MRS. KILIAN'S WEEKLY UPDATE

September 8 - September 11

Note from Mrs. KILIAN - I AM BACK!!!!!!

I am so excited to be returning to school tomorrow!

What a FUN week for the FUN RUN! I hated missing it but enjoyed watching the videos - it made me smile. Thank you all for ALL you do for our school. You're the reason we have an awesome school. Thanks so much for all of your donations and dedication. I think they all really liked this fundraiser - FUN!!!

The homework card should have come home Friday. Tomorrow I am going to put a clear sleeve in your child's green take home folder. Please put the homework inside it weekly. It will house it well for your convenience at home. On Friday's you can change it out and keep the old ones for review.

Math - I will be sending this home stapled together for the week's homework. The parent letter is for you to keep at home. This explains how we are also teaching it at school. Do NOT send this page back to school. The rest of the week please just tear off each page as it is assigned and return that day.(the page you do the night before)

Timed Tests - I will be starting these this week. It's for practice and fun. It's a race against themselves. I will chart their progress with ice cream scoops. Please practice your flashcards - I will send notification as they pass each group.

Phonics- Please do this page with your child. Read the directions as to what you are to do with them. Make sure they are coding the words and reading them to you. This is also how the assessments will be.

Scholastic Book Club -I am a little late sending this in. I will submit the order tomorrow so if you would still like to order there is time.

Focus Wall (on the back of the homework card)

On the back of the homework card: Also, see button below:

We will be starting Unit 1 of our Wonders Reading Series this week.

High-Frequency words should be practiced on the back of the homework card Monday- Thursday.

These words will be assessed at the end of the unit.
These words will also appear in the assessment story they will read on Friday.

Practice often or as needed

Addition and subtraction facts 0-6 addition and subtraction.
100 and 200 sight words
Saxon rules

IMPORTANT LIBRARY INFORMATION

Mrs. Gossett has asked that our library books be returned on THURSDAY, so she can get them checked in for our Library time on Friday.

Library is on Friday but books should be returned on THURSDAY, please.

Saxon Phonics

Please refer to the parent help letter at the bottom of the homework and help your child by checking to see if the coding is correct,

At this time they should be able to tell you 2 rules by heart and know how to code:

1. A vowel followed by a consonant is short; code it with a breve.

2. An open accented vowel is long; code it with a macron.

It is so important to practice this at home because the rules will add up so keeping up will help them become proficient readers. Also, when they are reading and come across a word they don't know please refer to the rules and have them use them to figure out a word.

On the top, the new letter will be introduced. Your child will need to write 5 of the capital letters and 5 of the lowercase letter. I ask that you sit down with your child and make sure he/she is forming the letter correctly according to the Zaner-Bloser printing guide I included in your open house folder. You can also use the button below to see the correct way to form the letters. All letters start from the top and your child should put a space between each letter. The circle letters like a, d, g, o, q are tricky so please help your child get the correct starting point. These letters DO NOT start at the bottom. Letters b & p start by making the stick first.

Saxon Rules covered

The more you practice the new rules with your child the easier it will be when new rules are added. They will have their 1st assessment on Friday. Your child will have to code words to show an understanding of the rules below:

Vowel Rule 1: A vowel followed by a consonant is short; code it with a breve.

Examples: căt, lŏg, tŭg, wĕt, sĭt

Vowel Rule 2: An open, accented vowel is long; code it with a macron.

Examples: mē’, hē’, gō’, sō’

Lesson 2 math test

Lesson 2 math test was a little rough. The kids have to be able to show work for the strategies being taught. We worked on this all week. I had the test up on the panel and showed them exactly what they needed to do on each problem. I all but gave them the answer to each problem. This particular math series is all about teaching the kids strategies that will help them figure out problems. The kids must show me that they understand each strategy. Just like phonics, these strategies build upon each other.

MATH LESSON 3

NEW LESSON THIS WEEK:

Lesson 3 - Add and subtract in word problems.

We will be using the same strategies as in lesson 2. They can show their work using whatever works best for them. BUT, they must show their work.

See pictures/examples below:

1st Quarter Skills

Math:

ordinal numbers
Addition and subtraction facts 0-6
Solve real-world problems using facts.

Reading:

Recognize the components on a sentence (starts with a capital, complete thought, and ends with a punctuation mark)
Blending Sounds to make words
Add/delete or substitute sounds to change words. Change the i in pig to e and write the new word. pig = peg
Distinguish beginning, middle, and ending sounds.
Segment sounds pig /p/ /i/ /g/
Read common word families cap, gap, map, sap, trap, clap, etc
Read accurately and fluently supporting comprehension. Books have levels of difficulty from A-Z. Level C is considered on level 1st quarter. I will be adding level C books to Raz kids for your child to practice.
Ask and answer key details about the main idea and details in a fiction text.
Plot, Character, and setting
Ask and answer questions in a non-fiction text.
Use context clues and text features for unknown words.
Sort words into categories.
Write upper and lower case letters legibly.

Canvas Login

I wrote your child's log in numbers inside their green take home folders. If you do not see your child's PLEASE let me know ASAP

Once logged in:

The "homepage" has a modules button and right now this takes them to the monthly reading and math number sense. I will be adding buttons to the home page as the year progresses. If we go to eLearning there will be a button for that.

The blue hyperlinks on the left-hand side will give your child access to:

Connect Ed which houses our reading series called Wonders: You can pull up the reading material from there. This is useful if your child forgets his/her reader. I will also be putting assignments on there to get them prepared for Elearning.

Clever: Learning A-Z is a leveled reading site. Your child can practice by reading and listening to books on his/her level.

Learning games: Freckle, Prodigy, & ABCYa