Sanders' Sunflowers
Classroom Newsletter
Week of Sept. 16-20, 2013
Upcoming Dates and Events
Sept. 16- author Chris Rumble visits Wren
Sept. 19- Johnny Appleseed visits Wren
Sept. 20- Book swap
Sept. 27- No school for students
Oct. 4- hearing and vision screening at school ; firetruck visit at Wren
Oct. 10 - fall pictures for students
Important Connections and Links
This is a direct link to my email and my website. I have also included the school's phone number.
Email: sandersr@anderson1.k12.sc.us
Website: http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/Domain/658
Phone: 864-850-5950
Reading
Weekly Story: Lucia's Neighborhood
Skills this week:
- reading words with the short e sound (net,hen, peg, etc.)
- reading labels and titles in a story
- Learning new sight words
- Review nouns for people , places, and things
- Identify adjectives
- putting words in ABC order
The students will have a spelling and sight word test on Friday.
We will be reading the story in class and working on answering comprehension questions about the story. The students will work with partners and play word games to learn the weekly sight words.
Sight Words
1. does 2. all 3. here 4. me 5. my
6. who 7. then 8. by 9. tell 10. let
Math
We will continue to work on strategies for addition including using manipulatives and 'counting on'. The students will determine all the ways to make 8, 9, and 10.
ex.( 0+8=8) ( 8+0=8) ( 1+7=8) ( 7+1=8) ( 2+6=8) ( 6+2=8 )etc.
Science
This week we will begin our unit on the scientific skills of observation and comparing.
Homework
Mon. - math sheet; study sight words; choose one way to practice spelling words
Tues. - math sheet; study sight words; choose one way to practice spelling words
Thurs. - reading sheet; study sight words; take a practice spelling test in your spelling notebook.
Fri. - Reader's Response Journal is due back
*** Please don't forget that spelling homework is due back the next day.****
Spelling City Directions
Spelling City Directions
Ø Log on to spellingcity.com
Ø Click on the tab at the top labeled “Find a List”
Ø On the line “Enter Search Term” : type wrenteachers (no spaces)
Ø On the line “Search by” select “username”
Ø You will have several lists to choose from. Select the one for the story we are reading in class that week.