~~~~~~~~Welcome to Mrs. Thompson's K-5 Class~~~~~~~~
"Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and prayerful always."
Romans 12:12
Dear Parents and Guardians,
WOW!! Can you believe our time is almost out!! It has been a wonderful, but very quick year!! There are several exciting events coming in the next few weeks. Please check your student's Friday Folder carefully so you don't miss out!!!
Field Day is this Friday, May 1st (if it rains we will reschdule)! Parents are welcome to join in on the fun! We will start our games about 8:30 that morning and end about 11:00 with frozen treats on the playground!!
Joyfully Serving Him,
Heather Thompson
*Please feel free to contact me anytime!!!
REMINDERS
Falcon Walk: Our annual Falcon Walk has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 6th! Parents are welcome to come walk with your student!! I will let you know our scheduled time to walk as soon as possible!
Graduation: WOW!! Can it already be time for graduation!?! In order for this event to be possible we ask that each parent please send in a $10.00 fee as soon as possible. Continue to carefully look through your child's Friday Folder as more information about this event is to come!!
Box Tops: Don't forget to send in your box tops, water bottle labels, soup can labels, etc. Each class is competing for a special reward! Not to mention this is a great way for us to earn money for our school!!!
IMPORTANT DATES
* May 6 - Falcon Walk
* May 1 - Field Day
* May 21 - K-5 Graduation
THE FUN STUFF
BIBLE
***Parents please don't forget to practice our verses at home each week. We do them each day in class but that is not enough for them to know the verse well.***
Weekly Message: "Ye are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Stories: We are discussing the stories about Jesus's early ministry here on earth.
PHONICS
A blend is a consonant with a single vowel after it. (ta, te, ti, to, tu) This will help us greatly when we begin to read!
We are now reading one and two vowel words!!!
Letter Sounds
- I says 'i' as in indian, I says 'i''i''i'
- U says 'u' as in umbrella, U says 'u''u''u'
- E says 'e' as in elephant, E says 'e''e''e'
- A says 'a' as in apple, A says 'a''a''a'
- O says 'o' as in ostrich, O says 'o''o''o'
- T says 't' as in table, T says 't''t''t'
- L says 'l' as in lamp, L says 'l''l''l'
- B says 'b' as in bell, B says 'b''b''b'
- N says 'n' as in nest, N says 'n''n'n'
- M says 'm' as in milk, M says 'm''m''m'
- H says 'h' as in horse, H says 'h''h''h'
- S says 's' as in sun, S says 's''s''s'
- C says 'c' as in cat, C says 'c''c''c'
- D says 'd' as in dog, D says 'd''d''d'
- G says 'g' as in goat, G says 'g''g''g'
- R says 'r' as in ring, R says 'r''r''r'
- F says 'f' as in fox, F says 'f''f''f'
- J says 'j' as in jar, J says 'j''j''j'
- K says 'k' as in kite, K says 'k''k''k'
- V says 'v' as in violin, V says 'v''v''v'
- W says 'w' as in wagon, W says 'w''w''w'
- P says 'p' as in pig, P says 'p''p''p'
- X says "ks" as in fox, box, and ax; X says 'ks''ks''ks'
- Z says 'z' as in zebra, Z says 'z''z''z'
- Q says "kw" as in queen, Q says 'kw''kw''kw'
- A says 'a' as in acorn, 'a' says 'a''a''a'
- E says 'e' as in eagle, 'e' says 'e''e''e'
- I says 'i' as in ice cream, 'i' says 'i''i''i'
- O says 'o' as in open, 'o' says 'o''o''o'
- U says 'u' as in uniform, 'u' says 'u''u''u'
Sight Words
the, a, do, to, of, I
Rules
* K goes with 'i' and 'e' and C goes with the other three 'a''o''u'.
* One Vowel Rule: When there is one vowel in a word it usually says its short sound and we mark it with a smile.
* Two Vowel Rule: When there are two vowels in a word the first one says its name and the second one is silent.
