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!
Friday, November 30, 2012
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
Friday, October 26, 2012
Week of Octoer 29-November 2, 2012
Happy Friday Room 4 Families!
We had a great week in Room 4. Your kids loved the field trip to the pumpkin patch. Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents who came with us!
Important dates:
Monday, October 29: Vision/Hearing screening.
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days.
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day; no school
Rainy Days: On days when it's raining, you can drop your kids off in the classroom beginning at 7:55.
Language Arts: We will be finishing our Shadows unit this week. The kids have had a great time with it, and have learned a lot about what makes a shadow and how we can change shadows.
On Friday we will start unit 3, Finding Friends. In this unit we will read lots of stories about how to make friends and how to be a good friend.
We will practice writing Zz this week.
New high frequency words: it, no, and this.
We will reveiw capital letters, sentence types, and end marks (. and ?).
We will continue to work on writing all capital and lower case letters and first and last names.
Math: We are continuing our chapter on numbers 6-10. This week we will practice counting to and writing numbers 9 and 10.
Science: We have started a unit on plants. This week we will talk about parts of plants, where plants live, and what plants need to survive. I also hope to plant some plants with the kids this week.
Homework: This is the first week for the new homework procedure. I will send homework packets as an email attachments on Friday afternoons for the following week. This way you will have the weekend to print the packet so your child will be ready to start working on them on Mondays. Thank you parents for your flexibility with this!
Parent/Teacher conferences: These are right around the corner! I want to try to work with your schedules as much as possible, so please watch for an email from me about scheduling days and times.
Thanks, parents, for everything you do!
If you have any questions please email me!
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
We had a great week in Room 4. Your kids loved the field trip to the pumpkin patch. Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents who came with us!
Important dates:
Monday, October 29: Vision/Hearing screening.
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days.
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day; no school
Rainy Days: On days when it's raining, you can drop your kids off in the classroom beginning at 7:55.
Language Arts: We will be finishing our Shadows unit this week. The kids have had a great time with it, and have learned a lot about what makes a shadow and how we can change shadows.
On Friday we will start unit 3, Finding Friends. In this unit we will read lots of stories about how to make friends and how to be a good friend.
We will practice writing Zz this week.
New high frequency words: it, no, and this.
We will reveiw capital letters, sentence types, and end marks (. and ?).
We will continue to work on writing all capital and lower case letters and first and last names.
Math: We are continuing our chapter on numbers 6-10. This week we will practice counting to and writing numbers 9 and 10.
Science: We have started a unit on plants. This week we will talk about parts of plants, where plants live, and what plants need to survive. I also hope to plant some plants with the kids this week.
Homework: This is the first week for the new homework procedure. I will send homework packets as an email attachments on Friday afternoons for the following week. This way you will have the weekend to print the packet so your child will be ready to start working on them on Mondays. Thank you parents for your flexibility with this!
Parent/Teacher conferences: These are right around the corner! I want to try to work with your schedules as much as possible, so please watch for an email from me about scheduling days and times.
Thanks, parents, for everything you do!
If you have any questions please email me!
carrie-relles@scusd.edu
Friday, October 19, 2012
Week of October 22-26, 2012
Hello Room 4 Families!
This is sure to be a fun week! We are looking forward to our field trip on Friday!
Important dates:
Friday, 10/26: free dress day/picture day/pumpkin patch field trip.
Picture order forms will go home on Monday in your child's homework folder. We will take our pictures first thing and then head on the bus to the field trip.
Thank you to those parents who have sent field trip money. If you haven't done so, please send $5.50 to school asap.
For those parents who signed up to attend the field trip, I will contact you this week with logistics. Thank you for volunteering!
Saturday, 10/27: Harvest Festival, 3-8pm.
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16th: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days. I will be sending an email soon about conference scheduling.
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day, no school.
Language Arts: We are continuing our Shadows unit this week.
We will practice writing Ww, Xx, and Yy.
New high frequency words: big, have, and small.
We are learning about end marks (periods and question marks) and when to use each.
This is sure to be a fun week! We are looking forward to our field trip on Friday!
Important dates:
Friday, 10/26: free dress day/picture day/pumpkin patch field trip.
Picture order forms will go home on Monday in your child's homework folder. We will take our pictures first thing and then head on the bus to the field trip.
Thank you to those parents who have sent field trip money. If you haven't done so, please send $5.50 to school asap.
For those parents who signed up to attend the field trip, I will contact you this week with logistics. Thank you for volunteering!
Saturday, 10/27: Harvest Festival, 3-8pm.
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16th: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days. I will be sending an email soon about conference scheduling.
Monday, November 12: Veterans' Day, no school.
Language Arts: We are continuing our Shadows unit this week.
We will practice writing Ww, Xx, and Yy.
New high frequency words: big, have, and small.
We are learning about end marks (periods and question marks) and when to use each.
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| Room 4 kids painting jack-o-lanterns |
Math: This week we begin chapter 4, Numbers to 10. Our objectives will be to name, recognize, count, and write numbers 6, 7, and 8.
