Week 26: Parent Conferences and Leprechaun Trap

Spring Picture Day: March 10th

Parent Conferences:  Thursday and Friday school is out at 12:15pm. They are Only for some parents who I emailed. Please be on time, especially on Friday because I have duty right after school.

A past year's trap example.

St. Patrick's Day:  We are making a leprechaun trap.  If you want to help us make it, we will start Thursday morning. Please let me know if you can help.



Latin Cultural Performance

Outfits

Girls:  The PTA was generous enough to purchase dresses for the girls.  They will be reused in the future, so please return them washed after using them for the performance. I will send them home to see if they fit. They are meant to fit tightly. The Medium is significantly bigger, so keep that in mind. Please iron them for the day of the performance. 

You are responsible for:

Black dress shoes and black stockings, hair combed to the side. A red rose will be provided to put in their hair. Let me know if the bag DOES NOT include a rose.

Boys:

• Black pants, white button up long-sleeved shirt 

• Black shoes (preferably dress shoes)

• Red sash to tie around waste will be provided 

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'q' that is pronounced 'cu.' The sight words are "dice/says" and "vamos/let's go."

Math: We will do a variety of actives from comparing weight to decomposing and word problems.

NGSS:  We will discuss the characteristics of fish.

Week 25: Mammals and Latin Cultural Performance Info

 

"At-Promise" Parent Conferences:  Thursday and Friday, March 12-13 school is out at 12:15pm. They are Only for some parents who I emailed.

St. Patrick's Day:  We are making a leprechaun trap.  If you want to help us make it, we will start Next Thursday morning. Please let me know if you can help.


Latin Cultural Performance

The Immersion Program will put on our seventh annual Latin Cultural Performance.  Each class will learn and dance a different type of latin dance (flamenco, salsa, folklorico, tango, etc.). Our class is learning the Sevillanas flamenco from Sevilla, where I studied abroad in college.

The evening is divided into two separate presentations due to the amount of people and limited seating in the amphitheater. There will be a 30 minute intermission in between. We are in the first act from 5-5:30. You will drop your child off in my classroom at 4:40 and then find a seat. Some of you have other children in the program and may watch both presentations.

Date:  Wednesday, April 1st  Time:  5pm (1st round)

Flier click here.

Outfits

Girls:  The PTA was generous enough to purchase dresses for the girls.  They will be reused in the future, so please return them washed after using them for the performance. I already sent them home to see if they fit. They are meant to fit tightly. The Medium is significantly bigger, so keep that in mind. Please iron them for the day of the performance. 

You are responsible for:

Black dress shoes and black stockings, hair combed to the side. A red rose will be provided to put in their hair. Let me know if the bag DOES NOT include a rose.

Boys:

• Black pants, white button up long-sleeved shirt 

• Black shoes (preferably dress shoes)

• Red sash to tie around waste will be provided

 

 

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'C.' It has two sounds but we will focus on the hard sound such as in the word "cat."  The sight words are "dónde/where" and "está/is."

Math: We will be doing some word problem and teen number assessments for the report card. In addition, they will continue to practice addition and subtraction.

Science: We are starting to learn about animal groups and will start with the characteristics of mammals. Sea World project instructions will go home soon.

Week 24: Love of Reading Week and Smarty Plants Field Trip

**I will be out tomorrow for an NGSS meeting at the District Office. I will be back on Tuesday.


Ms. Smarty Plants Field Trip

On Tuesday, February 25th, we will be going to the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College. We will be back by noon and will eat at school as usual. The volunteers will have a backpack to put the kids' snacks so they can eat their snack at the garden. This should be a super fun field trip and they will be coming home with a stone and seeds. They will also get a succulent that they will plant in the garden at school.



LOVE OF READING WEEK

Does anyone want to come in and read to the students in English?  You can bring your favorite book or Dr. Seuss book and come and do a mini-lesson read aloud with the students. Let me know if you would like to come in and when.

In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Lakeview will be celebrating “Love of Reading Week” this week! 

Read Across America

Love of Reading Week

February 24 - 28

MONDAY:	“My Many Colored Days” (Wear Many Colors)
TUESDAY:	“Fox In Socks”  (Wear Crazy Socks)
WEDNESDAY:	“Great Day for Dress Up” (Dress up Like Your Favorite Book Character)
THURSDAY:	“Cat in the Hat” (Wear a Hat to School!)
FRIDAY:	“Sleep Book” (Wear Pajamas to School!     *Please Note: Closed-Toe shoes MUST Be Worn – No Slippers)

Looking Ahead....

