From Mrs. Vaughn:
January 19: Liam W
April 16: Isabella B., Keyonna D. & Kaylee V.
April 17: Constantin G.
April 19: Mrs. Sullivan
April 20: Peighton F. & Sophia W.
April 21: Markus R.
April 22:Brady N.
April 24: Miranda T.
April 26: Catherine S.
FRENCHTOWN NOTES
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- Biomes was a huge hit! Special thanks to our talented actors and parent volunteers: Susan Morandi, Donnah Plante, Jen Right, Denise Lopez, Betsy Aulisio, Brian Leahy, Sean Foley, Sara Foley, Stephanie Elevate, Katie Erickson, Stephanie Ferguson, Judy Hart, Lora Marci, Maura McCarthy, Danielle Medina, Kerry Rowe, Carla Molina, Elyssa Engelman, Edda Garcia, Mandy Lehne, Beth Gibson, Sarah Meleski, Ruth Okere, Jennifer Parisi, Sarah Quigg, Cindy Speranza, Renee Syed, Meenu Vedantham and Bethany Verret. Also, thanks to COA for their support. And big thanks to Miss Valerie and Mackie Saylor for bringing out the talent in each of our gifted student actors!
- The Reading Fair is Thursday night from 6:00-7:00.
- April vacation is April 20th-24th.
IN THE CLASSROOMS
Kindergarten
Math:
- Writing and representing numbers to 20
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- Goal: RF.K.3 - Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- Elson: Jj, jobs, jack and the beanstalk
- Rakovic: Uu, Up, /u/
Other:
- It's Spirit Week! Make sure to check to see what the theme is each day.
- Make sure you are using Reading A-Z with your student. If you've lost your login information, please let us know.
Grade 1
Math:
- We continue to work on multiple ways to solve and explain ways to solve addition and subtraction facts to 20. Methods include doubles, doubles +1, related facts or fact families, decomposing to 10 and using subtraction to solve addition facts.
- We continue to drill addition and subtraction facts for fluency. Please continue to reinforce and practice this at home. Subtraction is a particular challenge.
- The children have been focusing on comparing and contrasting factual texts.
- They are doing informational writing, referencing the texts for similarities and differences.
- Children are also being introduced to homophones and "r" controlled vowels.
- We are beginning our Pebbles, Sand and Silt kit with some lessons on volcanic rocks (tuff, scoria and basalt).
- Don't forget about Spirit Week!
- Congratulations to our young actors in the Biomes play. Bravo!
Math:
- Now that second graders have finished up the data and measurement unit, it's time to learn about arrays. This will allow for an easy transition to multiplication next year.
- We will also be learning to tell time to the nearest five minutes. This is something that should be easy and fun to practice at home as well.
- Students will be writing a biography on George Washington, and practicing writing poetry as well.
- Don't forget to check your child's backpack for information on Spirit Week!
