Mrs. Burkhardt's Classroom News
December 11, 2017
Classroom Happenings
Wonders
This week our class will be focusing on different jobs that people have in the community. Children will read stories and learn about the tools and equipment that workers use.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
Word Workout
- Vocabulary: equipment, uniform Brainstorm some different kinds of workers in your community. Encourage your child to tell about the equipment a worker uses and the uniform a worker wears.
- My Words to Know
High-Frequency Word: you With your finger, spell out the word you on your child’s arm. Next, encourage your child to think of a sentence that includes the word you. Write it down.
Category Words: jobs Play a game called “Guess the Worker.” Give your child clues about what a worker does and act it out. Encourage your child to guess the job.
Phonics: o Help your child think of words that begin with or include the letter o. Then ask your child to underline the letter o in each word.
Math
This week we will focus on sorting and classifying objects in different ways. We will also practice our counting skills by visualizing one more.
Science
This is our last week of Senses. We will finish up by taste testing. hmmmm
Daily 5
I have students who are now into their 2nd writing journal. As journals come home, please read through them and talk about the drawings and stories with your child. I highly recommend keeping them so you can look back together and discuss how far they have come this year as authors and illustrators!!
Important Information
-Last day before break is December 21st.
-No School December 22nd. Return January 3rd.
-Scholastic book orders were made today. I will keep parents who ordered updated on arrival time so I can get them to you in secret. :)