March parent conferences (March 12-13) are only for students who are considered "at-
risk" based on District-wide at-risk identifiers. These students are usually struggling in multiple academic areas and receive many 1's and 2's. Don't be alarmed if we have to meet. It's a great opportunity to discuss any progress from the first trimester and any goals for improving by the end of the year. You will be contacted if you need to set up a conference. Those two days will be early release days (12:15pm). 

Mark your calendars for our Latin Cultural Performance on Wednesday, April 1st. If you are positive that your child will not be able to make it that day, please let me know because that will affect the choreography of the dance. We are dancing the flamenco as usual, and we have already started practicing.


This is a message from Mrs. Arnold:

A “Friendly” Reminder

Parents/Families & Middle School Siblings: If you arrive at school before 2:50pm, PLEASE wait at the blue lunch tables (NOT in front of your child’s classroom… NOT at the blue benches under the trees…. NOT on the Upper Playground Tables)  Many teachers are reporting that precious learning time is being disrupted by noise & activity outside their classrooms.   While waiting at the blue lunch tables, PLEASE watch your young children to ensure they are quiet, in control, and exhibiting safe behavior.  Kinders and siblings may NOT play on ANY playground equipment while on campus.  Siblings are not covered by our district’s insurance policy and therefore it creates a liability for us.  We truly appreciate your cooperation as we strive to ensure the safety of every child AND protect precious learning time for our students!!!

Topics for this week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'Gg' suave and we will focus on the soft sound as in the word "gato." The focus sight words are "quién" and "al." We will also continue with rhymes and will read some Dr. Seuss books in Spanish and English. Our narratives revolve around things we've done in the past and how we felt.

Math:  We will continue with teen numbers and word problems.

Science: We have a field trip about plants on Tuesday and on Thursday, a guest will come in to teach the kids about microgreens. There will also be an assembly on Friday that will teach the kids about recycling.

Week 23: Another Short Week

 *There will be a sub both this Friday and next Monday. Mrs. Henderson will be the sub.

 

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'll' pronounced 'elle.'  It has the same sounds as the 'y.' The sight words of the week are "muy" and "tengo."  We are reading books about animals.


Math: We are continuing to write, count, and decompose the teen numbers. In addition, we are counting in a known sequence in order. Students will notice patterns about numbers on the 100 chart.

SLD/Writing: We will be exploring rhymes and will identify and write rhyming words. We will start reading some Dr. Seuss books if we have time. Next week is Read Across America week. We will also continue writing short narratives of what we did in the past such as this past three day weekend.

Week 22: Valentine's Day and Kids Heart Challenge

Friday is both Valentine's Day and Kids Heart Challenge. We will be jumping in the morning from 8:45-9:15am. Please make sure your child has a reusable water bottle and it has a name and room number on it. You may come watch and/or participate. The kids love to see the parents out there. Just make sure to check in and get a volunteer badge.

Valentine's boxes are due. I will have some Trader Joe's bags as backups who did not bring a box. Make sure the box is labeled! If you are sending your child with Valentine's cards, please have them in a labeled bag and they will remain in their backpacks until they can pass them out at the end of the day. If the bag is too big, there may be room in the classroom to store them.

*No individual names, please. Just write your child's name on it. Students cannot read each other's name and it takes too long to pass them out if they have names on them.

*No food/candy please.

Trimester 2 Report Cards are less than a month away. It's already time for assessments. Here is the Trimester 2 Checklist. Use it to check of things that your child can do and still needs more practice.

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  This is a review week. We will review letters and sounds as well as sight words from that last several weeks.

Math:  We will be continuing writing, decomposing, and counting teen numbers as well as review other skills.

SLD/Writing:  We will continue talking about what we did in the past in the form of a narrative. Students will work with their older buddies to create tech projects around this topic.

NGSS Science:   We will be continuing our sequence about nocturnal animals. Students will research a few different animals and draw a model about how they get their needs met and when during the day.

Week 21: 100th Day of School!

The Run for the Arts event was awesome. There were more than 600 people there and we even ran out of shirts. Thanks for those who participated in any way!

Tuesday is 100th Day! Feel free to dress up as a 100 year old man or lady.

