Mrs. Lamparter's Class
August 29, 2014
Specials for the Week of September 2nd-5th
Abby Kelly was our Star of the Week and we loved looking at her pictures of her family. Her brother Josh was in Mrs. Lamparter's kindergarten class too! We celebrated Hudson's birthday on Monday with some awesome Oreo cupcakes- Happy 5th birthday to you!
We have talked about how special each one of us is...our ME dolls are adorable!! We continue to work on teaching self-control and love to see our students making such good choices! Enjoy the Labor Day holiday on Monday! I am sending homework home on Friday since we are off on Monday. Thank you for helping to instill good work habits and don't forget to READ and RECORD your minutes!
LANGUAGE ARTS
- Focusing on letter sounds m, d, g, o , and u in our Jolly Phonics program
- Writing our name correctly with correct upper and lowercase letters
- Recognizing and reading color words
- Blending sounds to make words
- Focusing on features of print
- Establishing routines for Reading workshop
- Practicing three ways to read a book: 1- Read the pictures. 2- Read the words. 3- Retell the story
- Building stamina for Read to Self
- Learning routines for Writing workshop; focus on writing is just telling on paper
- Using oral language to relate experiences, expand vocabulary, and interact socially
READ and RECORD so we can REWARD!!
Math
- Setting up routine for Math Workshop- BUILD
Using math manipulatives to learn about shapes and numbers
Daily calendar math
Working on counting and 1-1 correspondence
Working on describing and comparing 2D shapes
Using number talks to explain our Math thinking
SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
We are working on:
- Practicing school and classroom rules
- Describing our roles and responsibilities towards ourselves and others
- Recognizing similariities and differences between self and other students
- Learning about labor Day and community helpers
Craig Character Award
REMINDERS
- Brookwood Cluster Night at Gwinnett Braves is tonight, Friday, August 29th.
- There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st in honor of Labor Day
- Buck's Pizza Night will be Tuesday, September 2nd.
- PTA Fundraiser packets are DUE: SEPTEMBER 5th. Thank you for your support!
- Scholastic Book orders are DUE September 5th- you can order online using the code GQY3T or send in a paper copy with checks made out to Scholastic Books.
- Fall picture day will be Friday, September 12th.