Week 5- Caps for Sale

Story of the week: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Phonics: Oo /o/, Cc /k/

Math: Sorting, #s  1-5

Science: Primary and secondary colors

Social Studies: Georges Seurat

HFW: can, be, he, she, we

Reminders:

·         Please complete O and C in our Alphabet Books. For directions, please read the first page.

·         Open House is Tuesday night from 6-7.

·         Wednesday is Cap Day! Bring a hat to school.

·         Chick-Fil-A spirit night is Thursday from 4-8 PM.

·         Hearing screenings will be Friday.

Dear Parents,

                This week our focus is on Colors. Students will explore the world of color as they learn color words, listen to stories about color, meet Goerges Seurat and learn about his unique painting technique, pointillism, and experiment with mixing colors of their own. This week we will learn about O and C, learn about syllables and how to count them in words, discuss primary and secondary colors, and discover what happens with colors are mixed together. For more information about our literature selections, please see below. Wednesday will be cap day. Feel free to send your child to school with a hat! Please have your child’s name written in their hat.

                 In Math, we will be sorting and starting to learn numbers. We will learn to make, count, and write numbers 1-5 in the next few weeks. We will also begin our testing for our report cards. I understand that we are only half-way finished with the grading period, but our testing process is extremely time consuming. Each assessment is performed one-on-one. This will be completed during our math small group time.

                I know that I have not updated our class website consistently in the last few weeks. Please be patient with me as the start to this year has been one full of change. We have new curriculum, new standards, and a new teacher. As I get more into my routines, please expect announcements, photos of class activities, and reminders on our website. There is a complete list of our rainbow words and a few other resources as well.

                There is a very cool program that I would like to begin using called Remind101. This program allows me to text you reminders from my phone without all of us sharing personal phone numbers. While I love my students dearly, its not my first preference to receive calls on my personal cell phone. I have an email address (gavirett@clevelandschools.org) and a phone number at school (423-479-8063) where I am happy to be available to communicate. I will remind you about field trips, assignments, assessments, and more. Standard message rates apply. You can sign up with your phone by texting @mrsavi to 422-222-3801. You will then be prompted to provide your full name so I can approve you on the roster.

Sincerely,  

Mrs. Avirett      

Literature Selections

Mouse Paint —Ellen Stoll Walsh is an author who loves shapes such as circles, squares, ovals and triangles. She also likes colors and numbers, but her most favorite things are books. It all started when her mother would read to the children snuggled in bed. Before long, there were 10 children in all. Ellen was the second-oldest. She loved reading and visiting the public library. That’s when she started helping her mother by telling stories to all the younger children. Later, when she was reading to her three-year-old son Ben, she decided to invent characters of her own and write books. You will find some very clever characters in her books. She was born in Baltimore, Md., and lives near Rochester, N.Y., with her son Ben.

Caps for Sale —Esphyr Slobodkina (pronounced ess-FEER sloh-BOD-kee-nah, 1908-2002) was an author and artist who liked to “paint” with scissors and cut-out papers. She began her career by painting lamp shades and giant murals. Later, she illustrated books for other authors and eventually wrote and illustrated her own books. As a child, her favorite activities were making handmade dolls and designing dresses for herself and her sister. As an adult, she had an unusual talent for creating jewelry from tiny parts she found in old typewriters and computers. Many of her art works are more like sculptures. They are frequently collages or constructions of wood, wire, paper cutouts and paint. Her books are famous for their lighthearted verbal and

visual patterns of behavior. She was born in Siberia, Russia, and also lived with her family in Manchuria, China. At the age of 29, she moved to New York City to fulfill her dream of becoming an artist.