Mrs. Pulliam's Class Newsletter!!!

February 11, 2013

Math Targets:  Students should be able to:

1. Write numbers 1-50 correctly.
2. Read numbers 1-50.
3. Count objects, tell how many, then write corresponding number 1-20.
4. Can tell “one more” and “one less” than a given number.
5. Can FLUENTLY tell several ways to “make 5!”
6. Can add (using manipulatives or not) up to 10.
7. Can subtract (using manipulatives or not) within 10.
8. Can tell about tools used and how to measure things.

Language Arts/Reading Targets: Students should be able to:

1. Identify all letters of the alphabet.
2. Tell the sound that each letter makes.
3. Stretch CVC, short vowel words, Such as; hat, bat, fun, beg, hot, kid, etc….AND in most instances FLUENTLY read these words without having to “stretch” them.
4. Stretch CCVC and CVCC words such as; crab, flat, mask
5. Read the Star words; I, like, to, see, can, a, you, it, we, my, the, and, is, go, five, orange, purple, are, am, two, three, said, one, in, has, with, play, school, on, yes, look, went, of, up, get, he, she, boy, girl, have, will, his, that, snow, Christmas, on, they, all, this, come, me, best, am, be, animal, because, did, day, brother, sister, friend, looked, once, was, do, what, some
6. Use star words and stretching to write 3-5 sentences on a given topic (and stick to the topic) NEATLY AND WITH FINGER-SPACING. 
7. Tell who the character is in a story.
8. Tell main events in a story to retell a story. 

Science/Social Studies Targets:  Students should be able to:

      1. Tell about clouds and how they form.