BOOK REPORT
Our first at-home book report assignment came home in blue folders on 9/8! Students will have the opportunity to select a book from the Reading Room; however, they are welcome to choose a book elsewhere (home, public library, etc.) They will read the book for homework, create and turn in a Pumpkin Planning outline, and ultimately decorate and fill a paper pumpkin with different elements from their book. Once turned in, all reports will be displayed in our “pumpkin patch” for others to observe and enjoy! Assistance may be provided, but please ensure that your child is completing his/her own report. You will find instructions and a calendar in your child’s blue folder on 9/8. Book reports are due on October 20th.
WRITING IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE
We are turning the corner into the 6th week of school and it is amazing to see how the students have already grown! Students have been working hard in English and have learned what makes up a sentence (subject/action), types of sentences, capital letters, and punctuation. As we seek accountability, points will be taken off for answers not written in complete sentences if asked to do so. Two points will be taken off if not in a complete thought and one point will be taken off for a missing capital letter and/or punctuation, with no more than five points taken off total.
At-Home Strategies:
1.) Make the child find the mistake.
Try: “I noticed a capitalization mistake on the front page. Let’s see if you can
find it.”
2.) Be the model. Answer questions in a complete thought.
Try: “What would you like for dinner?”
“I would like spaghetti for dinner.”
3.) Point out sentence structure in context of nightly reading.
Try: “Who/what is the subject in the last sentence you just read?”
Try: “Winnie the Pooh asked Piglet a question. I noticed that sentence ends
with a question mark.”
Questions to ask at home:
Who/what is the sentence about? Who/what is your subject?
What did the subject do? What is the action?
What does every sentence begin with?
What goes at the end of every sentence?
INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY
International Dot Day on Tues., Sept. 15th. This special day is based on the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. It is a day to celebrate creativity, courage and collaboration! We will celebrate “All things Dots” by drawing dots, wearing dots, eating dots, learning about dots and creating dots that make a mark on the world around us!
SCHOOL PICTURES
Smile big for picture day on Wednesday, September 23! Order forms will be sent home in Friday Folders. Each class will go at a designated time. A receipt OR order form MUST be handed to the photographer if you wish to purchase. If you are pre-ordering online, print your receipt from the confirmation page or from your email. Have your child bring the receipt or order form to picture day. A printed receipt or order form for each child is required for your packages to be processed correctly. If Legacy does not receive your receipt/order form at the time the picture is taken, your order will not be processed.
RAZ KIDS
At-home access for Raz Kids has been sent home via email. This is a great resource to practice on at home, and students have access in the classroom using their Chromebooks! Starting in 2nd Grade, no formal assignments are required. We only use RAZ as an assessment for Reading Levels; but, Raz Kids has a great comprehension component; so, we definitely encourage you to use it as a resource at home. Reading and answering the comprehension questions would be beneficial to your child! REMEMBER: You can access this, along with all student websites at the top of this page….just click on the “Student Bookmarks” tab!
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - The first sin and God’s Promise of a Savior!
Phonics / Spelling
Spelling Focus: Sound of long /a/ spelled ai and ay
Examples: praise and pray
Grammar / Creative Writing - We will begin our first creative writing unit - we will be writing Personal Stories. Students will learn the 5 stages of the Writing Process: Planning, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading, Publishing. This week, students will learn the parts of a paragraph, and begin the Planning Stage of their stories.
Reading - We continue our first unit of Foundations & Frameworks.
Comprehension Focus: Sequence of Events
Pattern Statement: there is an order to how things happen; but, not everything that happens is important.
Visual Tool: Flow Chart
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: nibble, cluck, scold, invent, boxcar, telegraph, patrol, clammy, clumsy, cranky
Math - We begin Unit 2 by reviewing addition facts. We will be grouping by ten, identifying doubles, using the make a ten strategy, and practicing number stories.
Science - We continue Unit 2 with learning about Animal Habitats - Tropical Rain Forest, Arctic (Polar Region), Desert, Evergreen Forest, Freshwater Region, and Wetland.
Save the Date
September 17-18 - Lower School Parent Teacher Conferences via Zoom
September 28 - Oct. 2 - Fall Break!!!
