¡Hola Familias!
I am so thankful to be closing out a consistent week of school! We had a great time together this week learning, playing, and working together! Yesterday we had a fantastic time eating breakfast and doing fun activities at my house--thank you to all who helped make it a success! We've also been spending lots of time reviewing our school-wide and classroom behavior expectations this week, and I am super proud of the kids for how much they have grown so far this year.
This week we took our MAP tests, and I can see how much the kids have grown academically in both reading and math. I'll have the data soon if you are interested in knowing how your child did.
Here are more details about this week!
Reading / Lectura: This week we spent more time with the syllables za, zo, zu and ce, ci. The kids worked on differentiating between the hard and soft /c/ sound as well as writing words syllable by syllable. We are also working on using strategies to help us figure out new words when we are reading.
Writing / Escritura: We finished our "¿Qué Ves Ahí?" books this week and shared them with our friends. It's so great to see the kids taking pride in their written work and going back and rereading the books they write!
Math / Matemáticas: We have been working on forming numbers 11-20 using manipulatives and by seeing the 10-group in each number. We're also working on solving number stories and building fluency with addition and subtraction problems.
Social Studies / Estudios Sociales: We have been learning about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how his dream continues to impact people today. We drew and wrote about our own sueños and how we can make the world a better place. I encourage and challenge you to spend time as a family over this long weekend learning about Dr. King's work and finding ways to show Christ's love to others--even those who may be different from us.
Immersion Tip of the Week
We have been practicing simple addition and subtraction problems in math (mostly with numbers 1-5 and occasionally 1-10). This skill should easily transfer over into English. For fun, use a white board and write out a few problems. Ask your child how to do them--in either English or Spanish!
Reading Tip of the Week
When you are reading to your child this week, spice things up by reading with lots of expression. We have talked about some punctuation marks like puntos (.), signos de exclamación (!), signos de interrogación (?) and comas (,), so exaggerate them when you see them--or ask your child, "What does this symbol mean?"
Upcoming Dates
-Wednesday, January 19th: I will be at an in-school training on this day. Our sub will be Libby VanWolde, who has been hired to be Rose Park's circulating guest teacher. She speaks excellent Spanish and comes from an immersion program herself, so the kids will not miss a beat with her!
-Wednesday, February 9th: We will be taking a field trip to the Outdoor Discovery Center in the afternoon (leave at 12:30 and return around 2:30). If you would like to chaperone this trip, please let me know--I will try to give an opportunity to those who haven't been able to come along on a trip yet.
That's all for now! Have a wonderful long weekend and I look forward to seeing your child back at school on Tuesday!
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