Reading:

This week we are going to read Tacky the Penguin stories and learn about 2 different penguin species: Rockhopper and King penguins.

Writing:

We are researching penguins, highlighting important facts and writing about the penguins we study daily. We will also work on summarizing the Tacky the Penguin stories.

Our personal goals this week are:

I will use uppercase and lowercase letters correctly.

I will place a period, or correct punctuation at the end of my sentences.

I will make sure to have space between my words.

I will stretch words and write more sounds.

Word Work:

Word Work groups will begin again this week.

Our Focuses this week:

Short Vowels: -at family

Digraphs: s, h, sh

Long Vowels: short a and long a

Mathematics:

This week we will continue writing and identifying numbers 1-120. We will use base ten models to create numbers and write our answers in expanded form. Students will also learn about the associative and commutative properties. We will also create and discuss True and False number sentences.