Newsletter for August 17-21

We had a great first week of school! We spent all week learning about the classroom expectations and routines, as well as our class rules. Each student signed our classroom rules poster and have been working really hard to try their hardest to follow them. Next week, we will begin tracking our outstanding role models on a chart. When a student ends the day with their magnet on Outstanding Role Model, they get a star on a special chart. They earn various rewards depending on how many O.R.M.'s they get :) It's a great incentive for excellent behavior! Also, parents, if you haven't signed up already, please be sure to sign up for Reminders on Remind.com from me. If you need another directions sheet for signing up, please just let me know.

Reading/Units of Study: We will be able to retell the beginning, middle and ending of stories. We will understand how to identify the problem and solution of stories. We will be able to identify characters and setting in stories and will understand the importance of including them in stories. We will understand the meaning of topic, narrative, character, and setting.
Writer's Workshop: We will be able to identify the parts of a narrative story. We will be able to include details to write a sequenced personal narrative. A personal narrative is a story written about ourselves.
Math: We will be able to identify part-part-whole when adding. We will understand the meaning of addition, number sentence and sum. We will be able to join two parts together to find the whole amount.
Phonics: We will be able to read and write short vowel words: sat fix, rip, mop, hot, tub,wet, fed,gum, shed, chin, them.