McKuras Memos
9-8-23
A Peek at our Week
Writing: Next week, we will begin our first writing unit...personal narratives. Kids LOVE to talk about themselves, so what better way to kick off writing workshop than by writing stories about ourselves? We will learn how to write a story by first thinking of a topic, then planning our story across the pages (touching and telling, sketching pictures), and finally writing the words.
Math: We have started our first module in math! The first part of the module focuses on addition to 10. Students will learn how to write number bonds for parts of a number up to and including 10. They will also begin solving word problems by drawing a math picture, writing a number sentence and a number bond. Each day, we complete fluency activities, an application problem, learn a skill through concept development, complete a problem set workbook page, and end with an exit ticket. Busy math block! We only spend about 10 minutes on the problem set for the lesson, so it may come home unfinished. Feel free to use the rest of it as extra practice, but it is not homework to complete.
Word Study: Next week, we will begin our daily phonemic awareness activities as well as begin our first phonics focus: short a word families.
Allergy Awareness
Meet our student teacher!
math homework workbooks
Important Reminders
*Headphones are necessary for when students are using their laptops in class. If you haven't sent in headphones yet, please do so as soon as possible.
*Students will be earning Master Builder tickets this year for good behavior from ANY staff member!
*Fire drills and severe weather drills will be starting. Please remind your child that the most important thing to remember during wan emergency is to listen to their teacher.
Dates to Remember
9/11/23-Wear red, white and blue for Patriot Day
9/12/23-Fast Bridge Reading Assessment (must have headphones!)
9/13/23-Fast Bridge Math Assessment
9/14/23-Band Boosters hot lunch (Giordano's pizza, pre-orders only)
9/15/23-Smoothie Day (pre-orders only)
Math Lessons
Module 1 Lessons 1-2
Upcoming lessons:
Monday-Lesson 3
Tuesday-Lesson 3
Wednesday-Lesson 4
Thursday-Lesson 5
Friday-Lesson 6
Feel free to work along with us at home using the Succeed math workbook!
Guest Readers
Please use the link below to sign up for Guest Reader.
Birthdays
Star Students
The following students will share their Star Student poster with the class on Fridays:
9/15-Justice
9/22-Ethan
9/29-Max
Things to do at home
*Consonant, vowel, consonant words (read them and write them)...words like pet, cap, sit, log, sun, etc.
*Addition facts to 10 (any addition in which the sum is less than or equal to 10)
*Finish any problems on the daily problem set that are not yet completed.
*Complete the homework page for the daily math lesson.
*Go over the exit ticket and application problem.
Specials Schedule
Tuesday-Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-
Friday-STEM
P.E. is daily!
Recess 11:15-11:35/Lunch 11:35-11:55
E-Learning
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Contact me
Email: kmckuras@fsd157.org
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Phone: 815-468-3366