Computer Skills:

By practicing these skills your child will be able to utilize computer programs without having to wait for assistance.

1. Important Keys to Know:

2. Use Mouse to manipulate cursor

3. Type alphabet and first and last name

Wednesday: D Music

Thursday: E P.E. (tennis shoes)

This Week…on going

Kid’s Inc News

January 3, 2008

Welcome back! I hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break. Today and Friday will be review days. We will review rules, expectations, and learned skills. The class will practice working in small groups and partners for discussions, investigations, and reading. We will sing our vowel sounds, practice addition story problems, work with the seasons, and animal classification. In addition, I will assess student written expression through journal writing using the Writing Checklist.

I am going to begin setting time limits for journal writing. Everyone will have 5 minutes of planning time and 20 minutes of writing time. This will encourage those who quickly complete their writing to add more details and review their writing and set a clear expectation for others to complete this task in a timely manner. After I have looked at the journals, they may continue writing the entry if they chose. I’ll send next week’s spelling concept and trick words home tomorrow.

• There will not be homework until Monday, January 7 th
• Please dress your child appropriately for the weather
• I have lunch money stapled in pink paper from before break. It does not have a name. Please send a note if it belongs to your child.
• I also have popcorn money without a name. I called those I could reach before break, but it has not been claimed.

Spelling Hints

Digraphs get only one tap.

Classroom signals

1. Stop Light- Red: no noise work time, Yellow: limited noise (whisper), Green: students at work (use an inside voice)
2. Active Listening- (verbal or holding up two fingers) this is a no noise signal.
3. 123- 1: clean up, 2: get ready, and 3: move
4. School clap: eyes and ears on the speaker

Wilson Fundations

Wilson Fundations is a multisensory approach to learning. It involves explicit instruction-learning through modeling and application, systematic, motor memory learning, repetition, and feedback. Concepts are introduced in small increments and practiced/reviewed frequently to ensure mastery.

Fundations addresses letter formation, phonemic awareness, phonics/word structure, reading/spelling, irregular words, vocabulary/dictionary, fluency/comprehension, and written composition. These are the skills that make up the foundation of readers/writers. Your child will work toward automaticity- accurate and speedy word recognition.

Snack

Your child may bring a drink and healthy snack for our snack break. Please write your child’s name or student # (will explain later) on each item.

Homework 10-01-07

• Home Reading:

  Spelling: Read spelling list with your child. Have them tap out sounds if there is any difficulty

  Math: 1. pages 35/36

            2.Finish/sign/return

              3. Mad Minutes

- www.am.dodea.edu/bragg/pope

1. Students will be encouraged to use please, thank you, and excuse me (i.e. when two people are engage in a conversation, an excuse me should be used for attention)
2. In order to get permission or receive assistance they have to ask a question instead of making a statement (i.e. I have to go the bathroom.-May I go to the bathroom?)
3. Use May I instead of Can I.
4. Pushing in chairs and leaving work areas neat.
5. Table etiquette

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