Hi Families,

A big thank you for reminding your child to work in his/her Lexia Core 5 and Moby Max programs at home each day! I am seeing a HUGE improvement in their skills!

Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a self directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5

2 go to...

Lexia Reading Core5 | Lexia Learning

www.lexialearning.com/products/core5

3. go to "sign in" at the top right
4  scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email lea_robinson@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided

Moby Max is HERE! 

MobyMax is a computer based program and just like the Lexia Reading Core 5 Program, this is a self directed program that helps your child with academic skills at home. Your child will need a head set and then will be able to work in the program without any help.  I receive a progress report just like the Core 5 Program.  Your child will be working in the "math and fact fluency" section. Each student has a unique login. Follow these steps:

1. go to www.mobymax.com

2. fill in school name... rio del mar 

3. click "sign in" 

4. click "as a student"

5. user name is your child's first name all lower case letters

6. password is your child's first name all lower case letters

Language Arts: Our story this week in our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series is Eek, There's a Mouse in the House. The strategy focus is questioning using many long /e/ words.

Phonics: Your child will learn new phonograms each week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your books together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ed, ou, ow,oo

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall at home or flashcards to help your child master the reading/spelling of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there who way these other long time our why when too were then after many first

New Word Wall Words: how down find about each

Writing: We will write our Writing Workshop stories, write in journals, writing new endings to stories, writing summaries, write to given prompts and write in our Daily Oral Language Program.

Grammar: Naming words for things and places. We will also learn how to put words into ABC order.

Math: We will work in Unit 4 Module 2 in our Bridges Math Program. Students will work on the number line as they continue to develop a sense of number and number relationships. This module challenges students' reasoning abilities as they work to determine the value of empty number boxes placed strategically on a number line. Students will record equations to match a given number line too.

Happy December!!!

Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a self directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5

2 go to...

Lexia Reading Core5 | Lexia Learning

www.lexialearning.com/products/core5

3. go to "sign in" at the top right
4  scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email lea_robinson@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided

Moby Max is HERE! 

MobyMax is a computer based program and just like the Lexia Reading Core 5 Program, this is a self directed program that helps your child with academic skills at home. Your child will need a head set and then will be able to work in the program without any help.  I receive a progress report just like the Core 5 Program.  Your child will be working in the "math and fact fluency" section. Each student has a unique login. Follow these steps:

1. go to www.mobymax.com

2. fill in school name... rio del mar 

3. click "sign in" 

4. click "as a student"

5. user name is your child's first name all lower case letters

6. password is your child's first name all lower case letters

Language Arts: Our story this week in our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series is The Sleeping Pig The strategy focus is summarizing and story structure.

Phonics: Your child will learn new phonograms each week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your books together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ed, ou, ow

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall at home or flashcards to help your child master the reading/spelling of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there who way these other long time our why when too

New Word Wall Words: were then after many first

Writing: We will write our Writing Workshop stories, write in journals, write to given prompts and write in our Daily Oral Language Program.

Grammar: Capitalizing nouns; names of people and places.

Math: We will work Unit 4 in our Bridges Math Program which focuses all around  the number line. I sent home an overview flyer from the Bridges Program that will help you help your child with the skills taught in this unit; locating, identifying and ordering numbers to 120 on a number line, counting forward and backward by 1s, 5s, and 10s, adding, subtracting and solving word problems using a number line as well as measuring ordering and comparing height in inches.

Welcome Back....

Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a self directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5

2 go to...

Lexia Reading Core5 | Lexia Learning

www.lexialearning.com/products/core5

3. go to "sign in" at the top right
4  scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email lea_robinson@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided

Moby Max is HERE! 

MobyMax is a computer based program and just like the Lexia Reading Core 5 Program, this is a self directed program that helps your child with academic skills at home. Your child will need a head set and then will be able to work in the program without any help.  I receive a progress report just like the Core 5 Program.  Your child will be working in the "math and fact fluency" section. Each student has a unique login. Follow these steps:

1. go to www.mobymax.com

2. fill in school name... rio del mar 

3. click "sign in" 

4. click "as a student"

5. user name is your child's first name all lower case letters

6. password is your child's first name all lower case letters

Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story this week, The Kite, which will focus on clarifying, cause/effect, as well as using writing base words with ing. 

