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[2nd GRADe] This week we focused on...

Daily 5: The class continued reading different biographies and everyone was so fascinated with the various accomplishments of these famous people. Then we ended the week with Gail Gibbons’s Non-Fiction books.

Writing: The 2nd Graders continued to work on their teaching books. The students used a checklist to review what they already have and what they need to add. Later in the week, the class started to make edits with colored pens. Finally, the class started new teaching books.

Theme: This week the 2nd Graders started a new unit on Sun, Moon, and Stars. The students learned what the cardinal directions are and where the sun sets and rises. Lastly, the students learned about the amount of daylight for each season.

PBIS: Ms. Jensen visited our class and discussed what empathy means. She read We’re All Wonders and reviewed what it means to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes.”

This week’s 2nd Grade Math Homework was pages 117-118 and 119-120. No Math Homework this weekend.

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[1st GRADE MATH] This week we focused on...

This week the 1st Graders continued to review attributes for 2D and 3D shapes. The students also reviewed what predictions are and made predictions on whether a design for polydrons creates a cube or pyramid. Then, they marked their packet on what the actual was. The 1st Graders also practiced sharing story problems that went along with the January calendar. Later in the week, the students observed a new month - FEBRUARY! Then, the students learned about fractions. The class reviewed what a half and a fourth would look like on a sandwich and pizza. The class ended the week with a fun fraction bingo game!

This week’s 1st Grade Math Homework was pages 77-78 and 79-80. This weekend’s Math Homework is pages 81-82.

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Upcoming & Announcements

Mrs. Chan's Costume Day (Marble Jar Reward): Wednesday, February 8th - No masks or facepaint/school and weather appropriate (PJs are acceptable)
Fun Food Friday: Friday, February 10th
CARES Day: Tuesday, February 14th
Valentine's Day Party: Tuesday, February 14th from 2:15-3:15PM -info sent out this past week
Early Release: Thursday, February 16th
No School: Friday, February 17th
No School: Monday, February 20th

CONTACT INFORMATION: Please e-mail both of us with any questions, child pick-ups, and any absences throughout the day (appointments/illnesses) at kchan@pccharterschool.org and klindstrom@pccharterschool.org.

Classroom 14 Wish List: If you wish to donate any materials to our classroom, please click here. We appreciate your generosity and donations!

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Sight Words & Practice Activities

Word of the Day: tape one or two words written on an index card next to the front door, as EVERYONE in the family leaves or enters the house…..ask them to touch the word and yell it out.
Jump to Read: write the words your child is practicing in chalk outside, spend five to ten minutes a day jumping from word to word and calling them out.
Eat the Words: write this weeks' sight words in whipped cream or frosting, eat one word treat a day (after reading it of course).
Spell Them Out: Use alphabet pasta (dry) to spell out each word (glue them onto a piece of cardstock for future practicing).

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Sight Words Practice Activities Continued

Concentration: Play concentration with matching sets of sight word cards.
Bath Time: Write words in the bathtub with bath crayons.
Shaving Cream: Spread shaving cream onto a plastic tray and write the words with your finger
Tic Tac Toe: Play tic tac toe (using two sight words instead of x and o).
Magnets: Build sight words each day with letter magnets on the fridge.
Sight Word Search: Hide two or three sight words around the house (written on a post it). Have your child find them (each day hide them in a new place).

Note of the Day: Each day write your child a short note (1-3 sentences). Include the words they are practicing. Ask them to circle those words in crayon(bonus points for letting them use their favorite color).
Use alphabet cookie cutters and playdough to spell out the words.
Put letters onto a set of legos and BUILD the words.
Catch: Use a sharpie to write each word from your child's current set on different parts of a beach ball. Toss the ball back and forth, yelling out the words that face up each time.
Roll the Die: Create a set of die (large size) with a word on each face. Roll and read.
Memory: create pairs of sight words and play memory.
Sight Word Detective: look for focus words in your favorite story each night.

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Math Practice Activities

Practice skip counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s up to 20.
Use legos, blocks, toys, or popsicle sticks to practice counting.
Write numbers 0-20. Use pencil, markers, colored pencils, or dry erase markers.
Bath Time: Write words in the bathtub with bath crayons.
Shaving Cream: Spread shaving cream onto a plastic tray and write the numbers with your finger
Practice counting with a ten frame app or the number rack app.
Practice adding and subtracting up to 20.
Use a deck of cards and have child flip over cards and write the number the card flipped over (paper or white board).
Think and share fun story problems using addition up to 20 (i.e. Kelsey has 7 popsicles. Her mom gave her 5 more. How many popsicles does Kelsey have in total?).
Measuring with popsicle sticks or unifix cubes. Practice estimating then counting to find the exact amount.
Counting or adding the dots on both sides of the dominoes. Create addition equations or asking which number is greater than, less than, or equal to.
Creating fact families with dominoes (one side of the domino plus the other side).
Identify and count coins: nickel, penny, and dime.
Counting forwards and backwards by 1s, 5s, and 10s.
Identifying the hour hand on an analog clock.
Counting forward and backwards on a number line by 1s, 5s, and 10s up to 120
Drawing and labeling a blank number line by 1s, 5s, or 10s.�More Bridges Math Practice Activities