Luck of the Irish

Our week in review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:-ip and -ing

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: soon went come

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said, this that new

If you need ideas to practice the words please take a look at the tab at the top of the page named popcorn words.

Reading

This week we read two non fiction books. The first book was A Day with a Doctor and the second book was A Day with a Mail Carrier. In each book we learned how these specific people help others in by performing their jobs. The students compared the two professions and books with their peers. Our new vocabulary words this week were healthy, prevent, load, and important.

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Luck of the Irish to the tune of This Old Man. We even got to sing it for Miss. Wyse (the music teacher).

Leprechaun, Leprechaun
You play your tricks and then you run
to the rainbow's end
where you stash your pot of gold
there is fortune, I've been told!

Our weekly reader this week was all about The City and The Country!

We practiced following directions with a leprechaun drawing. Check them out below.

Math

In math we practiced solving addition and subtraction sentences by playing several different games. We continued solving math sentences (all subtraction) in the stamping center. We also played a game "Fish out of Water." During this game we had to solve math problems on a card, if we got the problem wrong we had to put the card back. If we got it correct we got to keep the card. If we pulled a fish, we lost a fish from our tank. Another game we played was called Dunk it Dominoes. This week we did addition with this game (added the two sides of a domino and then dunked it into a cup) Next week however we will use this game to practice subtraction.

Important Reminders

No School on Monday or Tuesday

Book orders are due March 20th (link on the side for ordering) 

Please return any unwanted Spring photos to school. Payments can be made online or through check for photos you plan on keeping.

Dr. Seuss Week

Here’s our weekly review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:-it and -in

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in, 

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: this that new

We read books and poems that included our popcorn words.

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said

 Keep practicing these words as they continue to get more difficult!

Don’t forget the new tab at the top with ways to practice the popcorn words.

Reading

This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss and Read Across America with our special themed days. Thank you for all of the support getting your child ready for each of these special days. We had a blast reading the Dr. Seuss books. We practiced alot of rhyming this week as each book lends itself to this type of practice. 

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Your Body to the tune of The Ants go Marching.

Your heart pumps the blood around,uh-huh, uh-huh!Your lungs breathe in oxygen,uh-huh, uh-huh!Your skeleton helps you stand up tallYour muscles help you to catch a balland your brain helps youto learn, to learn,
and your brain helps youto think, think, think!

Our weekly reader this week was all about Dr. Seuss and his life!

Math

In math we practiced solving addition and subtraction sentences by using manipulatives, such as spinners and bears. In our centers we continued practicing sentences with our stamps. We also worked on adding and subtracting games on the computer. We played spinning addition as well.