Hello Room 4 Families!
It's hard to believe 2013 is almost here. Here's what we have going on in our classroom:
Important dates:
January 7: first day back at school
Wednesday, January 9: Open enrollment tour. If you know anyone interested in having their kids attend Phoebe Hearst next year, please encourage them to attend a tour!
January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school
Friday, January 25: Free dress day
Friday February 8: PTO family dance, 6-8 pm
Language Arts: We are continuing our unit on the wind this week. We have been turning over our classroom phonics cards and working on identifying orally, reading, and writing words with our target sound/letter for the day. This week we will work on d, m, s, p, and short a. The kids are doing a really good job with this. I am able to challenge them frequently with these lessons.
New sight word: at
At the end of this week we will begin working with verbs.
Our writing this week will be about new year's resolutions/goals for 2013.
Math: This week we will begin a chapter on numbers 11-20.
The kids will learn to recognize, count objects up to, and write numbers to 20. We will continue to review past concepts during Board Math.
Science: This week we will begin a life science unit on animals.
Centers time note: Beginning this week our centers time is going to be 40 minutes long rather than an hour as it has been since September. The kids will complete 3 centers each day Monday through Thursday, and we will not have centers time on Fridays. This will give us more time to work on our phonics and writing lessons, which are beginning to be very involved! A HUGE thank you to the parents who have volunteered their time since September during our centers time. If you would like to start volunteering during centers from 8:10-8:50, please let me know. I do have a few spots I would like to fill on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
THANK YOU, families for the generous Christmas gift you gave me! I appreciate your thoughtfulness, and I'm looking forward to doing some shopping during break. :)
Thank you, also, to those parents who helped out at our holiday party today. It would not have been possible without you! A special thank you to Carolyn Stallings and Jacqui DeBoo for organizing.
Enjoy your holiday everyone! See you in 2013!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Week of December 17-21, 2012
Hello Room 4 Families,
It's hard to believe this is the last week of school for 2012! Your kids have worked so hard and learned so much since September.
Here is what's happening this week:
Friday, December 21: Free dress day/Class holiday party.
If you would like to bring items for the holiday party, there is information in the back of the classroom.
Language Arts:
We started our Wind unit last week. We are reading and learning about the wind and its effects.
We will be focusing on the sounds of m, s, and d. The kids will be blending words with these sounds, listening for these sounds, and writing words with these sounds next week.
New sight words: can, what, and you.
Writing: we will finish our writing about how to dress a snowman, and do an opinion piece on a story we read.
We will continue to work on adjectives that describe the five senses and position words.
Math: This week we will review past concepts rather than begin a new unit right before vacation. We will review numbers 1-10, patterning, and sorting.
Thanks for all you do, parents!
If you have any questions please email me carrie-relles@scusd.edu
It's hard to believe this is the last week of school for 2012! Your kids have worked so hard and learned so much since September.
Here is what's happening this week:
Friday, December 21: Free dress day/Class holiday party.
If you would like to bring items for the holiday party, there is information in the back of the classroom.
Language Arts:
We started our Wind unit last week. We are reading and learning about the wind and its effects.
We will be focusing on the sounds of m, s, and d. The kids will be blending words with these sounds, listening for these sounds, and writing words with these sounds next week.
New sight words: can, what, and you.
Writing: we will finish our writing about how to dress a snowman, and do an opinion piece on a story we read.
We will continue to work on adjectives that describe the five senses and position words.
Math: This week we will review past concepts rather than begin a new unit right before vacation. We will review numbers 1-10, patterning, and sorting.
Thanks for all you do, parents!
If you have any questions please email me carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, December 7, 2012
Week of December 10-14, 2012
Hello Room 4 Families!
We have been working away this month on becoming excellent writers and readers. Here is what is coming up next week:
Wednesday, December 12: Open Enrollment tours begin. These will be every Wednesday through February 6th at 9 am. If you have any family or friends interested in attending Phoebe Hearst next year please encourage them to attend a tour. They should meet in the office at 9am.
