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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Weekly Newsletter #7


September 20-24, 2010

From Mrs. Hicks' desk…

Thank you for the wonderful response to the Tate Farms field trip! I will send home a letter this week letting you know if you are chaperoning this trip. If your name was not chosen (the names were drawn randomly) then your name will be placed on a wait list for the next field trip. Thank you, again, I appreciate so many of you being willing to go!

This Weeks' Focus

Language Arts

Our Scott Foresman unit this week focuses on working machines and how they help us. Our story is Dig, Dig, Digging. Our letter this week is Tt. We will also continue our unit on apples and read Johnny Appleseed.

Sight Words

to a

Amazing Words

scooping, swooshing, squelching,

gobbling, spinning, rumbling

Don't forget to wear purple on Friday!

Math

We will discuss the four seasons this week and focus on the beginning of Fall during our calendar time. We will continue counting coins including the quarter. We are practicing the many ways to make an AB pattern and will introduce the ABC pattern.

Important Info!

September 21st- 6:00-7:30pm Come for the PTA General Meeting and then visit our classroom!

Concessions will open at 5:00pm on the Middle School side.

October 1st-Tate Farms Field Trip

October 25th – 50th Day of School

Homework

All written homework is due on Friday!

1. Complete Four Day Homework Page.

2. Read Family Times with your child and complete the skill work listed.

3. Complete the AB pattern Page.

4. Complete Tt Recognition Page.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 428-7125 or jhicks@hsv.k12.al.us. You may also check my website http://hicks-thealphabetgarden.blogspot.com/