Dear Parents,
Thank you for your participation in Friday's Grow! presentation and "Tax Day" Recital. I hope you had fun learning what the scholars are growing and listening to their fabulous singing voices! I appreciate your busy schedules... it really means so much to us when you can come to school to visit and help! Thanks again - -
Language Arts: Last week we had a lot of success learning about nouns and made mobiles to hang from the classroom with different nouns we found in our National Geographic magazines and nouns we came up with all on our own (and wrote down). This week, we are going to be learning about verbs, or action words - words that DO something.
We will also be continuing our review of our phonics series books. Last week, we reread Max in a round-robin fashion. One at a time, each child read a sentence from the book as we went around the room. This week, we will be rereading Sam and Al.
Phonics: Our spelling words this week reiterate the "short a" sound. Number 5 and 6 are more complex words. Numbers 7-10 are review words from the Dolch List 1.
Math: We are starting a chapter on addition and will be learning about how to add small numbers by counting groups of things. For instance, 3 boys jumping rope + 2 girls playing catch = 5 kids.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Stuhr
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Week of April 9 - 13
Dear Parents,
This week we are starting two new concepts. Please keep an eye out for your scholars homework and assignments that come home to help reiterate the following:
Phonics: We begin studying this week for a 10-word spelling test. Six of the words will be a "short consonant sound" and four of the words will review the sight words we have learned so far this year. To note, we made it all the way to List 3 and are now going to review lists 1-3 for the remainder of the year. Please visit the Dolch Word Lists we were using for extra practice.
Language Arts: Also we are beginning a new grammar unit, learning nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns. We start this week with nouns. We are going to learn about "things that name things" and do an art project to help reinforce the concept.
Math: We are concluding our math chapter on Time and our test will be on Friday.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Stuhr
This week we are starting two new concepts. Please keep an eye out for your scholars homework and assignments that come home to help reiterate the following:
Phonics: We begin studying this week for a 10-word spelling test. Six of the words will be a "short consonant sound" and four of the words will review the sight words we have learned so far this year. To note, we made it all the way to List 3 and are now going to review lists 1-3 for the remainder of the year. Please visit the Dolch Word Lists we were using for extra practice.
Language Arts: Also we are beginning a new grammar unit, learning nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns. We start this week with nouns. We are going to learn about "things that name things" and do an art project to help reinforce the concept.
Math: We are concluding our math chapter on Time and our test will be on Friday.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Stuhr
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Week of April 2 - 6
Dear Parents,
Welcome back from Spring Break. Hope your family is enjoying the weather and found something relaxing to do over the past week and weekend. I look forward to seeing everyone back in class on Monday...
This week, our activities will focus on the following - -
Phonics: We will review the vowels and their short sounds and begin to talk about consonants. We will look at the differences between the two groups of letters and their roles in making our words. Our spelling words this week incorporate our vowels and focus on the letter "j" so the students get more practice writing tricky letters. Our "star" word will again count this week and will be a "short e" or "i" word.
Language Arts: We are going to begin talking about Story Sequencing and how stories we hear and tell and beginnings, middles, and ends.
Math: We will begin Chapter 10: Time. We will discuss times of the day and start to learn about how to tell the hours on a clock. Please take the time to reinforce this concept at home.
Science: This week, we start a unit on Life Sciences, beginning with animals. Each day we will learn about a new animal and complete an art project about that animal. We will specifically focus on observing each animal and to be able to talk about each in terms of similarities and differences to each other.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,Mrs. Stuhr
Welcome back from Spring Break. Hope your family is enjoying the weather and found something relaxing to do over the past week and weekend. I look forward to seeing everyone back in class on Monday...
This week, our activities will focus on the following - -
Phonics: We will review the vowels and their short sounds and begin to talk about consonants. We will look at the differences between the two groups of letters and their roles in making our words. Our spelling words this week incorporate our vowels and focus on the letter "j" so the students get more practice writing tricky letters. Our "star" word will again count this week and will be a "short e" or "i" word.
Language Arts: We are going to begin talking about Story Sequencing and how stories we hear and tell and beginnings, middles, and ends.
Math: We will begin Chapter 10: Time. We will discuss times of the day and start to learn about how to tell the hours on a clock. Please take the time to reinforce this concept at home.
Science: This week, we start a unit on Life Sciences, beginning with animals. Each day we will learn about a new animal and complete an art project about that animal. We will specifically focus on observing each animal and to be able to talk about each in terms of similarities and differences to each other.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,Mrs. Stuhr
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Week of March 19 - 23
Dear Parents,
Please note, next week is Spring Break. As such, this week is an academic week. Next week our classroom activities will include art projects and lots of playtime. Our academics will resume on April 2nd.
