Into the New Year

Happy New Year! We had a great week back after our winter break! This week in math we focused on reading, writing, and counting numbers in the teens. We also learned a new game that teaches number pairs for making ten. The children shake then spill 10 two sided plastic beans, then count the number of red and white beans they see. From this, they are able to record different combinations of 10. In writing, we are getting ready to wrap up our unit on true stories about moments in our lives and hope to "publish" them by the end of next week. The children are learning to draw and write about their stories, and use labels and sentences. We are working on writing down the sounds we hear, quickly writing the sight words we know, and leaving finger spaces between each word so that our writing is easy to read. This week also focused on beginning to revise our stories. In reading, we continue to build our sight word knowledge and learn and practice strategies to help us become better readers. Please take a moment to look through our "Super Reader Powers" so that you can help your child when they are practicing their reading at home!