Homework: Thank you for your responses regarding homework packets. This will be the last week for hard copies of homework to go home with your kids. I will send homework emails on Friday afternoons for the next week. Please print the packets, help your kids complete them, and have your children bring them to school on Friday. I truly appreciate your understanding and cooperation with this!
Homework: Thank you for your responses regarding homework packets. This will be the last week for hard copies of homework to go home with your kids. I will send homework emails on Friday afternoons for the next week. Please print the packets, help your kids complete them, and have your children bring them to school on Friday. I truly appreciate your understanding and cooperation with this!
Parents, if you have any questions or concerns please email me!
Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend!
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 15-19, 2012
Hello Room 4 Families!
It's hard to believe we are starting the seventh week of school! Your kids have been working so hard and learning so much!
Important dates:
Friday, October 26th: free dress day/picture day/pumpkin patch field trip. We will take our pictures and then head to the pumpkin patch at 9.
Saturday, October 27: Harvest Festival, 3-8pm
Wednesday, October 31: Orange and Black Spirit Day. NO costumes please!
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16th: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days.
Language Arts:
Our Shadows unit is going well. The kids have enjoyed learning about what makes a shadow and why shadows are sometimes long and sometimes short. Students can bring in pictures they take or draw of shadows, books about shadows, or other things they can think of pertaining to shadows to share with the class and post on our concept and question board.
New high frequency words: he and she
This week we will focus on writing the letters Ss, Tt, Uu, and Vv. We will also keep practicing writing first and last names that begin with a capital letter and have all lower case letters after that. Please have your child practice this way at home.
We are practicing beginning sentences with capital letters.
We are also learning about what makes a sentence and how to tell the difference between complete and incomplete sentences. They have learned that sentences have two parts: 1) a naming part (subject or noun) and 2) a telling or action part (predicate or verb). So far we are using very simple sentences to practice this, like "The dog barks."
We are also starting to learn about different end marks on complete sentences, so you can reinforce this by finding periods, question marks, and exclamation marks when you are reading together.
Math: This week we are continuing to work on chapter 3, Patterns.
New vocabulary: pattern
The kids did a great job with this last week, and we are going to review and reinforce last week's objectives this week.
Objectives for this week are to copy and extend AB, AAB, ABB, and ABC color, shape, and size patterns.
Field Trip:
Our first field trip will be this month! We are going to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento on Friday, October 26th. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per student. This pays for a hayride, a corn maze, a small pumpkin, and an activity book. Please send cash to school as soon as possible. We will leave school at 9 am and return around 12.
Any parents who have been fingerprinted and would like to accompany us on this trip, we would love to have you! Please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks again, parents for everything you do!
If you have any questions please email me. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
It's hard to believe we are starting the seventh week of school! Your kids have been working so hard and learning so much!
Important dates:
Friday, October 26th: free dress day/picture day/pumpkin patch field trip. We will take our pictures and then head to the pumpkin patch at 9.
Saturday, October 27: Harvest Festival, 3-8pm
Wednesday, October 31: Orange and Black Spirit Day. NO costumes please!
Thursday, November 8-Friday, November 16th: Parent/Teacher conferences and shortened days. Dismissal will be at 12:20 on these days.
Language Arts:
Our Shadows unit is going well. The kids have enjoyed learning about what makes a shadow and why shadows are sometimes long and sometimes short. Students can bring in pictures they take or draw of shadows, books about shadows, or other things they can think of pertaining to shadows to share with the class and post on our concept and question board.
New high frequency words: he and she
This week we will focus on writing the letters Ss, Tt, Uu, and Vv. We will also keep practicing writing first and last names that begin with a capital letter and have all lower case letters after that. Please have your child practice this way at home.
We are practicing beginning sentences with capital letters.
We are also learning about what makes a sentence and how to tell the difference between complete and incomplete sentences. They have learned that sentences have two parts: 1) a naming part (subject or noun) and 2) a telling or action part (predicate or verb). So far we are using very simple sentences to practice this, like "The dog barks."
We are also starting to learn about different end marks on complete sentences, so you can reinforce this by finding periods, question marks, and exclamation marks when you are reading together.
Math: This week we are continuing to work on chapter 3, Patterns.
New vocabulary: pattern
The kids did a great job with this last week, and we are going to review and reinforce last week's objectives this week.
Objectives for this week are to copy and extend AB, AAB, ABB, and ABC color, shape, and size patterns.
Field Trip:
Our first field trip will be this month! We are going to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento on Friday, October 26th. The cost for this trip is $5.50 per student. This pays for a hayride, a corn maze, a small pumpkin, and an activity book. Please send cash to school as soon as possible. We will leave school at 9 am and return around 12.
Any parents who have been fingerprinted and would like to accompany us on this trip, we would love to have you! Please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks again, parents for everything you do!
If you have any questions please email me. carrie-relles@scusd.edu
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