This week we will focus on the following:
Phonics: We are learning about the vowels (a, e, i, o, and u). Our spelling words highlight the sounds the vowels make. The spelling words this week are worth 8 points, as the star word will be a "short o" word. The spelling test is on Friday. A practice test in on Wednesday and Thursday. The spelling words this week are:
1. bad
2. bed
3. bid
4. bud
5. will
6. when
7. see
*. (short o sound)
Math: We will conclude our chapter on measurement with a test on Thursday.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Stuhr
Please note, next week is Spring Break. As such, this week is an academic week. Next week our classroom activities will include art projects and lots of playtime. Our academics will resume on April 2nd.
This week we will focus on the following:
Phonics: We are learning about the vowels (a, e, i, o, and u). Our spelling words highlight the sounds the vowels make. The spelling words this week are worth 8 points, as the star word will be a "short o" word. The spelling test is on Friday. A practice test in on Wednesday and Thursday. The spelling words this week are:
1. bad
2. bed
3. bid
4. bud
5. will
6. when
7. see
*. (short o sound)
Math: We will conclude our chapter on measurement with a test on Thursday.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me or add a comment below. Feel free to stop by the classroom or talk to Ms. Diane when you are at school. If you haven't already done so, please "like" Town & Country Farm School's Facebook page.
Have a great week,
Mrs. Stuhr
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Week of March 12 - 16
Dear Parents,
What a great, productive week! The scholars did an outstanding job studying their spelling words and learning all about pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. The results were clear on their spelling and math tests... JOB WELL DONE!
Working with our “short e” sounds, and getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day, we created rainbows and posted them on our bulletin board in the front hallway of school. If you haven’t spotted them yet, please turn to the right as you enter the school doors. They turned out fantastic!
This Week’s Lessons...
In Phonics, we will continue learning about “short e” sounds and words. We will continue reading Red Hen and start Jet Bed in the middle of the week. Our spelling words include sounds we’ve heard while rhyming and reading. We will work on these words throughout the week with different assignments. Please remember to study the words with your scholar at home. Our spelling test is at 9:10 a.m. on Friday.
In math, we will start Chapter 9: Measurement. We will be learning about things that are short and long and compare things to see what is shortest and longest. It’s a fun chapter with many opportunities to continue the learning at home!
Family Project: Grow!
This handout will come home on Monday:
Please email me or post a comment below if you have any questions. Note the two due dates.
St. Patrick’s Day
Our St. Patrick’s Day festivities will take place on Friday, March 16th. Please sign up to bring in a special snack (either in the morning or afternoon). We will be doing some fun art projects throughout the week to get ready for holiday. Please keep an eye on the school doors for any news Ms. Diane posts for Friday’s activities.
Volunteering...
We now have a calendar hanging on the “NEWS” bulletin board by the front door of our classroom. Please flip through the months and sign up for a few spots. Separate volunteer sign-up forms will go out for holiday parties (as usual, on our clipboard).
As Always...
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to email me, stop by the classroom, talk to Ms. Diane, or leave a comment on our blog. Please become a “follower” of our blog and “like” our school’s Facebook page, if you haven’t already done so.
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Stuhr
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Week of March 5 - 9
Dear Parents,
A fantastic book turn-out for Dr. Seuss’s birthday on Friday! Thank you to everyone who participated. We made great Cat in the Hat hats and wore them all day long while we rhymed and laughed with Dr. Seuss, Horton, and the Lorax. Continue the spirit of Read Across America by reading with your scholar at least 15 minutes each day/night. I’ve suggested some great Dr. Seuss books below to keep the momentum going...
This Week’s Lessons...
In Phonics, we will start “short e” sounds with words such as ten and pet (see the spelling words to the left). We will start a new book in our phonics series, Red Hen. Our spelling test is Friday. Keep up the great work studying with your scholars at home. I’ve heard from other parents there are great resources online to help the kids study. If you have come across any you particularly like, please post the sites in the comment section below so everyone is in the loop.
In math, we will continue our chapter on money and have our test on Friday. This week we will be taking the concept of the penny and expanding it to nickels, dimes, and quarters. Just as we learned two weeks ago about grouping ones into tens to help us count faster and easier, so will we learn about why we use nickels, dimes, and quarters. Continue to reinforce this at home by taking your scholar with you to run errands and help with purchases you make.
Family Project
I will be assigning a new family project for the month of March (due in April) next week. Please keep an eye out for the information to come home next Monday.
Book Club...
Some perhaps lesser-known Dr. Seuss books for you to peruse:
Enjoy!
Volunteering...
We now have a calendar hanging on the “NEWS” bulletin board by the front door of our classroom. Please flip through the months and sign up for a few spots. Separate volunteer sign-up forms will go out for holiday parties (as usual, on our clipboard).
As Always...
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to email me, stop by the classroom, talk to Ms. Diane, or leave a comment on our blog. Please become a “follower” of our blog and “like” our school’s Facebook page, if you haven’t already done so.
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Stuhr
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)