Week of 10-14-19

        The children will begin the week by learning about Christopher Columbus. The children will learn about his voyage to American and why it was important to make the voyage.

         Below are the skills that your child will be working on this week:

• Continue to work on addition strategies.
• Continue to learn on animal habitats.
• Read and discuss the voyage of Christopher Columbus.
• Identify, decode, and read words with closed syllables.
• Continue to work on reading for fluency and comprehension.
• Continue to work on writing sentences using good letter formation and spacing.
• Recall and rewrite a story in sequence.
• Identify, decode, and read words with /ng/, /sh/, /th/.
• Read and discuss weekly Bible story "Abraham Servant Finds a Wife for Isaac'
• Read and discuss the process a seed goes through before it becomes a pumpkin by reading the story "Pumpkin, Pumpkin".

Weekly Spelling Words:

fish, with, sink, shop, thing, trash, ship, sang, fast, wink

Bonus Words:  America - pumpkin

Weekly Memory Verse:

" After she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too,  until they have had enough to drink."  Genesis 24:19

The children will be going to the Lucky Land Farm on Friday.  Parents are welcome to come.  Your child can ride with you.  If you are going on the field trip and your child will be riding with you please let your child's teacher know as soon as possible.  You will be able to meet us at the farm and your child will be counted as present.  However, you MUST let us know.

The children will need to bring a sack lunch and drink.  They should wear jeans and a EH t-shirt.

The bus will be leaving the school around 8:15.

The address of Lucky Land Farm:  4374 Rocky Glade Rd, Eagleville, TN 37060

 REMINDERS:

• Please check your child's binder and sign your child's binder
• Vocabulary Parade 10-25
• Field trip to Lucky Land Farms     10-18

Week of 9-30-19

       This will be a busy week as we prepare for Fall Break.  I will be doing reading assessment of sight words, read for fluency and understand, and decoding words.  It will be helpful if your child continue to study their sight words.

       This week we will be working on the following skills:

• Math addition strategies
• Introduction to addition
• Science:  Habitat
• Research
• Identify, decode, write, and read words with nd, sk, nk, nt, mp, 
• Identify nouns and use nouns in a sentence
• Review contraction
• Review ABC order
• Continue to learn about fire safety
• Continue to work on writing using good letter formation and safety.
• Read and rewrite a story in sequence.
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "Isaac is Born"

Weekly Memory Verse:

Genesis 12:3

 I will bless those who bless you,

And I will curse him who curses you;

And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

       The children brought home a package with the words that they will be working on for the spelling bee.  The spelling bee will be in January.  However, we will begin working on them now.  It would be great if your child would work on them at home also.  We will work on them at school each day.  We will work on how to spell the world as well as learn the definition of the word.  If you have any question feel free to contact us.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

sand, jump, ask, mask, junk, drink, past, tent, went, lamp

Bonus Words: leaves /autumn  

REMINDERS:

• PLEASE REMEMBER TO REVIEW THE WORK YOUR CHILD'S BRINGS HOME DAILY AND SIGN YOUR CHILD'S BINDER EACH DAY.
• Fall Break 10-7 thru 10-11
• Report cards go out 10-18
• Lucky Land Farms( Pumpkin Patch)        10-18

Week of September 23, 2019

      This week the children will be busy preparing for their field- trip to the fire station.  The children will go to the fire-station on Forest-View and Murfreesboro Road.  Parents are invited to attend.  If you are going on the field trip please let your child's teacher know.  We will be going on Friday, September 27th.We will be leaving school around 8:30. The children will have lunch at school.  There is no cost for this field trip.

This week the children will be reading and discussing the Legend of Johnny Appleseed.  We will have an apple tasting party on Wednesday.  A note will be sent home letting you know what your child should bring on Wednesday.

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Identify, decode, and read words with short/u/
• Review all of the short vowel sounds
• Identify nouns as a person, place, or thing.
• Continue to work on Phonological Awareness (Identifying rhymes)
• Continue to work on writing using good letter formation and spacing.
• Read and write about the legend of Johnny Appleseed,
• Read for fluency and understanding
• Read, discuss, and write about a story in sequence.
• Read and learn about fire safety.
• Unit math test
• Creating animal habitats 
• Weekly Memory Verse:  So Abram left, as the Lord had told him. Genesis 12:4

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

fun, bug, rug, nut, cut, plug, stuff, truck, duck,  plum

Bonus Words:  fire - apple

Week of September 16, 2019

       It was so good to see all the grandparents on Friday.  The children were excited and will remember Grandparent's Day for a lifetime.  

      This week the children will begin the week with learning about "God's Promise".  They will enjoy doing several fun activities about "God's Promise".

      This  week the children will be getting reading for our homecoming.  Ezell-Harding's homecoming will be this Friday.  

This week the children can wear the following since this will be Spirit Week.

• Monday              Pajama Day
• Tuesday              Hat Day
• Wednesday         Favorite Sport Team
• Thursday             Wacky Tacky Day
• Friday                  Spirit Day ( All children should wear an Ezell Harding T-shirt

IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT WEAR THE ABOVE THEY MUST WEAR THEIR UNIFORM.