 

 

Here are the topics for the week:

Lanaguage Arts:  The letter of the week is ñ, which is pronounced /enye/. This is a letter unique to Spanish. The sight words of the week are "juego/I play" and "para/for."

Math:  We will be jumping into teens for the first time. As we talk about and practice writing the teen numbers, we also emphasize how these numbers are decomposed as one group of 10 and then some more ones.

SLD/Writing;  We will write about what we will do when we are 100 years old. I'm planning on taking photos of them with an app that turns their face old and wrinkly. It's really adorable and funny.

NGSS Science:  We will be beginning our sequence on nocturnal animals by discussing which animals they think live in Lakeside, why some are not around during the day, and where they hide.

Week 20: Favorite Things Presentations

This week we will have presentations starting on Tuesday-Friday. Please make sure your child states the thing that is the favorite. If they say "cosa favorita," it is incorrect because it just means "favorite thing."  They should say specifically what it is such as favorite toy or movie. Let me know if you have questions about the project.

If you still want to pre-register for Run for the Arts or if you have registered and want to pick up your shirts and bids, you can come to Eastbound on Monday and Yogurt Barn on Wednesday.

Saturday, Feb. 21st is the 5K Run for the Arts at Lindo Lake! Come early if you still need to pick up your shirts and bids at the registration booth.

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'ch' which is pronounced 'che.' The sound is the same as in English. We will also read stories about the seasons and different weather. The sight words of the week are "mira/watch or look" and "en/in or on."

Math:  We will jump into subtraction and also continue to work on word problems.

SLD:  We will have our favorites presentations. Students will be assessed on their ability to write an opinion piece that states something they really like and one or two reasons why (much like the projects) but they will need to do this independently. They may use the sentence frames, vocabulary words, etc. to reference. This score will go on the report card for trimester 2.

Week 19: Another Four Day Week

 I will be in Monterey with the NGSS team doing a training. I will be gone both Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Henderson will be my sub.

 

Important Upcoming Dates:

 

 Family Science Night - January 23rd

 Eastbound Fundraiser - January 27th

Yogurt Barn fundraiser - January 29th

Run for the Arts - February 1st

 

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'y' pronounced 'igriega.' It has the same sounds as in English but sometimes sounds like the English /j/.

Math: We will continue to work on word problems and making 10.

SLD/Writing:  Favorite Book - We will be writing about our favorite books and why. Please have your child bring his/her favorite book or piece of paper with the title. This will help them when they write what the name of their favorite book is.

NGSS Science:  Students will learn about the process of foods going from seed to our plate and what it takes to get the things we need. It all works together as a system. We will also start another lesson sequence on nocturnal animals that I designed with other LV Kinder teachers.

Week 18: English Homework and Run for the Arts

Upcoming Events

January 17th - No School. The teachers have a Professional Development Day.

January 20th - No school in observance of MLK Day.

January 23rd - Science Night at 5:30pm

January 23-24 - I will be in Monterrey for NGSS. Mrs. Henderson will be the sub.

Run for the Arts Events

January 27th - Eastbound Fundraiser/pre-registration 5-9

January 29th - Yogurt Barn Fundraiser/pre-registration 4-8

February 1st - Race Day 9am

English Homework

 

1) Remember to NOT turn in the English homework with the weekly Spanish Homework. It will be turned in at the end of each month just like you have been doing with the reading log.

2) Color in two spaces each week. Smarty Ants can count as one of the two assignments. If there is evidence such as a writing paper or drawing or photo, please include that in the packet at the end of the month or email. You may also want to write a list of the things you witnessed your child do if it was a hands-on task. Also, if you prefer to do a Math Homelink instead of one of the math suggestions, you may do-so, just provide evidence of which one you did. I will not be assigning anymore Homelinks for the rest of the year.

3) The list of the sight words to practice is on the calendar. You don't need to practice them every night, but it would be nice to review them from time to time, make flashcards, or use Quizlet as a resource.

Here are the topics for the week

 

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'Jj,' pronounced 'jota.' The sound is just as the English /h/. We will be reading books about farms and gardens. The sight word is "por/for."

Math:  We will be continuing making 10 practice and will be starting on writing and representing word problems. The word problem format is brand new to them, but they will do one at least once a year for the next several weeks. We plan to start the routine "Word Problem Wednesdays."

SLD/Writing:  We will describe our favorite things. We will discuss which animals and sports we like and explain why we like them.