Friday, December 21: Free dress day. We will also have a small winter party on this day after lunch (11:45). The kids will be decorating cookies, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to music. If you're interested in helping out with this, please contact Carolyn Stallings or Jacqui DeBoo.
Monday, December 24-Friday, January 4: No school
Language Arts:
This week we are finishing up our Finding Friends unit and beginning a unit called The Wind. If your kids want to bring in any books to share that go with this theme, they are welcome to do so.
This week we will begin focusing on specific sounds and spellings and turning over the alphabet cards to reveal pictures that go with the sounds. The kids have been looking forward to this. This week we will work on the /s/ sound and listening for it at the beginning and end of words.
We will be working on adjectives that describe senses (warm, sweet, sour, etc).
This week we will be writing informational text on how to dress a snowman. We will be using the words first, next, and last in our writing.
New sight words: on
Math: This week we will finish up our unit on graphing. The kids are having a good time with collecting data and putting it into a graph. Thank you for helping them with this on their homework. We will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Thank you, parents, for all you do!
Enjoy your weekend and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
We have been working away this month on becoming excellent writers and readers. Here is what is coming up next week:
Wednesday, December 12: Open Enrollment tours begin. These will be every Wednesday through February 6th at 9 am. If you have any family or friends interested in attending Phoebe Hearst next year please encourage them to attend a tour. They should meet in the office at 9am.
Friday, December 21: Free dress day. We will also have a small winter party on this day after lunch (11:45). The kids will be decorating cookies, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to music. If you're interested in helping out with this, please contact Carolyn Stallings or Jacqui DeBoo.
Monday, December 24-Friday, January 4: No school
Language Arts:
This week we are finishing up our Finding Friends unit and beginning a unit called The Wind. If your kids want to bring in any books to share that go with this theme, they are welcome to do so.
This week we will begin focusing on specific sounds and spellings and turning over the alphabet cards to reveal pictures that go with the sounds. The kids have been looking forward to this. This week we will work on the /s/ sound and listening for it at the beginning and end of words.
We will be working on adjectives that describe senses (warm, sweet, sour, etc).
This week we will be writing informational text on how to dress a snowman. We will be using the words first, next, and last in our writing.
New sight words: on
Math: This week we will finish up our unit on graphing. The kids are having a good time with collecting data and putting it into a graph. Thank you for helping them with this on their homework. We will take our chapter tests on Thursday and Friday.
Thank you, parents, for all you do!
Enjoy your weekend and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, November 30, 2012
Week of December 3-7, 2012
Hello Room 4 Families!
Here is what's happening in room 4 this week:
Friday, December 7: Craft Faire, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
New sight words: are and in
We will continue to orally blend and clap out the syllables in words. We have also been writing words using the kids' expert letters, and they are doing very well with this. Encourage your kids to practice writing 3 and 4 letters words as much as possible.
We are continuing to talk about finding friends. If your kids have a book to share that fits with this theme they are welcome to bring it in.
In writing we will begin paragraph called "If I had a reindeer..."
We will review adjectives that describe how many and what color.
Math:
In math we will continue to work on graphing. Each day the kids will be doing a yes/no graph that I have created. This will lead to them coming up with their own yes/no question and collecting their own data.
They are enjoying graphing so far, and doing really well with it.
Thank you to the parents who have been helping out in our room! We couldn't do what we do without your help! If you would like to volunteer all are welcome. I will also have more take-home projects shortly.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can email me any time. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a great weekend!
Here is what's happening in room 4 this week:
Friday, December 7: Craft Faire, 6-8 pm
Language Arts:
New sight words: are and in
We will continue to orally blend and clap out the syllables in words. We have also been writing words using the kids' expert letters, and they are doing very well with this. Encourage your kids to practice writing 3 and 4 letters words as much as possible.
We are continuing to talk about finding friends. If your kids have a book to share that fits with this theme they are welcome to bring it in.
In writing we will begin paragraph called "If I had a reindeer..."
We will review adjectives that describe how many and what color.
Math:
In math we will continue to work on graphing. Each day the kids will be doing a yes/no graph that I have created. This will lead to them coming up with their own yes/no question and collecting their own data.
