Wednesday, March 31, 2010

3/31 Wednesday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
2. Today is Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Thursday, April 1, 2010.


* We read What Did I See?.


* We read I Went Walking and again practiced sequencing all of the animals that the character saw while walking.


* We practiced our spelling words.


* We finished our Jj (like Jessica!) letter study.  We sorted pictures and words by those that begin with Jj and those that do not begin with Jj.


We identified these 8 words that begin with Jj:
1. jack-in-the-box
2. jar
3. jelly beans
4. jeep
5. jack
6. jet
7. jacket
8. jump


We identified these 7 words that do not begin with Jj:
1. map
2. sun
3. key
4. telescope
5. bow
6. kite
7. balloon


* We completed these pages:
Phonics Level K pages 62, 63 and 64










HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read What Did I See? (posted last Sunday) and I Went Walking (posted this Sunday).


* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school tomorrow in your backpack envelope.  Our spelling test will be tomorrow!


* Read and spell the 8 words that begin with Jj above and the 7 words above that do not begin with Jj.


* I am sending home our letter Jj packet.  Please keep it at home and use it to practice and study the letters, sounds, pictures and words.


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See you tomorrow!


Love,
Miss Jessica

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

3/30 Tuesday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Monday, March 29, 2010.
2. Today is Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010.


* We read our story What Did I See?.


* We read our story I Went Walking and we worked on sequencing the animals that the character saw.


* We practiced our spelling words.


* We continued our Jj letter study.  We sorted pictures and words by those that begin with Jj and those that do not begin with Jj.


We identified 7 these words that begin with Jj:
1. jack-in-the-box
2. jar
3. jelly beans
4. jeep
5. jack
6. jet
7. jacket


We identified these 5 words that do not begin with Jj:
1. map
2. sun
3. key
4. telescope
5. bow


* We reviewed the letters Uu (like umbrella), Vv (like violin) and Ww (like watch).


* We completed these pages:
Let's Go Let's Begin Workbook pages 61 and 62










HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read What Did I See? (posted last Sunday) and I Went Walking (posted yesterday).


* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school tomorrow in your backpack envelope.  Our spelling test will be on Thursday!


* Read and spell the 7 words above that begin with Jj and the 5 words above that do not begin with Jj.


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See you tomorrow!


Love,
Miss Jessica

Monday, March 29, 2010

3/29 Monday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Sunday, March 28, 2010.
2. Today is Monday, March 29, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Tuesday, March 30, 2010.


* We read What Did I See?.


* We read I Went Walking.  We matched the colors and the animals.


* We practiced our spelling words and using them in sentences.


* We continued our Jj letter study and sorted pictures and words by those that begin with Jj and those that do not begin with Jj.


We identified these 6 words that do begin with Jj:
1. jack-in-the-box
2. jar
3. jelly beans
4. jeep
5. jack
6. jet


We identified these 2 words that do not begin with Jj:
1. map
2. sun


* We completed these pages:
Phonics Level K page 59
Let's Go Let's Begin page 61










HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read What Did I See? (posted last Sunday) and I Went Walking (posted yesterday).


* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school in your backpack envelope.  Our spelling test will be on Thursday!


* Read and spell the 6 words above that begin with Jj and the 2 words above that do not begin with Jj.


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See you tomorrow!


Love,
Miss Jessica

Sunday, March 28, 2010

3/28 Sunday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Saturday, March 27, 2010.
2. Today is Sunday, March 28, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Monday, March 29, 2010.


* We read our story What Did I See? (posted last Sunday).


* We read our new story I Went Walking.  These are the words:
I Went Walking
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a black cat looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a brown horse looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a red cow looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a green duck looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a pink pig looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a yellow dog looking at me.
I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a lot of animals following me!


* We worked on this week's 10 new spelling words.  They are:
1. be
2. did
3. here
4. if
5. little
6. me
7. saw
8. us
9. what
10. where


* We read the book What Is For Me?.  These are the words:
A horse is for me.
A kite is for me.
The mud is for me.
A bath is not for me!


* We worked on the question "What can you do?" and these 4 answers:
1. I can touch my eyes.
2. I can touch my ears.
3. I can touch my mouth.
4. I can touch my nose.


* We began our Jj letter study!








HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read What Did I See? (posted last Sunday) and I Went Walking (words above).


* Read and spell this week's 10 spelling words.  I am sending home a flashcards spelling words paper.  Our spelling test will be on Thursday!


* I am sending home the book What Is For Me?. Please keep it at home and read it.