Phonics: Your child will learn new phonograms each week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your books together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ed, ou, ow

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall at home or flashcards to help your child master the reading/spelling of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there who way these other long

New Word Wall Words: time, our, why, when, too

Writing: We will continue our school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces focusing on a small moment in time.

Grammar: We will work on writing complete sentence making sure that each sentence has a noun,  a verb, begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation. We will also work on writing sentences using I or me.

Math: We will begin Unit 4 in our Bridges Math Program which focuses around the number line. Students will locate numbers on a number line, use their reasoning skills and number sense to determine unknown values as while exploring addition and subtraction. The range of numbers in this unit grow from 0-20 to 0-120.

Reminder: Please sign and return your child's empty report card envelope.

Here is a peek at short week coming up...

I big THANK YOU to all of you for the great parent teacher conferences!  I enjoyed sharing your children's successes and hearing about how you are helping them at home. It takes a village!

Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a self directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5

2 go to...

Lexia Reading Core5 | Lexia Learning

www.lexialearning.com/products/core5

3. go to "sign in" at the top right
4  scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email lea_robinson@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided

Moby Max is HERE! 

MobyMax is a computer based program and just like the Lexia Reading Core 5 Program, this is a self directed program that helps your child with academic skills at home. Your child will need a head set and then will be able to work in the program without any help.  I receive a progress report just like the Core 5 Program.  Your child will be working in the "math and fact fluency" section. Each student has a unique login. Follow these steps:

1. go to www.mobymax.com

2. fill in school name... rio del mar 

3. click "sign in" 

4. click "as a student"

5. user name is your child's first name all lower case letters

6. password is your child's first name all lower case letters

Language Arts: We will hear stories as well as read and write stories about Thanksgiving this week.

Phonics: Your child will learn new phonograms each week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your books together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ed, ou, ow

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall at home or flashcards to help your child master the reading/spelling of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there who way these other long

New Word Wall Words: none this week

Writing: We will continue our school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We celebrated on Thursday with our third grade friends and had so much fun sharing our "small moment" stories.

Grammar: We will work on writing complete sentence making sure that each sentence has a noun,  a verb, begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation.

Math: We will practice addition and subtraction facts up to 20 using the Thanksgiving Theme.

Reminder: Thanksgiving holiday next week so no school Wed, Thurs., and Fri.

Here is a peek at our week, Parent Teacher Conference Week

Lexia Reading Core 5 Program: It is very helpful for you child to work in this program each day at home. This is a sell directed program that helps your child with reading and spelling skills. Your child will need a head set to listen to the directions and complete it without any help as they do here at school. I receive a report as to the progress the children are making at with the program at home. I highly recommend it! To access it follow these 4 steps..
1. google lexia core 5
2 go to

Lexia Reading Core5 | Lexia Learning

www.lexialearning.com/products/core5

3. go to "sign in" at the top right
4  scroll down to Core5
5 put in my email robin_victory@pvusd.net (if needed)
4. your child will type in his/her username and password from the card provided

Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series; Moving Day The strategy focus for this story is comparing and contrasting. We will also continue to focus on the elements of a story; beginning, middle, end, problem and solution.

Phonics: We will learn new phonograms this week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your books together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ed, ou, ow

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall or use flashcards at home to help your child master the reading of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there

New Word Wall Words: who, way, these, other, long

Writing: We will continue our school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces.

Grammar: We will work on writing complete sentence making sure that each sentence has a noun,  a verb, begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation. This week we will focus on sentences that end with a punctuation.

Math: We will work in Unit 3 Module 4 in our Bridges Math Program where the focus is writing addition expressions and comparing equations within the range of 0-120. We will use unifix cubes throughout this module. This module also helps the children develop strategies in solving subtraction equations when one of the parts is missing. We will continue to work on the following skills; strategies to add with sums to 20, representing amounts of tens and ones, adding numbers together and thinking of ten as a bundle. Bridges Unit 3

Reminder: Our Rio Book Fair is the week of parent conferences. We hope you will plan on doing some shopping and supporting our school! A great time to shop is right after your parent teacher conference!

Parent Teacher Conferences: The week of November 14th is our Parent Teacher Conference Week. Each day is a short day with dismissal at 12:20.  If you need to change your time just let me know.