Below are the skills the children will be working on this week:

• Comparing numbers 1-99
• Read and discuss the Bible story "God's Promise"
• Weekly Memory verse: Genesis 9:16 (NIV) "Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." 
• Plants VS, Animals (How are they alike? How are they different?)
• Identify, decoding, and reading words in content with short /e/
• Identify details, setting, and characters within the story.
• Review ABC order
• Identify and use the inflectional ending -ed
• Continue to work on reading for fluency and comprehension
• Continue to work on sight words
• Retell and rewrite the weekly Bible story in sequence
• Continue to work on writing using good letter formation and spacing
• Continue to work on map skills

Weekly Spelling Words:

leg, beg, men, hen, head, bread, wet, smell, ten, spell
Bonus words:  west/east 

Class Reminders:

• Please review the work your child brings home daily and sign their binder.

• Field Trip to fire station                            9-27

Week of September 9, 2019

       This week the children will be getting reading for Grandparents' Day.  Grandparents' Day will be this Friday, September 13th.  It will begin at 8:30.  Your child's grandparent or special friend will be able to check your child out of class and go to the reception and program in the high school.  We will take the remaining children to the reception and program.  Your child will be dismissed at 11:00 on Grandparents' Day,  so they can spend some more time with their grandparent/s.  Please make sure you have turn in your note about if your child will be leaving with their grandparent/s on Monday.  If your child will be staying for extended day they will need to make sure that they bring a lunch.

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Read and learn about the Bible story Noah.
• Identify, decode, and read words with /s/ and /b/ blends.
• Review ABC order
• Write a short narrative about their grandparents.
• Review decoding words with  short /a/, /i/ and /short /o/
• Read and learn about weekly high frequency words:  jump, move, run, two,
• Phonemic Awareness Drills with short vowel sounds.
• Read and discuss why they have grandparents and their role.
• Continue to work on map skills ( Identify and use a map key.
• Continue to work on handwriting using good letter formation and spacing.

CHILDREN WILL HAVE READING, SPELLING AND BIBLE TEST ON THURSDAY DUE TO

GRANDPARENT'S DAY

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

spill, drop, spin, drip, grab, grass, frog, stick, snap, stand)

Bonus Words:  grandparent/family

WEEKLY REMINDER:

• Grandparent's Day                                    9-13
• Field Trip to fire station                            9-27

Week of  September 2, 2019

         This will be a very busy week since it is a 4 day week.  It is important that you review your child's work daily and sign your child's binder daily.  

       Below are the skills that your child will be working on this week.

Bible 

•  Cain and Abel 
• Memory Verse "I will always obey your law forever and ever. I will walk about in freedom. "Psalm 119: 44-45
• Work in our gardens to show appreciation for God's creation

Math

•  Number Fluency 
• Working with a hundreds chart
• Skip Counting
• Word problems
• Place Value 1-99

Reading

• Reading for fluency and understanding
• Identifying the main details within a story
• Identify, decode, and read words with short/o/ 
• Phonemic Awareness drills
• Work on listening skills
• Put words in ABC order
• Continue to work on learning sight words. This week sight words are (fun, make, they, too)

Social Studies

(The children will begin a unit of study on map skills)

• Direction words (north, south, east, west)
• Identify and use symbols on a map.

Science

• Animal Habitats

Spelling Words:

• hop    top    log     hog    hot    lot    rock    clock    dot    jog

           Bonus Words:  animal habitat

Library

• Your child should be bringing home a library book.  Encourage your child to read their library book and return it back to school as soon as they complete it.
• Your child is responsible for their library book.  Help you child keep up with their library book .  All lost books must be paid for before your child can check out another book.

Week of August 26, 2019

      The children are excited about their upcoming field trip to Cheekwood.  We will be reading fairy tales to the children this week to prepare them for what they will see at Cheekwood. .  

      We have completed assessment in reading and math.  If you would like to talk about how your child did you may contact us to schedule a conference.  It will only take 5 minutes.

       This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Reading and discuss the weekly Bible Story about Adam and Eve.
• Our weekly memory verse will be: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he him; male and female created he them.  Genesis 1:27
• Identify, decode, and read words with /Ll/ blends.
• Read for fluency and understanding.
• Identifying the main idea and details within a story.
• Discussing the characters and setting of a story.
• Writing simple sentences. 
• Continue to work on sight words.  This week our high frequency words are: be, come, good, pull.
• Place value 1-50
• Working with hundreds charts,
• Number fluency
• Exploring manipulatives
• Introducing math and literacy centers
• Identify and discuss animal habitats.
• Identify community helpers and how they help our community.
• Continue to write using good letter formation and spacing.
• Learning about community helpers

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:  

clip, flip, slip, flag, black, plan, slap, flip, clap, glad

Bonus words:

REMINDERS:

• Field trip to Cheekwood  on Wednesday.  Please to read the note that was sent home on Friday carefully if you are planning on attending the field trip
• Please review the your child's binder each day and sign their planner.
• All children will have a Bible, Spelling, and Reading Test on Friday. 
• All children will need to have earphones. (not ear plugs)  Please put your child's name on the earphones and put them in a zip lock bag.
• Students lunches are $5.00 this year.