ST. DOROTHY SCHOOL

Religion -  This week, we will be building on last week's lessons about creation, focusing on light.  We will be talking about the creation of the Sun and the Moon (Genesis 1:3).  

ELA - This week we will be starting our letter of the week activities.  The letter of the week is M.  The students will practice handwriting for the letter m.  We will be building and identifying words that begin and end with m.  We will be reviewing sight words I, am, the, little.  The children will be introduced to sight words to and a.  We will be reading these words in our decodable story Little Mouse.  They will be using these words to complete sentences.  For fun, the children will also be competing in a marshmallow toss for letter m week! 

Math -  This week, the children will be taking the math test for chapter 1.  We will then be introducing chapter 2: Comparing numbers 0-5.  The children will use manipulatives to compare the numbers 0-5.  They will be learning and using the following math vocabulary terms: greater than, less than, and equal to.  

Thematic Unit - Magnetics- This week, the children will be experimenting with magnets.  We are going to be doing an experiment to see what types of objects are magnetic.  We will also be experimenting with magnets in water and sand, making a paper clip float, and using magnets to paint! 

Each week we will focus on a specific letter in the alphabet. During these weeks we will learn about words that begin with the specific letters as well as how to print the letter and the sounds each letter makes. Activities will incorporate the letter of the week. Some of these activities include...

• Letter Copy Books- Students will cut out pictures that begin with the specific letter of the week and glue them onto  pages of their very own letter copybook. Students will also label these pictures, creating an alphabet glossary!
• Sharing Bags- Each week we study a specific letter, students will be able to bring in a Letter Sharing Bag. Students will choose an object that begins with the same letter as the letter of the week to place in their bags. Students will also write three clues about the object they have placed in their Sharing Bag. At the end of the week, students will have a chance to share these bags and "mystery objects" with classmates.

UNIT 1: (m, t) I, am, the, little, a, to

UNIT 2: (a, s, p, c,i) have, is, we, my, like, he, for

UNIT 3: (n, b, r, d, k, f, o) me, with, she, see, look, they, you, of

UNIT 4: (h, l, consonant blends, g, e) are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from

UNIT 5: (j, w, x, u, v, z, y, qu) yellow, blue, green, what, said, was, where, come

UNIT 6: (a, e,i, o, u, review)