Take Home Folders: I provided your child with a Take Home Folder at the beginning of the year. These folders are very important as it is the way your child brings home all the work from the school day.  I see that many of the folders are wearing out so please feel free to buy your child a new one. I think the plastic ones are the best. .

Holiday: Reminder tomorrow, Friday, November 11th is a holiday and school is closed.

Happy November!


Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series; Bud's Day Out.  The strategy focus for this story is sequence of events. We will also continue to focus on the elements of a story; beginning, middle, end, problem and solution.

Phonics: We will learn new phonograms this week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ai, ay, ou, ow

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall or use flashcards at home to help your child master the reading of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there

New Word Wall Words: who, where, when, why, how

Writing: We will continue our school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We celebrated on Thursday with our big buddies and had so much fun sharing our "small moment" stories.

Grammar: We will work on writing complete sentence making sure that each sentence has a noun,  a verb, begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation.

Math: We will work in Unit 3 Module 2 in our Bridges Math Program where the focus is again on addition and subtraction facts. The number rack will be used to help students recognize number combinations, up to 10, find the sum of two numbers, and compare two numbers to find the difference between them. Bridges Unit 3

Reminder: Our Rio Book Fair is the week of parent conferences. We hope you will plan on doing some shopping and supporting our school!

Here's what coming up....


Halloween: Come and join us on the lower playground for our Halloween Parade 10:35-10:50 and our classroom party from 11:30-1:15...

Language Arts: We will enjoy two new stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series; Pearl's First Prize Plant and Bud's Day Out.  The strategy focus for each is monitoring and clarifying. We will continue to focus on the elements of a story; beginning, middle, end, problem and solution.

Phonics: We will learn new phonograms this week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea, ow, ou

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall.(see below) It is a great idea to make a word wall or use flashcards at home to help your child master the reading of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.
Word Wall Words:
a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes could would more most there

New Word Wall Words: some, people, want, your, now

Writing: We will continue our school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We are finishing up the publishing phase and when that is done, we will enter into the last phase, celebration which will happen next Thursday with our Big Buddies!

Grammar: We will work on writing complete sentence making sure that each sentence has a noun,  a verb, begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation.

Math: We will work in Unit 3 Module 2 in our Bridges Math Program where the focus is again on addition and subtraction facts. The number rack will be used to help students recognize number combinations, up to 10, find the sum of two numbers, and compare two numbers to find the difference between them. Bridges Unit 3

Reminder: Our Rio Book Fair is the week of parent conferences. We hope you will plan on doing some shopping and supporting our school!

Here's what coming up....



Language Arts: We will enjoy two new stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series; An Egg is an Egg and Who's in the Family. The strategy focus for each is summarizing and the comprehension strategy is drawing conclusions. We will continue to focus on the elements of a story; beginning, middle, end, problem and solution.

Phonics: We will learn new phonograms this week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, ee, er, ch, ck, wh, ea

Word Wall Words: Here is the list of the current words on our word wall. It is a great idea to make a word wall or use flashcards at home to help your child master the reading of these words. We will add 5 more word each week so knowing these is very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes

New Word Wall Words: could, would, more, most, there, 

Writing: We will continue our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We are in the editing phase this week.

Grammar: We will work on reading and writing complete sentence finding the action part of a sentence, verbs, as well as the nouns.

Math: We will work in Unit 3 Module 1 in our Bridges Math Program where students will focus on single digit number facts, fact families as well as adding and subtraction using our doubles strategies. Working on these skills at home is a great help to your child!

Reminder: Our Rio Book Fair is the week of parent conferences. We hope you will plan on doing some shopping and supporting our school!

Wish List: prizes for prize box please and an electric pencil sharpener

Hi Families,

Hope you enjoy the rain this weekend! Here is a peek at our upcoming week:

Language Arts: We will enjoy two new stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series; Hilda Hen's Scary Night and What a Trip. The strategy focus for each is questioning and the comprehension strategy is categorizing and classifying. We will continue to focus on the elements of a story; beginning, middle, end, problem and solution.

Phonics: We will learn new phonograms this week as we go through our Total Reading Program. Please look for your child's work each day and have fun going on phonogram hunts as you read your together each night. So far we have learned: sh, th, wh, ch.

