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

Daily 5: This week the students continued their read aloud series on Facing Challenges and how the characters in the stories demonstrated courage. The 2nd Graders also worked on various Seesaw activities to practice double consonant endings and identifying words that end the same.

Writing: The whole class was so excited to jump right back into their Non-Fiction Teaching books! The class continued to add to their subtopics and reviewed how to write an introduction. Later in the week, the class worked on their conclusions.

Theme: The 2nd Graders started a new unit on Sound. The class brainstormed in groups how people communicate with each other. At the end of the week, the students observed various experiments to learn about vibrations.

EE: Ms. Naomi visited the class and reviewed the lessons before break. Then, she introduced the new lesson on birds and their calls. The class listened to various bird calls such as a Woodpecker, Chickadee, and Cardinal. Then, the class went on a bird walk to listen for bird calls.

This week’s 2nd Grade Math Homework was pages 105-106 and 107-108. This weekend’s Math Homework is pages 109-110.

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

This week the 1st Graders learned about the Rockhopper and King Penguins. The students studied the various heights and weights of the penguins and how tall the students are. Later in the week, the class compared the data collected and reviewed inequalities. The students also practiced comparing their heights to the penguins and figuring out how much taller they are to the penguins. In Number Corner, the students started a new month and observed that this month, the class will see equations and story problems on the calendar cards. This month, the class also will collect dimes and pennies each week.

This week’s 1st Grade Math Homework was pages 65-66. This weekend’s Math Homework is pages 67-68.

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Upcoming & Announcements

No School: Monday, January 16th
1/2 Baking Day: Tuesday, January 17th - bring small container
Ms. Chan's Class Chromebook Day: Friday, January 20th
2nd Grade NWEA Testing: Monday, January 23rd & Friday, January 27th

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