**Instructions for the Favorites Mini-Project will go home soon. This project can be as simple as bringing in favorite things from home to show and tell.

Science:  We will observe various plants and what they all and what only some plants need to grow and survive. We will also talk about farming.

Week 17: Vacation Presentations and Favorites

I wanted to formally thank everyone for their wonderful gifts. I felt very appreciated. Thanks so much!! I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year's.

 

I had a wonderful break and go to play in some snow!

 

 

I will have a sub on Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th for an NGSS trip to Monterey Bay.

Wednesday is the Immersion information meeting at 5pm. Spread the word to parents of incoming Kindergarteners who are not already part of the program.

 

 

Vacations project

I made a google slides about my vacation. Click here.


Please send me links to your projects if it is a tech one.

P.E./Intervention

Kids will be receiving P.E. twice a week with Miss Sydney Meyers. If your child is recommended to be in my reading intervention group, you will be notified. If not, just know that your child will be doing P.E. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please make sure that they wear comfortable shoes.

Topics for the Week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'Rr' pronounced 'ere.' The sight word of the week is "qué" which means "what."

Math: We will continue number bonds and the number 10.

SLD/Writing: We will be talking about the things we love and use adjectives to describe why we like them. This is in preparation for the next Home-School Connection project where they will bring in some of their favorite things to share with the class. It is also a Kindergarten Writing standard to express an opinion about something and tell why they like it.

Science: We will begin the NGSS unit that I have helped co-write with other Lakeview teachers. It is about what people, animals, and plants need to survive. We will also talk about how they get those needs met.

Week 16: Holiday Festivities

Does anyone have the Polar Express DVD? We will have a Christmas day of festivities on Friday. There might still be some room to come help. Otherwise, you are welcome to come watch the movie with us.

Many classes are doing Grinch Day on Tuesday, so if you'd like, wear GREEN!

Making elves with 5th grade buddies

Learning will be ALL review of concepts taught over the last few weeks including review of letters and vocab taught, numbers and decomposing, etc.

Instructions for the Vacation project went out last week. There will be no homework packet going home on Wednesday. Please work on the project over break.

Week 15: The elf is coming....

I will be out of the classroom Monday. I will be working on NGSS pilot consensus. There will be an English sub who the kids have never had.


Looking ahead:  Friday, December 20 is the last day before break. We will have a full day of activities to celebrate Christmas. Winter project instructions will go home on Wednesday. That will be the only homework during the break.


Conferences went really well. I enjoyed getting to know each and everyone of you better and I hope that you got a lot out of the meeting.

We will be getting an Elf on Wednesday. I'm sure you will hear about all the fun and playful things he will do throughout the next two weeks.

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  This week is a review week. We will review the letters b, v, f, n, d and the sight words voy, tiene, este, ella, etc. In English, they will work on sight words and CVC words such as mat, bat, etc.


Math:  We will continue practicing ways of making the number 10.

SLD:  We will learn vocabulary words for clothing. There are two categories:  clothing for warm weather and clothes for cold weather.

Conferences and Holiday Festivities

Conferences

Due to conferences, school will have early dismissal at 12:15 everyday. Students should still bring one snack and a lunch. Please be on time to your scheduled conference; I have many conferences back to back. We will review the report card scores and any necessary assessments. This is also a great opportunity to ask any burning questions. Please do not bring your student with you because we will be speaking in English the whole time.

Holiday Festivities

You should be receiving an email shortly from Bonnie regarding our Holiday festivities that will take place on Friday, December 20th. We will need some donations and volunteers for our holiday party. Students can come in their pajamas that day as we will be doing crafts and will watch the Polar Express with popcorn and hot chocolate in the afternoon. It is usually PJ Day for the whole school that day.

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'f' pronounced 'efe.' The sound is /f/ which is the same in English. Students will learn about vocabulary that begins with 'f.' The sight word is "este" or "this."

Math: Topics vary this week but will focus on decomposing numbers to 10.

Week 13: Thankful Presentations

I will have a sub tomorrow, Monday, the 18th. I will be at a science leadership meeting. 


Thanksgiving presentations will start on Tuesday. Please share any digital projects with me in advance so I can review them and if you want, I can give feedback or edit them.


Family Lunch day is scheduled for Friday. Depending on the weather, it may be rescheduled so stay tuned for more information.


Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'b' pronounced 'be.' The sight word of the week is "tiene."

