Mrs. Burkhardt's Classroom News
January 23, 2018
Classroom Happenings
Wonders
Last week our class focused on plants and what they need in order to grow, such as water, food, and air. Children read stories about gardens.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
Word Workout
- Vocabulary: require, plant Help your child understand that plants need water, food, air, and sunlight to grow.
- My Words to Know
High-Frequency Word: my Encourage your child to say sentences using the word my. Record the sentences on paper and leave a blank where the word my should be. Then have your child write the word my in each space.
Category Words: size words Play a game called “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down.” For example, say a true or false statement. Have your child do a thumbs-up gesture if the statement is true. If it is not true, have your child show a thumbs-down gesture.
Phonics: h Play a rhyming game. Say, What word starts with h and rhymes with pen? (hen) If your child cannot think of the word, provide a clue. Continue the activity with other words.
Comprehension: character, setting, events
Have your child think of a favorite story. Then ask questions about the main characters, where the story takes place, and what events happen at the beginning, middle, and end.
Everyday Math
This week we will practice number recognition and start to explore shapes.
Science
Next week will start our unit on forces and motion. We will discuss push, pull, fast and slow.
Important Information
-No school Friday, January 26
-Report cards come home February 2.
-New semester starts next week
-Valentines Party information coming home soon
-Literacy bags will not come home this week due to the 1/2 day schedules. Please continue to read books at home, this may include paper books that come home. Remember to color in mittens for January.
-Starting next month, I will send home books from my classroom library that the kiddos pick out as their favorite choices to borrow and read at home!!