They are enjoying graphing so far, and doing really well with it.
Thank you to the parents who have been helping out in our room! We couldn't do what we do without your help! If you would like to volunteer all are welcome. I will also have more take-home projects shortly.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can email me any time. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Week of November 26-30, 2012
Hello Room 4 families,
I hope you're all enjoying Thanksgiving break.
Here's what is happening in room 4 next week:
Important dates:
Friday, November 30: Free dress day and picture make-up/retake day.
Language arts:
This week we are continuing our Finding Friends unit. Your kids are welcome to bring in a book to share with the class that goes with this theme.
I have introduced consonant sounds by assigning the kids letters they are the "experts" of. If they have anything to share with the class that begins with their expert letter, they can bring it in any day this week.
New sight words: do, has, and who.
In writing we will begin to go through each step of the writing process (getting ideas, prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing) as we work on writing notes to a friend or family member.
This week we will continue oral blending with word parts (I say two parts of a word and the kids put it together) and syllable clapping. They love syllable clapping, so the more you practice this at home, the better they will be!
Math:
We are starting a chapter on collecting data and graphing. The objectives this week will be to collect data from a picture and record it onto a graph and to make and read a concrete graph. The kids will practice these skills in the homework as well.
We are still looking for old puzzle pieces for an art project! If you have any old puzzles (with small pieces) at home that you'd like to get rid of, please bring them by room 4. We will use them in December for an art project with our 5th grade buddies.
Thank you for your time! Enjoy the rest of your time with your family!
Please email me if you have any questions.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
I hope you're all enjoying Thanksgiving break.
Here's what is happening in room 4 next week:
Important dates:
Friday, November 30: Free dress day and picture make-up/retake day.
Language arts:
This week we are continuing our Finding Friends unit. Your kids are welcome to bring in a book to share with the class that goes with this theme.
I have introduced consonant sounds by assigning the kids letters they are the "experts" of. If they have anything to share with the class that begins with their expert letter, they can bring it in any day this week.
New sight words: do, has, and who.
In writing we will begin to go through each step of the writing process (getting ideas, prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing) as we work on writing notes to a friend or family member.
This week we will continue oral blending with word parts (I say two parts of a word and the kids put it together) and syllable clapping. They love syllable clapping, so the more you practice this at home, the better they will be!
Math:
We are starting a chapter on collecting data and graphing. The objectives this week will be to collect data from a picture and record it onto a graph and to make and read a concrete graph. The kids will practice these skills in the homework as well.
We are still looking for old puzzle pieces for an art project! If you have any old puzzles (with small pieces) at home that you'd like to get rid of, please bring them by room 4. We will use them in December for an art project with our 5th grade buddies.
Thank you for your time! Enjoy the rest of your time with your family!
Please email me if you have any questions.
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Week of November 12-16, 2012
Hello Room 4 families!
I hope your long weekend is off to a good start. Here is what is happening in our room this week:
Important dates:
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day; no school
Tuesday, November 13-Friday, November 16: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Your kids can be picked up from the cafeteria at 12:20
I enjoyed talking with several of you last week about your childrens' report cards and progress so far this year. Thank you to everyone for attending conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with everyone this week!
Monday, November 19-Friday, November 23: Thanksgiving Break; no school
Friday, November 30: free dress day/picture make-up day.
Language arts:
We will continue our unit on Finding Friends. If your child has any books they would like to share that fit this theme they are welcome to bring them in.
We are starting to work on blending word parts orally in class. This exercise leads to improved reading skills later on. The kids love blending and are very successful with it.
New sight words: do, has, and who.
We are cointinuing to work on writing sentences in our journals and responding to the stories we read.
We will continue working on adjectives. This week the kids will learn that adjectives can describe how many.
Math: We will finish our unit on numbers 6-10 this week. We have begun comparing numbers 1-10 to find which group has more, which has less, and whether or not groups are equal. We will also work on ordering numbers 1-10, and take our chapter test on Thursday.
We are looking for old puzzle pieces for an art project! If you have any old puzzles (with small pieces) at home that you'd like to get rid of, please bring them by room 4. We will use them in December for an art project with our 5th grade buddies.