Math: We will continue to work on decomposing numbers to 10, addition, and other math concepts with Thanksgiving themed activities.

SLD: The theme of the week is transportation in connection with places. We will learn vocabulary for different vehicles: ones with wheels and without, ones that move in the air, land, and water.

Week 12: Four day week

 I hope you enjoyed your three day weekend!

I will have a half day sub on Friday afternoon to pull kids so I can assess them one-on-one.

 

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'v' pronounced 'uve.'  The sight word of the week is "voy" which means "I will go" or "I go."

Math:  We will continue with review and assessments as well as Thanksgiving themed math problems.

Color:  The very last color is gris/gray.

SLD:  We will be talking about where we go during the week or weekend.  We will use the sentence frame:  Yo voy _______./I  go to ________. Yo use "a la" for feminine words and "al" for masculine words.

Week 11: Assessments and Gratitude

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 11:  No school.  Veteran's Day

Assessments for Report Cards 

It is crunch time and we only have a few more weeks before our first benchmark period ends.  I will be doing a lot of assessments to determine report card scores and data for the parent conferences.  Here is a list of some of the things I am and will be testing.  Reinforcement of these skills at home one-on-one, by practicing quizlet, and reviewing what's on the work folder will all help your child improve on the assessments. 

Here is a recording of me saying all the letter names and sounds on the work folder: Sonidos Iniciales

Language Arts: (5 vowels, p, m, t, s, l, d, n), reading basic syllables (ma, pe, la, to), 10 sight words.

Math:  Counting to 100 by ones and tens (to see how far they know), counting and comparing objects, writing numbers, identifying and describing shapes

Here is the Trimester 1 Checklist.

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week 'd.'   The sight word of the week is "y" which means "and." We will also talk about sounds, instruments, and music and how those are made.

Math:  We will continue counting, writing, and comparing numbers.  We will be busy with a few report card assessments as well.

Color:  The color of the week is white/blanco.

NGSS Science:  We will be wrapping up the unit and will be finishing the entire pilot. They will learn about possible solutions to the flooding problem at Woodland Elementary. Patience will help me assess the kids one on one on how they understood both the playground problem and how the lamp model represents real life.

SLD:  We will be learning vocabulary for the different things we may be thankful for.  We will use the sentence frame: Doy gracias por _______. We will also be learning a song. These activities will help prepare them for their Thankful presentations.

Week 10: Halloween & Día de los Muertos

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is /n/.  They will learn how to add details to their writing such as colors, size, and other attributes. We will work on describing animals. The sight word of the week is "ella."

Math:  We will  do some Halloween related math activities.

Color:  The color of the week is rosado o rosa/pink.

SLD: Students will learn about Día de los Muertos and will practice writing words with sentence frames previously learned.

NGSS: We will discuss the flooding model that we observed to figure out why one school is flooding and not the other, even though both got the same amount of rain. We will talk about how we could change the design of the playground.

Home-School Connection Projects

Instructions for the Giving Thanks project will go out on Wednesday. They can also be found in the homework section of this blog if you want to get a head start already.

Home-School Connection projects are a great way for you to work with your child on a creative project.  During the process, you also learn about what they have learned in Spanish.  Students should use what they have already practiced in class to complete the three sentences.  Please make the sentences as simple as possible by using the sentence frames that I provided.  If you are not sure if something makes sense when translated, I am happy to look over it before the presentation date. Remember that these projects are open-ended for a reason and it is always a joy to see the diversity. 

These presentations offer opportunities to develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, creativity, innovation, digital citizenship, etc. (These skills are on the current Common Core aligned report card)

Google Slides

I no longer have Powerpoint software, so please use Google Slides if you want to make a slide presentation. It's free! You just need to share it to my email. Here are some examples: Connor's Slides, Reese's Thankful Project

Prezi

Here is a how-to video from youtube that explains how to make a prezi.  There is also a tutorial on the website: www.prezi.com.  The easiest way to make one is to use a pre-made template and just add text and pictures to it.

Here is a link to some Prezi's from past years: Brynlie's Thanksgiving Project; Parker's Thanksgiving Project; Gabriel's Thanksgiving Project

**I changed the instructions slightly from previous years, so please follow the most current guidelines.

You can use a combination of text, pictures, and video to make a presentation.

*There are lots of other ways to present, and if you have any other ideas, please share :)  If you choose to use one of these resources.

