Costume day.  Students may wear a costume for the entire day (no props or costume masks) Oct. 30th:  PD Day ~ No School Please subscribe to my blog so that you can receive notifications when it is updated. You can find the subscribe button at the top of the page, under the title. Home reading started this week. Please check out my earlier blog post from this week about home reading. Books need to be returned on Friday so that the can be quarantined before other children use them.   Here are some highlights of the week. In language arts we have finished learning the first 26 graphemes.  Next week we will start learning 2 letter graphemes.   Please check Google Classroom for weekly grapheme practice and word work.   Google Classroom Raz Kids login i

   Thursday October 22nd Update! Important Reminders: - Return your picture day order forms if you want to order photos or have re-takes! - October 29th ~ Costume Day - October 30th ~ PD Day (no school) Our Learning:  We have been working on using place value and skip counting to talk about numbers.  Today we played the I like game, and we loved it! Here is the link to the instructions.  I Like Game

 We are on the last week of doing the first 26 graphemes!  This week we will be reviewing the graphemes of w, x, y, and z.  Next week we will start learning 2 letter graphemes.  Here are the videos for the letters this week.  Also, you can find the grapheme with gestures videos and all the letter videos on my Google Classroom. W Song X Song Y Song Z Song Here are the words for the week that you can do with your child for home study.  See my Google Classroom under the tab "Parent Resources" for different ways to practice our sight words. Red Group:  cat, dog, you, for, play Blue Group: but, not, tell, work, your Purple Group: were, there, come, gone, please

 

  Reminders Bring indoor shoes to leave at school Please dress for the weather (hats, mitts, snow pants etc...)  We go outside everyday for recess, lunch recess, and gym. Library book exchange every Wednesday Oct. 29th:  Costume day.  Students may wear a costume for the entire day (no props or costume masks) Here are some highlights of the week.  In language arts we have been reviewing the graphemes r, t, u, and v this week.  We will finish the alphabet next week and then begin learning 2-letter graphemes the following week.  Please check Google Classroom for weekly grapheme practice and word work.   Google Classroom We talked about how to choose a "Just Right" book that is not too easy or too hard, but just right.  Just right books will be coming home next week. In writing this week we discussed skills that good writers use.  Then we examined some writing samples by talking about the different skills they noticed that the writers used.  Next week, we will create a writing c

Here are a few reminders.  Thank you to all those who have helped their child learn about their name.  We look forward to sharing them with the class.  Name Interview homework is due tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 16th) Please dress for the weather.  We go outside at least 3 times everyday for recess, lunch recess, and gym.  Also please remember to send your child with indoor shoes as the weather is beginning to change and we want to help keep our floors clean and dry.  Your child brought home a library book this week. We will exchange library books every Wednesday.  If you would like notifications for blog posts, please click subscribe at the top of page. Today we learned that good readers make predictions while they are reading.  We read Franklin and the Thunderstorm, but stopped part way through and wrote our predictions about what we thought might happen next.  We also talked about using the word "because" in your answer to help explain your thinking. Ask your child what they tho

Reminders:   Wednesday, October 14th (TOMORROW) Picture Day Homework coming home.   Please check your child's backpack for a sheet to help them fill out about their name.   Please dress for the weather.  We go outside everyday for recess, after lunch and for gym.  Please make sure your child has a hat, mitts, and proper footwear for the weather.  It's also time to start thinking about making sure your child has a pair of indoor shoes that they can leave here before the weather turns cold and mucky outside.  Here are the letters we will be focusing on this week.   Letter r song ,  Letter t song ,  Letter u song ,  Letter v song Here are the sight words your child will be learning this week. Red Group: her, she, with, bird, see Blue Group: from, had, by, word, but Purple Group: once, office, village, title, startle Here are some ways you can have your child practice their words at home.

  Reminders October 9th: PD Day - NO SCHOOL October 12th:  Thanksgiving - NO SCHOOL October 14th:  Picture Day October 29th:  Costume Day October 30th:  PD Day - NO SCHOOL Parents, it might be a good idea to put a change of clothes in the bottom of your child's backpack so that if an accident happens, they have something to change into.  Sometimes the children are too busy playing in gym or at recess, and by the time they realize they need to go to the bathroom, it's too late.   Next week your child will bring home 1 library book and a bag of home reading books.  Please keep the home reading books at home all week and have your child practice reading their books several times.  This allows them to practice fluency and expression. Here are some notable activities from this week. During Language Arts, we are reviewing the graphemes (letters with their sounds).  This is a good review for all students as they it helps them be more aware of letter sounds when they are reading and wr

  Reminders: October 9th:  is a PD Day NO SCHOOL October 12th: Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL October 14th:  Picture Day! Here are some notable activities from the week: During Language Arts, we are reviewing the graphemes (letters with their sounds).  This is a good review for all students as they it helps them be more aware of letter sounds when they are reading and writing.  This week we reviewed the letters; e, h, i, j and k.  Along with reviewing the letter names and sounds, we are also learning/reviewing how to print the letters properly so that their printing becomes more efficient.  Remember, we always start printing a letter from the top. Here are a few fun videos we watched to review letters sounds and printing.  Please review these letters and sounds if your child is still learning their letters and sounds. The last video on the list is has actions to go with the graphemes, which we review every day and just add one more letter each day. Letter e  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm4