This week we read Arthur's Perfect Christmas.  Our new popcorn words were yes & no.  In Jolly phonics we learned the sounds of the letters y & x.  During Daily Five centers students worked on handwriting and activities with popcorn words.  They also read with me in guided reading groups.  Our math centers focused on patterns, teen numbers, missing number 1-20, and addition.  Our class earned 10 class paws and ended the week with a special reward, pajama day!  It was a great week!
                                   A Peek At Next Week:
                              Reading: Gingerbread stories
                                                                  Jolly Phonics: oo
                                                           Popcorn Words: go, so

                                                              Math: Gingerbread math

                                                            Library: Tuesday & Thursday

                                                                   Art: Wednesday

                                                               Music: Fridays

                                                         Gym & Recess: Everyday

 Things to review and practice: 

Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no

Math: counting to 100 by 1's and 10's, recognizing & comparing numbers 1-20, finding the missing number 1-20

Reminders: Our classroom holiday party is on Friday, December 18th.  There is no school Monday, December 21st-Friday, January 1st.  Classes resume on Monday, January 4th.

Our reading story this week was, Me and My Family Tree. We read the story, talked about how families are alike and different, and shared special show and tell items with the class.  The students also completed a booklet about their families.  Our new popcorn words were: and & little. The letter sounds we learned in Jolly Phonics were w & v.  We also practiced printing these letters.  Our math lessons and centers focused on counting to 50 and 100 by 1's and 10's.  During math centers, students worked on activities for the numbers 1-20.                                                                     A Peek At Next Week
                                            Reading: Arthur's Perfect Christmas
                                              Jolly Phonics: y & x
                                          Popcorn Words: yes, no

                        Math: Using sets of 10 to count to 100, numbers 1-20, patterns

                                              Library: Tuesday & Thursday

                                                   Art: Wednesday

                                               Music: Fridays

                                               Gym & Recess: Everyday

 Things to review and practice: 

Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and 

Math: counting to 100 by 1's and 10's, recognizing & comparing numbers 1-20, finding the missing number 1-20