Beta

Math The Betas were busy this week measuring everything in the classroom – large and small! We learned how to “mark the spot” to reuse the same measuring tool repeatedly when measuring big things, and practiced adding up several smaller measurements to find a grand sum. Next week we’ll wrap up measurement and close out our unit! Geometry and fractions are next. ELA In Phonics this week we studied the syllable: “consonant+le.” We learned that when we see this group of letters at the end of a word it is always a separate syllable and the e doesn’t make a […]

Our time unit is wrapping up! The Betas have been working SO hard at telling time to the exact minute! They’ve just about got it. Next week we’ll wrap it up and begin our unit on measurement! ELA Everyone has begun a new book for Book Clubs this week! The current line up includes: Here’s Hank, Ralph S. Mouse and Frog & Toad. I’m so proud of this batch of burgeoning readers! In phonics this week we studied spellings of the long u sound (both /yoo/ and /oo/): u, u_e, ue, and ew and ow. Our sight words were: move,

Math Q3 math kicked off with a pre-test (no stress!) for our next unit on time and measurement. After our first week back we’ve mastered telling time to “o’clock” and :30, next week we’ll work on solidifying: quarter past, quarter till, and beyond! ELA Book Clubs are charging ahead at full speed. All three groups will be starting a new novel within the next couple of weeks. I’m particularly impressed with the level of quality that I’m seeing in the Beta’s journals. In phonics this week we studied spellings of the long o sound: o, o_e, oa, oe and ow

This week the Betas learned triple digit addition and subtraction with regrouping!! These are among the toughest skills we’ll tackle this year due to the number of steps involved. We’ll continue working to strengthen these skills all year, but having laid a strong foundation feels like quite an accomplishment. Book Clubs are wrapping up for the year! Flat Stanley has finished their first adventure and our Fly Guy girls are poised begin their third (and final) book from the Fly Guy series. Last but not least, our Ready Freddy group will continue with Yikes, Bikes! in the new year. In

The Betas are working so extremely hard in math! This week we cemented our addition with regrouping skills and introduced subtraction with regrouping!! We even applied our addition strategies to solve problems with 3 or 4 double digit addends! Though our double digit addition/subtraction math unit will formally end next week, these are skills we’ll continue honing all year in order to achieve mastery and automaticity. Book Club is rolling right along! Our clubs are into their second books of the quarter. The Fly Guy girls will soon be beginning their third (and final) book from the Fly Guy series.