August 31, Newsletter

This Week in Class:

Math - continued to work on telling time

Reading - worked on short a, i, and u sounds as well as initial l, r, s blends

              - began working with initial consonants g (with the sound of "j") and c (with the sound of "s")

Science - began our discussion on plants.  Students learned the parts of the plant and how a plant grows from a seed

Social Studies - discussed the different aspects of social studies: history, geography, economics, and government

Next Week:

Spelling words: words with c, k, and ck

can            could          look

kind           like            back

book          sick            pack

second       woke         kick

*I have created a list on www.spellingcity.com for the students to explore the spelling words,  Just search for my name and it will be week 2.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, September 3 - No School (Labor Day)

Wednesday, September 5 - 2 Hour Delay

Tuesday, September 11 - No School (Teacher Inservice)

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