Sharing the project with me:   Click the share icon (it's a square with an arrow coming out of it) and share it via email to pbarcellos@lsusd.net.  You can also share bigger files through dropbox and Drive.

How to involve your child in a tech project?

1) Let them type the words themselves.  They may need a lesson on how to put spaces, periods, and capital letters.

2) Let your child pick the template, font colors, pictures, videos etc.

3) When it's done, have your child practice presenting it by click on the arrows and navigating through the presentation.

Arts and Crafts: 

Week 9: Red Ribbon Week

 

 

 It's RED RIBBON WEEK!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween

We will have a parade in the morning on the 31st--it usually starts around 8:40am.  Students are encouraged to wear their costumes, but may bring a change of clothing if they would like to change out of their costumes after the parade.  It's also a great idea to wear clothes underneath the costume so they can easily take the costume off. No masks, weapons, gorey makeup, or anything that could be highly distracting are allowed.

Altar

The altar is ready to put your items for Día de los Muertos. Thank you to Sara Sprecco who put it together.

If there is no death to talk about, please email me. In the past, I've had kids show the class a family picture and they simply introduce the people in their family. Ex. This is my brother _____. Este es mi hermano ____.

Topics for the week:

Language Arts:  We will be reviewing the letters and syllables that we have learned so far: s, t, l, m, p, and the five vowels.  We will also be emphasizing the sight words we have learned so far because they will be assessed for report cards starting in November.

Math:  We will be comparing and decomposing numbers to 10. Also, they will be counting and writing numbers 8, 9, and 10.

Color:  The color of the week is negro/black.

SLD:  We will be talking about insects in connection with the Wonders Language Arts curriculum. They will learn what the characteristics of insects are.

NGSS/Science: We will continue to understand why the Woodland playground is warmer than the Carver Elementary one. The kids should have gained a better understanding when they learned that darker surfaces are hotter than paler ones. How does this connect with the two elementary schools? We will then shift to talking about thunderstorms and flooding.

Week 8: Carnival Coming Up!

Carnival

With our LV Fall Carnival just around the corner here are ways you and your family can help:

-Donate baked items (send in Friday, 10/25 to Multipurpose Room)

-Send in candy & small prizes (used for booth wins)
-After school Friday 3:30-?, setting up booths, moving items

-Saturday Morning Set-Up: prepping games, prizes, etc.

-Saturday 4pm-8pm: volunteer to work in one of our booths (30mins-60mins)

-Saturday 8pm-?: Clean-Up/TearDown (need to be ready for kids on Monday!)

We all have kiddos we want to see experience the fun of the carnival, so let's team-up to enjoy a night of fun by helping out and committing to the set-up and clean-up of this event.

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is /s/ pronounced 'ese'.  The sight word of the week is "es."

Math:  We will continue practicing counting, graphing, and writing numbers.  We will write numbers 6-7. They will focus on decomposing numbers equal to or less than 10.

Color:  The color of the week is Orange/Anaranjado/Naranja

SLD:  We will continue practicing family member and pet vocabulary and will use the sentence frames: Éste es mi ______./This (male) is my ______. and Ésta es mi ______./This (female) is my ____.

NGSS Science Pilot:  We will be observing and measuring how the sun affects different surfaces, dark and pale and compare their temperatures. Vocabulary: pálido/pale and oscuro/dark.

Week 7: Tools, Family and Pets

 Please check Seesaw! I will be posting photos and videos of the kids in action, especially doing some fun science activities.

 

Here are the topics for the week: 

Language Arts: The letter of the week is L pronounced ‘ele.’ The sight word of the week is “un” which means “the.”

Math: I will introduce the kids to number bonds. They will decompose and compose numbers into two parts. For example, 5 can be composed of 1 and 4 or 2 and 3. They will also explore rectangles and solve number stories/word problems.

Color: the color of the week is morado/purple.

SLD: for the first part of the week, they will learn about tools and instruments that we use to help us. They will use the sentence frame: Yo uso ____./I use _____. They will also learn about family members and pets using the sentence frame Éste or Ésta es mi ______. /This is my ____. Este is used for masculine and esta is used for feminine words, things, or people.

NGSS Science Pilot: Students will compare the temperature of the surfaces under the shade and in direct sunlight. They will also use a lamp model to measure and compare the temperatures of the surface when light hits it for different amounts of time. Important vocabulary words to know are: oscuro/dark, pálido/pale or light, modelo/model, superfície/surface.