Thanks, parents for everything you do!
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions or concerns!
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
I hope your long weekend is off to a good start. Here is what is happening in our room this week:
Important dates:
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day; no school
Tuesday, November 13-Friday, November 16: parent/teacher conferences; shortened days. Your kids can be picked up from the cafeteria at 12:20
I enjoyed talking with several of you last week about your childrens' report cards and progress so far this year. Thank you to everyone for attending conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with everyone this week!
Monday, November 19-Friday, November 23: Thanksgiving Break; no school
Friday, November 30: free dress day/picture make-up day.
Language arts:
We will continue our unit on Finding Friends. If your child has any books they would like to share that fit this theme they are welcome to bring them in.
We are starting to work on blending word parts orally in class. This exercise leads to improved reading skills later on. The kids love blending and are very successful with it.
New sight words: do, has, and who.
We are cointinuing to work on writing sentences in our journals and responding to the stories we read.
We will continue working on adjectives. This week the kids will learn that adjectives can describe how many.
Math: We will finish our unit on numbers 6-10 this week. We have begun comparing numbers 1-10 to find which group has more, which has less, and whether or not groups are equal. We will also work on ordering numbers 1-10, and take our chapter test on Thursday.
We are looking for old puzzle pieces for an art project! If you have any old puzzles (with small pieces) at home that you'd like to get rid of, please bring them by room 4. We will use them in December for an art project with our 5th grade buddies.
Thanks, parents for everything you do!
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions or concerns!
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, November 2, 2012
Week of November 5-9, 2012
Hello Room 4 families!
November is off to a great start. Here is what is happening in our classroom this week:
Important dates:
Thursday 11/8-Friday, 11/16: parent/teacher conferences. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I will bring them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there at 12:20.
I am looking forward to meeting with each of you to talk about your child's progress and to answer any questions you may have. each conference will take about 20 minutes. Please let me know if you can't make your scheduled day/time, and we can reschedule.
Monday, 11/12: NO SCHOOL Veterans' Day
Monday, 11/19-Friday 11/23 Thanksgiving break, no school
Friday 11/3: Free dress day/picture make-up day
Language Arts: We finished up our Shadows unit today and will begin Finding Friends on Monday.
New high-frequency words: down, go, and up
During this unit we will begin to focus on the sounds the letters make and how to put these sounds together to form words, both orally and written.
Our writing during this unit will focus on journal entries, responding to what we read, and personal writing such as notes, lists, and cards.
We will also begin to learn about adjectives.
Math: we are continuing our chapter on numbers 6-10. We will focus on writing these numbers.
Science: this week we will finish up our unit on plants. We have learned about what plants need to grow, the parts of a plant, and where plants grow.
Thanks for your time!
Please email me if you have any questions!
~Carrie Relles
November is off to a great start. Here is what is happening in our classroom this week:
Important dates:
Thursday 11/8-Friday, 11/16: parent/teacher conferences. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 from the cafeteria. I will bring them to lunch at 11:50, and you can pick them up there at 12:20.
I am looking forward to meeting with each of you to talk about your child's progress and to answer any questions you may have. each conference will take about 20 minutes. Please let me know if you can't make your scheduled day/time, and we can reschedule.
Monday, 11/12: NO SCHOOL Veterans' Day
Monday, 11/19-Friday 11/23 Thanksgiving break, no school
Friday 11/3: Free dress day/picture make-up day
Language Arts: We finished up our Shadows unit today and will begin Finding Friends on Monday.
New high-frequency words: down, go, and up
During this unit we will begin to focus on the sounds the letters make and how to put these sounds together to form words, both orally and written.
Our writing during this unit will focus on journal entries, responding to what we read, and personal writing such as notes, lists, and cards.
We will also begin to learn about adjectives.
Math: we are continuing our chapter on numbers 6-10. We will focus on writing these numbers.
Science: this week we will finish up our unit on plants. We have learned about what plants need to grow, the parts of a plant, and where plants grow.
Thanks for your time!
Please email me if you have any questions!
~Carrie Relles
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