Mrs. Cornell's Class
News for the week of November 26 - November 30
Dear Parents,
It was good to meet with everyone for conferences. It’s nice to be able to spend some time with just you and your child. That being said, it was also nice for everyone to have a few days off to spend time with family.
As you may have seen, Grammy Mac (with several students) was featured in The Free Press a couple of weeks ago. Addtionally, the story was picked up by the StarTribune in the Sunday paper on the 18th. What fun!
This week we will be finishing up our second unit of reading with review and assessment. When these tests come home, remember that some students will not have done the tests completely independently. Extra support is given at times to keep the test purposeful. That being said, the score may not be a true reflection of your child's independent ability.
During conferences I shared that students would be switching for Social Studies to Mr. Meyer. This will start soon!
Please help us out at school. All outdoor clothing items must be marked with names. Many students have similar looking jackets, etc., and it really helps to have them clearly marked so the wrong jacket isn’t picked up.
In just three weeks, we will have our Winter Music Concert. It is always an exciting day. Please note the date for scheduling purposes.
Have a good week!
Mrs. Cornell
READING / LANGUAGE
Blends – bl, cl, fl, Visualizing, Retelling, Sequence of Events, Text Feature: Signs and Sounds Vocabulary: way late school today away why Assessment of Unit 2 Handwriting, Capitalization, Proper Nouns – Days, Months, Holidays, Story Writing, Word Choice
MATH
Frames and Arrows – What’s the rule?, Counting with a Calculator, Dimes, Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies
SCIENCE
Scientists ask questions and find answers; Observing and record mass with a balance scale.
INTERNET READING/LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITIES:
INTERNET MATH ACTIVITIES:
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 14th - Winter Music Program
December 21st - Last day before break
December 24th - January 4th - Winter Break
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Email: jcorne1@isd77.k12.mn.us
Website: www.ke.isd77.org
Location: 2600 E Main St, Mankato, MN
Phone: 507(387-2122)
November Skills Checklist
- Knows how to tie shoes ___
- Can tell time on an analog clock to the hour and half hour (half past) ___
- Identifies numbers as even or odd ___
- Knows sums of 10 (8+2, 5+5, 3+7, etc.)
- Can write a complete sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation ___
(inventive spelling expected – try descriptive or persuasive)
- Can solve +/- number or word problems using the number line or number grid ___
- Can calculate the value of money including pennies, nickels, and dimes ___
- Can use a number grid or number line to identify and complete number
patterns (3, 6, 9, . . .) ___
- Can count by 2’s to 120 ___
- Can count up and back by 5’s and 10’s to 120 ___
- Can read high frequency words (see below) ___
- Can retell a story using beginning, middle and end ___
- Is starting to use word endings (s, es, ed, ing) ___
- Knows proper nouns need to be capitalized (Target, Dan, Kennedy Elementary School) ___
Your Child’s Name _____________________________
Parent Signature _____________________________
*Please keep your chart in a safe place so it will not get lost or destroyed.*
Due back December 1
High Frequency Words
does, one, two, her, they
who, some, of, no, eat
into, live, many, out
put, show, make, three, under, want
away, late, school, today, way, why