What we are learning in September 

Spelling Tests are most Fridays. Your classroom teacher will communicate when those are. 

Math: Topics 3 and 4 will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 20. Your child will use strategies such as counting on and counting back, using doubles and near doubles, adding to 5, adding to 10, adding in any order, using a parts board , using a number line, and thinking addition to subtract.

Reading:  In Really Great Reading (BLAST), which breaks reading down in to how and why sounds make the sounds that they do. We will be working on identifying phonemes and graphemes, identifying short/long vowels, identifying open and closed syllables, finger stretching and building words, and identifying digraphs. In  MY VIEW which expands on skills like grammar and comprehension. 

The following are skills we are working on in September:

-Phonemes (the sounds letters make)      - Describing settings

-Real words vs. Nonsense words   -Describing characters

-Long and short Vowels     -Using text features 

-Sight words for unit 1     -Procedural Text

Unit Studies: We are working really hard on back to school expectations and classroom procedures.  We will also earn ALL about apples.