Weekly Updates!
Mrs. Reynolds' Class, January 25-29
Important Dates
*100 Objects homework due, Tuesday Jan. 26
*100th Day of School!!!!!!!, Wednesday Jan. 27
*Pike Risk Watch Lesson, Tuesday Feb. 2*Fishback Creek Wellness Fair & Blood Drive, Thursday Feb. 11
*St. Vincent's Wellness Presentation, Friday Feb. 12
Personal Narrative Writing Pieces
Elements of a Personal Narrative:
*author tells a true story about something that has happened to them (using words, pictures, and dictation)
*includes a reaction (how did the author feel?)
*tells a story about a small moment (like giving lots of details about a tiny seed instead of just a few details about an entire watermelon)
*tells events in an appropriate sequence
*includes a beginning, middle, and end
Sight Words
Each word listed in the "words we know" column a student should be able to read, write, spell, and say with ease and automaticity. These are words that students can help read if you are exploring books at night. Each week we will add two more sight words to our "Words we know" list.
Words We Know:
*I
*a
*we
*it
*to
*the
*go
*are
*and
*to
*like
*you
*can
*he
*she
*said
*have
*was
*for
*here
*is
*of
*me
*my
*on
*play
*see
*that
*they
*with
Words We Are Learning This Week:
*an
*at
"To" Sight Word Song (password: fishback)
Reading Workshop
Students will be encouraged to:
*identify story "ingredients" (characters, setting, events)
*compare two or more characters in a story
*use evidence from the text to support their retelling
*recognize the problem in a story & identify it's solution
*describe the beginning, middle, and end of a story
*retell details of a story using appropriate sequence
*determine when they have made an error decoding ("Does it look right?", "Does it sound right?", "Does it make sense?")
Writing Workshop
Students will learn the key features of how-to writing in order to create writing pieces that teach others.
Students will be encouraged to:
*number the steps/directions in their story
*use headings or titles when creating how-to steps
*number the pages of a book
*add labels to illustrations
*create realistic illustrations
*create an entire story on a cohesive topic
*make pages with pictures and words that match
*write down as many sounds as they hear in a word (it doesn't need to be perfect)
*use correct letter formation
*use punctuation at the end of each sentence
*put spaces between each word
Math Workshop
Students will learn to identify a whole number as a combination of two parts in order to understand the principles of addition and subtraction.
Students will be encouraged to:
*model addition equations using manipulatives
*represent one number in a variety of ways (e.g.: 5=1+4, 5=2+3, 5=0+5)
*appropriately use mathematical symbols (+ - =)
*use mathematically appropriate language when talking about addition and subtraction (digit, addend, sum, difference, equation, number sentence, etc.)
*verbalize their math ideas to a partner or group
*record their thinking in a math journal using pictures AND words