WHAT a BUSY WEEK!

Students have been hard at work tapping out words that have a short vowel /u/ in the middle.  We have been practicing reading and writing these "cvc" words (words that have a consonant at the beginning and end and a short vowel in the middle.)  In math, we have returned to number sense - identifying and building sets of 0 - 20 objects, identifying the number that is one more and/or one less than a given number, counting backwards from 20 to 1 and counting from 1 – 100 by ones and by tens.  In social studies, we learned that people have basic wants and needs and how they work jobs to meet their needs and wants.  We also discussed the difference between wants and needs, which is a very difficult concept for five and six year olds; they want everything!

COOPERATION

The character trait for the month of December is cooperation.  In guidance, students will learn that cooperation means "working together to reach shared goals."  Cooperation is a skill that must be learned.  Here are some things you can do with your child to help him/her learn the skill of cooperation:

• Take turns 

• Explain the rules

• Problem solve 

• Give choices 

• Give ideas, not commands 

• Give positive reinforcement 

Sight words we have learned so far:

a   the   I   see  am   at   did   in   my   by  go  to  can   it  like  

like   she  look  and  said

Curriculum Objectives

Language Arts: 

I can identify the sounds the letters make and identify words that begin and end with the same sound.

I can identify the medial short vowel sounds in words.

I can spell words with CVC patterns. I can read my sight words.

Math:                                                                                                                                                 

I can read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.

I can compare sets of objects up to at least 20 in each set using comparative language. 

Social Studies:

I can identify basic human needs.

I can explain the difference between needs and wants.

Science

I can describe and classify rocks by the observable properties of size, shape, color, and texture.

I can observe and generate examples of practical uses for rocks, soil, and water.