McDonald's News

Class News!

 

First Grade-
 We are beginning to work with one syllable words that contain the sound of 'short i'. We will be making an igloo of short i words and pictures. We have also been stamping our sight words on cards to use as we play sight word games.
 In Math we are learning several strategies to solve addition facts through ten. The children enjoy using counters and the tens mat to add numbers.
Second Grade-
 We will be learning about the sound of short 'i' as we read and spell new words. Wow! The children have really shown improvement as they 'tap' sounds in phonics and spelling.
In Reading the children each made a flip book to sequence the events of their guided reading stories.
 As we work with tens and ones in Math, we are now learning how to write two digit numbers in expanded form. We had fun 'stretching' new numbers!
Third Grade-
 We have been working with number patterns in math. We played a fun game called "Cast Off". The students each had a deck of cards. As they turned over five cards, they explored the value of numbers by building the largest number, the smallest number, and so on.
 Our spelling pattern is the sound of long 'a' as in the word ' wait'. In guided reading and writing we have been talking about descriptive writing and how authors describe the characters and setting within fiction reading passages. We will read the two most exciting chapters in Twister On Tuesday. We could hardly put the book down last week as we knew we were approaching a suspenseful part of the story!

Off to a Great Start!

Third Grade-

We will begin our Writer's Workshop talking about ideas and topics for our writing. We will also review the steps of the writing process as we learn about descriptive writing. Our vowel pattern of the week is the sound of long 'a' as in the word "page".  In math we are learning about place value and number sense. We will be writing numbers in different forms and learning to identify and read numbers through the ten thousandths place.

Second Grade-

Our vowel pattern this week is the sound of short 'e'. We will be reading and spelling many words with the short 'e' sound, including making a 'treasure chest' of short 'e' words. We have been learning about the parts of a story in guided reading by using vocabulary words, such as 'fiction', 'title', and 'table of contents'. In math we are learning about the different ways to represent two digit numbers.

First Grade-

We have been learning about the sound of short 'a'. We will make a short 'a' word wheel shaped like a "cap" as we learn to decode short 'a' words containing three letters. In math we are learning about addition and how to form number sentences.

Open House!

  Keheley's Open House is this Thursday, August 18th. I will meet with my  students' parents at 5:30 p.m. or at 7:00p.m. in my classroom to discuss our curriculum in Math and Language Arts.

 I hope to see everyone Thursday evening!

Back to School!

     I was happy to see so many smiling faces Friday morning during Sneak-a-Peek!
I hope my students are ready to begin another great year of learning! We will be spending time getting to know each other this week, learning classroom and academic expectations, and reviewing math and reading skills. Our vowel pattern this week is the sound of short 'a', and we will see this sound used in many of our spelling words for the week.
     Please help your child develop a good habit of completing homework each evening and returning it to school every day. This organizational skill will follow your child throughout the school years.

     Thank you for sharing your children with me during this 2011-2012 school year! I am excited to teach and guide them along their learning journey!

Mrs. Anne McDonald                                                                                                                           

anne.mcdonald@cobbk12.org