Word Wall Words:
Here is a list of the words that are on our Word Wall: It is a great idea to make a Word Wall for your child at home or make flashcards. We will start adding 5 more each week so knowing these are very important.

a as are am and at an all be by big because but can come did do friend for from favorite go get he has him had his her have here in I it if is just like little look my me no not nice of one on over play put so see she said the this to them that they up under want was will we with went what water you yes

Writing: We will continue our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We will finish the revision phase and go into the editing phase this week.

Grammar: We will work on finding the action part of a sentence as we read and write this week.

Math: We will work in Unit 2 Module 4 in our Bridges Math Program where students will focus on counting by 5s and 10s to become more efficient at counting amounts larger than 10. We will also work with the coins, pennies, nickels and dimes this week which will give your child another opportunity to count by 1s, 5s and 10s. Working with coins at home is a great help to your child!

Reminder: Our Rio Book Fair is the week of parent conferences so why not plan on doing some early holiday shopping and supporting our school?!

Hi Families,

Hope you all enjoy your long three day weekend.  Thank you so much for the donations to buy our privacy boards! We are also in need of: two pocket folders, heavy duty page protectors, colored pencils, and prizes for our prize box.

Here is a peek at our upcoming week:

Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story this week from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series titled Mr. C's Dinner. We will continue to focus on predicting and inferring as well as working on summarizing the stories we read; beginning, middle, and end.

Phonics: We began our Total Reading Program starting with the /sh/ sound like in the words, shut, shop and ship. We will learn a few more this week. Have fun finding these new phonograms in the stories that you and your children are reading.

Writing: We will continue our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We are in the "picking a seed" phase for the coming week.

Grammar: We will work on find the nouns in the sentences that we read and write.

Social Studies: We will use our Studies Weekly periodical to learn about the American and California flags, the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of Labor Day. Being kind to others will be weaved into all the daily lessons.

Math: We will work in Unit 2  Module 3 in our Bridges Math Program where students will focus on developing addition and subtraction strategies, particularly doubling, counting on, and counting back to solve combinations within twelve.

Hi Families,

Reminder: Friday, October 7th is a holiday for the kids.

Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story this week from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series titled Pearl's First Prize Plant. The strategy focus we will be working on is predicting and inferring as well as working on summarizing the stories we read; beginning, middle end, problem, solution.

Phonics: We began our Total Reading Program and will learn a few more this week. Have fun finding these new phonograms in the stories that you and your children are reading.

Handwriting: We will continue learning how to write all of the capital letters and use the week to do lots of practice now that we know how to write the entire alphabet "the first grade way!"

Writing: We will continue our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop, working on our narrative pieces. We are in the "picking a seed" phase for the coming week.

Grammar: We will work on finding the nouns in the sentences that we read and write.

Social Studies: We will continue to use our Studies Weekly and Scholastic News periodicals.  Also, being kind to others will be weaved into our daily lessons.

Math: We will work in Unit 2  Module 2 in our Bridges Math Program where students will focus on addition and subtraction strategies and emphasizes solving for an unknown. They will be learning about fact families and word with story problems. 

Hi Families,

It was so great to have all of you on the field trip! What a great time and thank you again for driving!!!

Reminder: So excited that our RTI will begin this Monday, September 26th.  As Mrs. Dorney told you all at Back to School Night, RTI (Response to Instruction) is our school-wide leveled reading program.  This program is designed to meet the specific reading needs of each child.  All reading groups are fluid and students will move from group to group according to their ability, needs and growth and we will keep you up to date. 

Help Please: Please take the time daily to sit with your children, ask them to open their school folder and go over the work that they have brought home. This is a great way for you to stay connected to the learning that is happening here in room 6. After reviewing your child's work, please keep it at home. If you have a note for me or some other paperwork to turn in, please put it in the folder and remind your child to take it out in the morning and put it in the Finished Basket. 

Language Arts: We will enjoy a new story this week from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series titled Seasons. The strategy focus will be working on is evaluating as well as working on the comprehension skills of finding the topic, main idea, details and summarizing the story. It would be great to work on these skills on at home with your child as you enjoy daily reading time together.

