From Mrs. Vaughn:
January 19: Liam W
March 6: Lauren L. and Taylor P.
IN THE CLASSROOMS
Kindergarten
Math:
E/LA:
- Goal: RF.K.2 - Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes).
- Recognize and produce rhyming words
- Elson: U, umbrella, /u/
- Rakovic: V, van, /v/
- This weeks is Dr. Seuss's birthday! Look out for Wacky Wednesday on March 4th.
Grade 1
Math:
- The children are expanding their understanding of geometry.
- They are learning to combine shapes to make new shapes or pictures.
- They are also learning about solid shapes.
- The children are learning to compare/contrast shapes based not he number of sides and vertices.
- Parent Newsletter for Math
- First grade teachers are designing a spelling program based on sight words. Please help your child spell these words. It will be expected that those words will be spelled correctly in their daily writing.
- If the words are easy for your child, you can challenge them to write a short story using all of the words.
Science:
- We are wrapping up our plant studies.
- Our next kit on Pebbles, Sand and Silt will start toward the end of March.
- The first grade will be celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday on Monday, March 2nd as part of the Read Across America Day that happens nationwide.
Grade 2
Math:
- Second graders will begin working with money and data.
- Students will be expected to identify and add various coins. This is a perfect time to have your child count your change at home!
- It is also very important to keep practicing there digit addition and subtraction throughout the remainder of the school year.
- Some students are practicing "close reading" which involves reading for details. They will be acting like Reading Detectives when they practice citing evidence from the text to support their written responses.
- Students will continue identifying physical properties of various solids and liquids.
- They are gaining invaluable practice recording their observations on data sheets.
- The drive to collect blankets, towels, etc. to donate to the East Greenwich Animal Protection League was a great success due to all of your generosity.