* Read the question "What can you do?" and read and do the 4 answers above.


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See you tomorrow!


Love,
Miss Jessica

Thursday, March 25, 2010

3/25 Thursday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
2. Today is Thursday, March 25, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Friday, March 26, 2010.


* We took our spelling test!  These were our 2 challenge words:
1. red
2. one


* We read Kip Went Zip and added it to our reading envelopes.


* We read What Did I See?.


* We continued to work on these 8 sentences:
1. A monkey is not for me.
2. A lion is not for me.
3. A giraffe is not for me.
4. A tiger is not for me.
5. A rabbit is not for me.
6. A truck is not for me.
7. A dog is not for me.
8. A bear is for me.








HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read Kip Went Zip (posted last Sunday) and What Did I See? (posted this Sunday).


* Read the 8 sentences above.  I am sending home Phonics Level K pages 55/56.  Please keep it at home and us it to practice reading the sentences.


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Have a great weekend!  See you Sunday!


Love,
Miss Jessica

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

3/24 Wednesday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
2. Today is Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Thursday, March 25, 2010.

* We read Kip Went Zip.

* We read What Did I See? and focused on these 9 “short” i (like igloo) words:
1. did
2. slip
3. kick
4. big
5. hill
6. win
7. hid
8. trip
9. kids

* We worked with and practiced our spelling words.

* We worked on these 2 sentence patterns:
1. A _____ is not for me.
2. A _____ is for me.

We practiced these 8 sentences:
1. A monkey is not for me.
2. A lion is not for me.
3. A giraffe is not for me.
4. A tiger is for me.
5. A rabbit is not for me.
6. A truck is not for me.
7. A dog is not for me.
8. A bear is for me.


* We completed these pages:
Phonics Level K pages 55 and 56




HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.

* Read Kip Went Zip (posted last Sunday).

* Read What Did I See? (posted 3/21 Sunday) and read and spell the 9 “short” I words above.

* Read the 8 sentences above.

* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school tomorrow in your backpack envelope.  Our spelling test will be tomorrow!

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See you tomorrow!

Love,
Miss Jessica

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

3/23 Tuesday

TODAY
* These are our 3 calendar sentences:
1. Yesterday was Monday, March 22, 2010.
2. Today is Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
3. Tomorrow will be Wednesday, March 24, 2010.


* We read Kip Went Zip.


* We read What Did I See?.  We matched what the girl saw to what she did in the story.


* We practiced our spelling words.


* We reviewed the letters Hh, Kk and Mm.


* We learned about these 8 body parts:
1. head
2. shoulders
3. knees
4. toes
5. eyes
6. ears
7. mouth
8. nose


* We read the book The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss.


* We completed these pages:
Phonics Level K page 54
Let's Go Let's Begin Workbook page 60










HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.


* Read Kip Went Zip (posted last Sunday) and What Did I See? (posted 3/21 Sunday).






* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school tomorrow in your backpack envelope.  Our spelling test will be Thursday!

* I am sending home Phonics Level K pages 53/54.  Please keep it at home and use it to practice the letters and pictures.

* Read and spell the 8 body part words above.

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See you tomorrow!

Love,
Miss Jessica

Monday, March 22, 2010

3/22 Monday








TODAY







* These are our 3 calendar sentences:

1. Yesterday was Sunday, March 21, 2010.
2. Today is Monday, March 22, 2010
3. Tomorrow will be Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

* We read Kip Went Zip (posted 3/14 Sunday).

* We read What Did I See? and focused on these 7 words:
1. slide
2. ball 
3. duck
4. hill
5. tree
6. rock
7. kids

* We practiced our spelling words.

* We finished our Kk letter study!

* We reviewed the letters Hh, Kk and Mm.  We practiced these pictures and words:

Hh
1. horse
2. hand
3. house
4. horse

Kk
1. kangaroo
2. kite
3. key

Mm
1. mouse
2. mitten
3. monkey
4. map

* We read the book The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss.

* We completed these pages:
Phonics Level K 51, 52 and 53





HOMEWORK
* Read the 3 calendar sentences above.

* Read Kip Went Zip.

* Read What Did I See? and read and spell the 7 words above.

* Complete the spelling words homework paper I am sending home and return it to school tomorrow in your backpack envelopes.

* I am sending home our Kk packet.  Please keep it at home and use it to study and practice the letters, pictures and words.

* Read and spell the Hh, Kk and Mm words.

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See you tomorrow!

Love,
Miss Jessica