Posted: November 25, 2014
Mrs. Allison - Archived 10/16
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." - Albert Einstein
Posted: November 25, 2014
Here are a few things happening this week:
*In Literacy, we will be working on the letter C c. The letter C c has two sounds. Some words that begin with the hard /c/ sound are cat, crown, cuddle, corn, candy, cute, cupcake, and Christmas. Some words that begin with the soft /s/ sound are cinnamon, cell phone, celery, cent, centipede, circle, city, cylinder, and cyclone. Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun finding something that begins with C.
*In Math, we are working on Unit 2: Numbers to 5. We have been making combinations of 2, 3, and 4.
*On Friday, November 28th, all students can wear their favorite jersey for Jersey Day.
*On Wednesday, November 26th, students in Mrs. Allison’s class can wear their pajamas to school in celebration of reaching 10 minutes in Read to Self. Congratulations boys and girls!
*Some important dates to remember are: December 16th – Christmas Concert beginning at 9:00 am for K-2. The storm date for the Christmas Concert is Dec. 17th at the same time.
The last day of school before Christmas Break is December 19th. This is a full day of school.
Posted: November 16, 2014
Here are a few things happening this week:
*In Literacy, we are working on the letter N n. So many things begin with this nifty letter,
such as, Nigel, nuggets, night, number, nest, nine, ninja, and Nintendo. Show and Tell will be on Friday so please
take a look around your house for something with the /n/ sound. Please remember that this is part of the
weekly homework.
*In Math we are still working on Unit 2: Exploring Numbers.
*The Scholastic Book Fair begins this week. This will take place in the school
Library. Students will visit the fair
with me during the day and make a wish list.
Students can bring money to school if they wish or they can visit with
their parents in the evening.
*Report Cards go home on Wednesday, November 19th. Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 20th from
4:00 – 6:00 pm AND Friday, November 21st from 9:00 – 11:30 am. A schedule was sent home on Friday for
preferred times to visit. Please return
this to me as soon as you can so I can set you up with an appointment time. Thanks!
*There is NO
SCHOOL on Friday, November 21st.
Posted: November 16, 2014
Posted: November 9, 2014
Here are few things happening this week: * In Literacy, we are working on the letter P p. Isn't that perfect? There are so many things that begin with this perfect letter, such as, penguin, pepper, pirate, pizza, pepperoni, PK Subban, parrot, plate, pencil, pen, picture, plane, and pie. Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun hunting around your house for something that begins with the /p/ sound. * In Math, we are still working on Unit 2. The activities on the homework calendar coorespond with what we are doing in class. * There is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 11th because it's Remembrance Day. * Please remember to review sight words every night. This will help with fluency when your child begins to read. * We have Library every Thursday. Please have your child's Library book in their library bag and returned every Thursday.
Posted: November 2, 2014
Here are a few things happening this week: * In Literacy we will be working on the letter I i this week. The letter I i is a hard working vowel because it has two sounds. The short i sound is the sound of our Zoo Phonics animal, Inny Inchworm and can also be heard in words such as, inch, ill, it, is, in, lick, bit, and dip. The long i sound says its own name and can be found in words such as, ice, iceburg, idea, rice, hive, smile, and bride. Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun searching with something that begins with the /i/ sound. * In Math, we are working on more, fewer, and as many as. The kids are catching on quickly and doing very well. * Please continue to practice your sight words every night. I will begin word assessment on the first words. * Scholastic Book Orders will be sent home this week. They will be due back on November 13th. * I posted the skating schedule last week. Our first skating day is on December 17th. If your child needs a pair of skates, please let me know well in advance so I can get him/her sized for a pair. These skates will be loaned out for the season and can then be returned when skating is done.
Posted: October 28, 2014
Please find attached the skating schedule for the 2014-2015 school year.
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Posted: October 26, 2014
Here are some things happening this week:
*In Literacy, we are working on the letter T t. Isn’t that terrific! So many things begin with this letter, such
as, tiger, Tuesday, Thursday, tights, truck, trailer, tooth, toothpaste, tummy,
train and tugboat. Show and Tell will be on
Friday. Please bring in something that
begins with the /t/ sound.
*In Math, we are working on Unit 2: Numbers to
5. We have been discussing more, fewer,
and as many as.
*On Friday, October 31st, students are permitted to wear
their Halloween costumes to school. We
will be having a sock hop at lunch time and then having some Halloween fun in
the afternoon. The kids will be able to
parade their costumes around to the K-3 classrooms.
*Please continue to practice sight words on a
daily basis.
*Picture retake envelopes are due back on Wednesday,
Oct. 29th.
Posted: October 20, 2014
Here are a few things happening this week: * In Literacy, we will be working on the letter A a. This is a hard working vowel because it has two sounds. We can find the short A a sound in words such as alligator, Allie, apple, actor, add, alphabet, and ambulance. The long A a says its own name and we can find the long A a sound in words such as acorn, apron, ace, ape, Avery, April, and angel. Show and Tell will be on Friday so happy hunting for something with the /a/ sound. * In Math, we started Unit 2: Numbers to 5. * Please remember that if your child is absent from school, you must send in a written excuse stating why he/she has been absent. Thank you for your cooperation. * Please review sight words every night. I will begin testing at the end of October on the sight words learned to date.
Posted: October 15, 2014
Here are a few things happening this week:
* In Literacy, we are still working on the letter S s. Show and Tell will be on Friday so good luck searching for something that begins with the /s/ sound.
* In Math, we are working on extending patterns. We have been working with AB, ABC, AABB, AAB, and ABB patterns.
* Picture retakes will be on Friday, October 17th. If your child needs retakes or was absent on picture day, please fill out the form that was sent home.
* Please remember to reivew sight words every night.