Phonics: We will begin our the second half of our Total Reading Program which introduces the phonograms, two or three letters that when together make one or more sounds. We will review the SH ,CH, and TH sounds this week.


Writing: We have continue our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop,  working on our narrative pieces. We will continue to be in the "gathering" phase of the writing process next week thinking about small moments in our lives.

Grammar: We will learn what a sentence is and what each sentence needs.

Social Studies: We will use our Studies Weekly periodical to learn about the American and California flags, the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of Labor Day. Being kind to others will be weaved into all the daily lessons.


Math: We will work in Module 1 Unit 2 in our Bridges Math Program where students will work on sharing and discussing addition strategies beyond counting by 1's such as counting on, combining small groups and working from known facts to those that are less familiar.

Classroom Needs Wish List: large zip lock bags, colored pencils, prizes for prize box, skinny white board markers, $ for our classroom fund...

Hi Families,

REMINDER: Our field trip is this coming Thursday. Thank you to all of you who got your paper work in on time. We are all set to go so if you are coming with us, be here in Room 4 Thursday morning at 8:10. It is going to be such a great time!

Language Arts: We will enjoy 3 great stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series. The strategy focus will be working on are summarizing and story structure. Working on these skills at home is a great idea!

Writing: We have started our new school wide writing program, Writing Workshop,  and will continue for the next few weeks working on our narrative pieces. We will continue to be in the "gathering" phase of the writing process next week thinking about small moments in our lives.

Grammar: We will look for action words and work with words with the short u sound.

Social Studies: We will use our Studies Weekly periodical to learn about the American and California flags, the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of Labor Day. Being kind to others will be weaved into all the daily lessons.

Math: We will continue in Module 4 unit in our Bridges Math Program where students will work to find the missing addend and work with subtraction. We will continue working to subitize using our ten frames and work with non standard units of measure (unifix cubes and popsicle sticks)

Hi Families,

I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to your weekend. Enjoy the Movie Night at Rio this Friday and I will see you all on Monday. Here is a peek at our week....

Language Arts: We will enjoy 3 great stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series. The skills your child will be working on are identifying fiction and non fiction stories, blending words with short vowels, find nouns in sentences, capitalizing names, and ending sentences with a period.

Writing: We will continue our handwriting program, Total Reading, which helps your child learn how to write "the first grade way" using the "magic C" and "straight line" letters. Watch for the paper to come home and have your children show you what they learned.

Grammar: We will continue our focused look at our 5 vowels and and the rules that make them short or long when used in words. Ask you child to tell you about the "Bossy E" and what he does to vowels in words!

Social Studies: We will use our Studies Weekly periodical to learn about the American and California flags, the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of Labor Day. Being kind to others will be weaved into all the daily lessons.

Math: We will start in Module 4 unit in our Bridges Math Program where students will work to find the missing addend and work with subtraction. We will continue working to subitize using our ten frames and work with non standard units of measure (unifix cubes and popsicle sticks)

Hello Families! Welcome to our Room 4 Weekly Blog! As I shared at Back to School Night, this is the place where you can find out what we are doing in Room 4. It is a also great resource for you as I have posted many links to help your children with their first grade skills. Remember, this is just a snap shot of what we are doing in class. For all the details, be sure to ask your child!

Here is a peek at our upcoming week...

REMINDER: MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY!

Language Arts: We will enjoy 3 great stories from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Series. The skills your child will be working on are capitalizing names, listening to compare and contrast events from a story, noting details in a story and finding words with the short O.

Writing: We will continue our handwriting program, Total Reading, which helps your child learn how to write "the first grade way" using the "magic C" and "straight line" letters. Watch for the paper to come home and have your children show you what they learned.

Grammar: We will start a focused look at our 5 vowels and and the rules that make them short or long when used in words. Ask you child to tell you about the "Bossy E" and what he does to vowels in words!

Social Studies: We will use our Studies Weekly periodical to learn about the American and California flags, the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of Labor Day. Being kind to others will be weaved into all the daily lessons.

Math: We will start in Module 3 of our Bridges Math Program where students will engage in "quick look" activities intended to help them subitize, or recognize the quantity of objects in a set without having to count each individually. Students also explore part-part-whole relationships with numbers to 20.

Library:  We visit the library every Thursday.  If your child brought home their book today, please be sure it comes back by next Wednesday.