Ms. Fanara's Class
Welcome to our class newsletter!
Week of April 23rd
There's only five more weeks to go! Progress reports will go out late this week/early next week depending on student attendance. MAP testing starts this week, so we will have specials in the morning and LONGGGGGG afternoons! Be prepared, students may be crankier than usual!
Our reading testing is finished, any students who are not reading at a J/k will be retested in a few weeks. Our results are as follows:
Kindergarten Levels
Level A- 0 students
Level B- 1 student
Level C- 1 student
1st Grade Levels
Level D- 1 student
Level E- 2 students
Level F- 3 students
Level G-0 students
Level H- 1 student
Level I- 2 students
Level J/K- 0 students
2nd Grade Levels
Level L- 1 student
Level M- 3 students
Level N- 1 student
3rd Grade Levels
Level O- 3 students
Level P-1 student
I am SO proud and excited to have so many great readers in my class! Remember that most students enter kindergarten at a level AA/A or B. If your child is not reading where you want them to be, please see below what my parents of high readers are doing:
-practicing their letter sounds every night
-practicing their tricky words every night
-reading their R.E.D folder every night
-reading street signs when driving
-reading in the grocery store
-practicing reading to their siblings
-reading stories before bed
-doing their homework every night
-studying their spelling words both reading and writing
If you have any other concerns or would like to speak with me about how to best help your child, please let me know!
To be ready for second grade, students should be able to:
- Read all 57 sounds
- Read all 86 tricky words
- Read and comprehend at a level J/K (2nd grade levels are L, M, and N- they increase slightly in word difficulty but heavily in comprehension)
- Spell all 86 tricky words
- Write 3-5 sentences on a topic
- Write their first and last name neatly without looking
- Add & subtract fluently within 10 (has facts memorized)
- Add & subtract to 20 using a strategy (counting on/back, number line)
- Add & Subtract double digit numbers using regrouping and borrowing
- Understand the basic needs of plants and animals, weather patterns
- Describe members of a community and why rules and laws are necessary
Nightly Reminders
Every night, please:
- Sign your child's calendar folder
- Check Class Dojo
- Listen to your child read their RED folder
- Help your child with their homework
Homework
Spelling:
Page 1: ABC Order of all 20 spelling words
Pages 2-3: Five times each of all 20 spelling words
Page 4: Five to ten Sentences with at LEAST 10 spelling words
Math:
Addition & Subtraction within 20
Double Digit Addition & Subtraction (some have regrouping)
Spelling Words
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
pink
white
black
brown
gray
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
May
June
July
Specials Schedule
Monday-pe/music
Wednesday-pe/music
Thursday- art
Friday-pe/music
A- PE (and Music) B- Library C- Music (and PE) D- Art (D Day)
Please send sneakers A days and C days!
Monthly Birthdays!
Dates to Remember
4/26 National Secretary's Day
4/30 Teacher Appreciation Week
5/3 PTA Meeting @4:30
5/10 National Nurse's Day
5/11 Field Day
5/11 4th Quarter Assessment Window ENDS
5/15 First Grade Farewell Concert @6:00
5/22 Van Horn Legacy Walk
5/25 Last Day of School
5/28 Memorial Day
5/29 First Day of Summer Success
6/28 Last Day of Summer Success
4th Quarter Assessment Schedule
Week of 5/7th through 5/11th
M- Sounds & Verbal Math Assessment
T-Tricky Words
W- Spelling Tricky Words & Math Fluency to 10
TH- Listening Comprehension & Math Fluency to 20
F- Make Ups
Calendar Updates
Forwarded from the School District Office:
Dear ISD families,
We wanted to communicate with you about the updated calendar for the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year. Due to the need for four inclement weather days, our last day of school will now be Friday, May 25th, 2018. If we have any additional inclement weather days, the calendar would be adjusted to add days after Memorial Day. You can view the calendar at https://www.isdschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Revised-Student-Calendar-17-18.pdf.
This Month's Curriculum
Here's what we will be learning:
- Math- Adding to 100, Double Digit w/ regrouping & borrowing, Review of fractions, time, shapes, counting
- Reading- Retelling, point of view, text to world connections, main idea, story elements
- Phonics- sound review, tricky words, long vowels (small group only)
- Grammar- verb tenses
- Independent Reading- Stamina (How long can I read?), Decoding CVC, CVCe, CVVC, and multi-syllabic words- differentiated based on students' needs
- Writing- the writing process, book writing
- Science- Outer Space, Plants, Weather
- Social Studies- My Community