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

Daily 5: This week, the class reviewed picking good fit books and learned Listen to Reading. The class used Raz-Kids to practice Listen to Reading. The read aloud this week revolved around the topic of finding a way in a new place.

Writing: As the students continue to work on their Small Moment stories, the class shared their stories and revised what they have written. The class also reviewed that their stories should be authentic, it matters to them and there is one thing from the story that they can HUG tightly.

Theme: This week, the students read One World, One Day and discussed the culture of other countries. As the class studies landforms, the 2nd Graders will also learn about culture from other places.

EE: The 2nd Graders were so excited to try Zucchini Muffins during snack time. The class also went on an alphabet nature scavenger hunt around campus.

This week’s 2nd Grade Math Homework was pages 7-18 and 19-20.

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

This week the 1st graders focused on part-part-whole to ten. The students practiced story problems with unknown variables in either three positions (Part + Part = Whole). The 1st graders also learned to subitize or to recognize a quantity quickly without having to count each individual object. The class also learned a new workplace to help practice identifying nickels and pennies and how much they are worth. Lastly, the class learned how to measure items around the room with popsicle sticks. The class also practiced measuring two helpers in the classroom to see how many popsicle sticks long they were.

This week’s 1st Grade Math Homework was pages 5-6. This weekend’s Homework is pages 7-8.

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Upcoming & Announcements

No School: Monday, September 5th
Comstock Curriculum Night: Tuesday, September 13th 6-7PM
Early Release: Friday, September 16th

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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.

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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.�

More Bridges Math Practice Activities