Ms. Jorenby's News
October 13, 2016
Reading
This week in our reading comprehension lesson we read McDuff and the Baby written by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by Susan Jeffers. In this book, McDuff the dog feels left out when a new baby arrives at his house. We made text-to-self connections about times that we felt left out and wrote about them in our writer's notebooks. Then we shared our writing with our reading partners. We also talked about ways that we can make sure that no one feels left out in our school family.
"Fall"ing for Poetry
Math
In math this week we learned a new game called High Roller, which gave our kids the opportunity to practice counting on (pictured above and below). Each player rolls two dice, then gets to roll the smaller die a second time in hopes of rolling a higher number. Then the players add the two dice together to find the sum and the player with the higher sum wins that round!
We also learned how to do "Math Boxes" this week! These are daily practice pages in our math journals that will help kids keep their skills fresh. Our first graders felt very grown-up working independently in their math journals!
Vocabulary Words
- arrive - “come to a place"
- admire - “look at something and like it because you think it is nice or pretty”
- hope - “wish for something or want something to happen"
- squint - “squeeze your eyelids almost closed while you look at something”
• Invite your child to act out the words.
• Have your child draw pictures about the words or write sentences or stories that use the words.
• Tell each other real or imagined stories that include the words.
• Talk about the words when you hear them used or see them in storybooks, on signs and posters, or elsewhere.
• Use the words to play games such as “I’m Thinking of a Word,” in which you give each other clues about a word and then try to guess the word.
Encourage your child to share other interesting words he or she encounters, and discuss interesting words you hear. Above all, have fun with words!
This week in Spanish...
Weather & Seasons
Key Concepts
- Describe the weather using the verb estar
¿Cómo está el tiempo?
Está lluvioso (rainy), nublado (cloudy), soleado (sunny), ventoso (windy), nevado (snowy)
Hace calor (hot), fresco (cool), frío (cold).
- Identify the four seasons in Wisconsin and two seasons in Honduras
- En Wisconsin hay cuatro estaciones: el invierno (winter), la primavera (spring), el verano (summer), y el otoño (fall).
- En Honduras hay dos estaciones: seca (dry), lluviosa (rainy)
- Identify which months are part of each of the four seasons in Wisconsin
- el invierno: diciembre, enero, febrero
- la primavera: marzo, abril, mayo
- el verano: junio, julio, agosto
- el otoño: septiembre, octubre, noviembre
- Remember: month names are NOT capitalized in Spanish.
Social Studies Standards Addressed
E.4.13 Investigate and explain similarities and differences in ways that cultures meet human needs
E.4.14 Describe how differences in cultures may lead to understanding or misunderstanding among people
E.4.3 Describe how families are alike and different, comparing characteristics such as size, hobbies, celebrations, where families live, and how they make a living
A.4.6 Identify and distinguish between predictable environmental changes, such as weather patterns and seasons, and unpredictable changes, such as floods and droughts, and describe the social and economic effects of these changes
Reminders
If you are able, please send in an item for our Canned Food Drive. Thank you for your generosity!
Friday, October 14 - No school for kids & Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday, October 17 - October Birthday Sundae Party
Friday, October 21 - Early Riser Reader
Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 - No school
Monday, October 31 - Halloween Parade and Party
Wednesday, November 2 - Character Assembly and Arboretum T-Shirt Day
Friday, November 11 - PTO Family Learning Night
Thursday, December 8 - Holiday Music Program and Dress Up Day
Ms. Jorenby
Email: bethanyjorenby@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Website: www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/arboretum/
Phone: 608-849-1800