Please come wait on the red line by our classroom windows!
Ms. Glidewells
Ways you can support your childs learning at
home:
Have your child read to someone each night for 10-
15 min.
Have your child practice writing his/her name and
Class the letters of the alphabet. If your child is ready
he/she may practice writing simple sentences
Play a word wall word game
September 5th- Practice opening lunch containers and putting
September 8th, 2017 straws in juice boxes.
Dear Parents,
Word Wall Words
This week in Readers Workshop, we will read, Hands We will learn three words a week. The words are taught in
Can To increase reading comprehension we will look at the order they appear on this list. All 86 word wall words
these TEKS: Make Connections to Own Experiences. will be sent home on a list at Back to School night. There
Listen and Respond to Story. are games to practice the words on the back of the word
Literary Element: Rhyme (Words that sound the same at wall list. We also play games every day to learn to read our
the end) and Repetition (When the same words or lines are word wall words.
said throughout the poem)
This week in Writers Workshop we are discussing topics Word Wall Words: I, the, we, like, a, see, go, to, have, is,
that would be fun to write about. In Math are working on play, are, for, this, do, and, what, you ,little, said, here,
counting objects to 20. We are continuing to sort and was, she, he, has ,look, with, my, me, where, when, who, at,
differentiate among manipulative materials by attending to how, up, can , it, fun, as, did, will, am, in, boy, girl, yes, no ,if,
likenesses and differences. We are leaning to use our mom, dad, love, or, but, went, get, had, want, not, on, us,
counting jars and many new math investigations games! In that, him, her, they, could, some, one, two, three ,four, five,
Social Studies we will be learning about authority figures six, seven, eight, nine, ten, red, yellow, blue ,green, orange,
at our school. We will also be learning where everything is purple, black, white, brown
in our school and how to read a school map. In Science, we
will learn about science safety and will conduct a few Assessments to reinforce at home this nine weeks:
experiments! Identify at least 20 letter names
Identify at least 10 letter sounds
Write first name
Snacks Dictate or write ideas on paper using labels or simple
Please send a snack at the beginning of each month for 22 sentences
children. (Individually wrapped if possible) Identify numerals to 5
Identify shapes
Sand Toys Identify and sort by 1 or more attributes
We would love to have used sand toys, new sand toys or Generate a set using concrete or pictorial models
Tupperware with missing lids for the sand box. Play dishes These skills are for a 2 grade (basic understanding)
would also be great, nothing too nice because the kids on The expectations are higher for a grade of a 3 and
the weekend at baseball games seem to move our things. 4.
(Any stray or mix matched item would be great)
Back To School Night
Thursday, September 7th 6:00-7:00 (This night of
Looking forward to a great week!
information is for adults only) A PTA meeting will be 7:00-
Sincerely, Sherry Glidewell
7:30. I will have important information about our year.
Email:
[email protected]Bring any questions you have as well. We will end the
(512) 841-0326
meeting with questions!
Rainy Days at Dismissal