Special Sounds
'ck' in duck 'ck'
'e' in me 'e'
'o' in go 'o'
'i' in fly 'y'
'a' in pray 'ay'
'st' in stop 'st'
'pl' in plane 'pl'
'fr' in frog 'fr'
'tr' in train 'tr'
'sh' in ship 'sh'
'th' in thick 'th'
'th' in this 'th'
'bl' in block 'bl'
'cl' in clock 'cl'
'fl' in flake 'fl'
'gl' in glue 'gl'
'br' in bride 'br'
'dr' in drum 'dr'
'pr' in pray 'pr'
'gr' in grin 'gr'
'sm' in smoke 'sm'
'sc' in scat 'sc'
'sk' in skate 'sk'
'sp' in spade 'sp'
'cr' in crab 'cr'
'tw' in twins 'tw'
'sn' in snack 'sn'
'sl' in sleep 'sl'
'spl' in splash 'spl'
'spr' in sprain 'spr'
'scr' in scream 'scr'
'str' in stream 'str'
'squ' in squeak 'squ'
'thr' in three 'thr'
'ar' in stars 'ar'
'ch' in church 'ch'
'or' in morning 'or'
'ou' in out 'ou'
'ow' in owl 'ow'
'ow' in bowl 'ow'
'er' in verse 'er'
'ur' in nurse 'ur'
'ir' in bird 'ir'
READING
* Please make sure your child returns with their book in their bag each day! Thank you!!
Reading Circles: I will be breaking the class up into about three ability based reading groups. Each group will have about three children. I will spend about 10 minutes with each group approxemately two days a week. During this time they will each get quite a bit of individual attention.
Reading Books: Each child will be given a Blend Book which will be for school use only. We will use this book in reading circles each day to review our blends and one vowel words. Each child will also be given a small reading book. We will have several different reading books throughout the year.
Homework: The only homework we have in K-5 is in reading. On the days which we have reading circles your child will bring home their reading book in order to practice with you. In that book there will be a bookmark on which I will have written the pages which need to be reviewed that night. After enjoying reading time with your child please make sure that you sign or initial next to the written assignment on the bookmark so your child can recieve a sticker for doing their homework. Also it is vital that your child return to school the very next day with that book. If they do not have their book it makes reading circles very difficult. The only time you do not send the book back is if I have written "keep" on it.
Seatwork: Seatwork is one of the most important tasks we teach in K-5. They will have to successfully complete seatwork for the remainder of their time at FCA. Seatwork is what the children do while they are not participating in their reading circle. It consists of independently completing about 3 worksheets in approxemately 30 to 40 minutes. I will go over the directions for each section of each worksheet before I begin reading circles. We will also do examples and I will answer any questions about their assignments. However, after I begin reading circles the students are not to talk to each other or interupt me during a reading circle. Therefore they must listen carefully to the instructions the first time so they can complete their work without having to wait for me to answer a question in between reading groups.
HANDWRITING Review:
- All the letters capital and little
- First and Last names
New:
The students are now learning how to copy the letter, words, and sentences I write on the blackboard onto their papers. This is a new concept and will take some time to perfect. However it is a very important concept which they must master in order to be successful in first grade.
NUMBERS Review:
- Counting to 100
- Counting by 10's & 5's & 2's
- Recognizing numerals 1-100
- Knowing the value of 1-100
- Writing 1-100
- Recognizing and knowing the value of the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
- Telling time on the hour, half hour, and quarter hour
- Addition Families 1-8
- The meaning of halves and wholes
New:
- Addition Family 9
- Combining the quarter and nickel for values
- Subtracting 1 (ex. 2-1=1) and wholes (ex. 4-4=0)
SCIENCE
We will begin our science study, God's World, soon! This study will address the wonderful world God has created for us and how we fit into it!
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
P.E. - We will have PE about twice a week, and on the days we do not have PE we will have recess.
Library - We will have library with Mrs. Turpen every Thursday.
*Mrs. Turpen has begun letting your students check out one book each week. Simply bring the book back the following Thursday and they will be able to check out a different book. Please make sure you remind your student the correct care of books.
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