Mrs. Kovatch’s Class Agenda

Week of December 8-12, 2008

What We’re Learning                                         

Math:              1.          Addition and Subtraction Facts

2.                   Balancing Addition Facts ( 4+4 = 3+5)

3.                   Capacity—CUPS

4.                   Place Value through Hundreds Place

*** If your child has math facts flashcards, please practice at home. 

***Test Friday***

ELA:                Reading—Theme 7 How Do Machines Work?

                                         This week we will be focusing on synthesizing as we read.  As your child reads, have him/her stop and think about the story.  Have them explain how it relates to their own life and make predictions based on prior knowledge.

                        Shared reading story: Robot-Cat

                        Vocabulary Words: 

                   essential: important to have

                        wheel: a round object that turns to help something move

                        machine: something that helps us do work more easily

                        reduce:  making something smaller

                        labor:  work that people do

                        effort:  the energy it takes to do something

Language—   Action Verbs  ***Quiz Friday***

                   The cat ran up the tree.        

                        Mrs. Kovatch wrote the letter

Writing— Students will be writing letters.  Although this a review skill from 1^st grade, we will looking at the parts of a letter and organization of a letter.  We will also discuss punctuation in letters.  We will be writing letters to Santa.  Help your child think of a wish list to add to their letters.

Phonics/Spelling—ALK and ALL  Spelling Patterns

***Test Friday***

Spelling List: chalk, small, stalk, walk, wall, food, laugh, boardwalk, solid,+1 personal word

Social Studies: Creating a Classroom Government,

Acting as judges…Was Goldilocks really guilty?

Art:                    Drama with Mrs. Briggs                           

NOTES:

• SCHOOLNOTES has changed!! Please check out www.new.schoolnotes.com.  Click on student or parent and enter the zip code 70583.  Then find my name.  You will see our class agenda and some new features.
• Our class Christmas Party will be Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 2:15.  We will be rotating in through Christmas centers during this time.  We will also share treats.  If you would like to donate something for the party, please let me know as soon as possible so that we don’t have too much of the same items.