Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information
Class Activation Code: K28DK

Hey there, families!

This month’s Scholastic Book Club flyer is ready for you to explore with your child. Children read more when they choose their own books, so I encourage you to look at the flyer together.

Please place your order online. It saves time, offers more book choices, and earns extra rewards for the classroom!

If you choose to place an order it is due by Tuesday, January 20th.

Check out these featured titles this month

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose! By Lucille Colandro Item #112K5	When Cookie Crumbled By Michelle Robinson Item #119K5	The Snow Globe Family By Jane O’Connor Item #96K5

Happy reading,
Your child’s teacher

Scott Polebitski

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January Book Order

January Book Order Flyer

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Jack and the Hungry Giant Eat Right With MyPlate (Fairy Tale) and Edible Colors: See, Learn, Eat (Informational Text).  We will be working on Identifying the topic and central idea of an informational text. We will be working on the letter sounds L (Lamar Lobster) and H (Hattie Horse).  Our reader this week will be Do you like January?  This week we will be working on the following words: are, lot, not, was, you, do and like.

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Math

In math we will be count up to 10 using one-to-one correspondence and number words in sequential order.  We will also be using a 10-frame as a tool to count and represent counts to 10.

Let’s Find Out

Children will analyze the meaning of peace as they examine a belief of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Learning Standards

• I can tell the characters, setting, and events in a story. (K.RL.3)
• I can say the sound for consonant letters. (K.RF.3.a)
• I can actively participate in group reading activities. (K.RL.10)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I know the last number I say tells how many objects I have. I also know the number doesn’t change even if the objects are moved. (K.CC.B.4.B)
• I can ask and answer questions about words I do not know when I read. (K.RI.4)

Upcoming Events

No School – January 19th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Get Up and Go! (Informational Text) and Stretch (Fiction).  We will be working on asking questions about an informational text. We will be working on the letter sound O (Ozzie Octopus). The focus letter will be, the letter Z (Zelda Zebra).  Our reader this week will be Snow Day!  This week we will be working on the following words: got, here, of, on, will and my.

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Math

In math we will be reviewing two-dimensional shapes and solving addition math problems within 5. ​

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Lost Penguin. Children will follow the journey of an emperor penguin that wound up in Australia.

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Learning Standards

• I know and can name all the upper case and lower-case letters of the alphabet. (K.RF.1.d)
• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I can show adding and subtracting with objects, fingers, or drawings. (K.OA.A.1)
• I can ask and answer questions about words I do not know when I read. (K.RI.4)

Upcoming Events

No School – January 19th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Being Fit (Informational Text) and Germs Are Not for Sharing (Informational Text).  We will be Identify the topic, central idea, and supporting details in an informational text. We will be working on the letter sounds G (Good Guy Gopher) and K (Kayla Kangaroo). The focus letter will be, the letter F (Fifi Fish).  Our reader this week will be Winter Fun .  This week we will be working on the following words: big, good, his, very, we, go, in  and the.

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Math

In math we will be working on understanding addition and subtraction. We will identify the plus sign (+) as a symbol that indicates addition and the minus sign (-)as a symbol that indicates subtraction. We will also solve addition and subtraction story problems using objects or pictures.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Gingerbread or Hot Cocoa? Children will compare and contrast two winter treats.

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Learning Standards

• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I can say the sound for consonant letters. (K.RF.3.a)
• I can show adding and subtracting with objects, fingers, or drawings. (K.OA.A.1)
• I can solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. (K.CC.A.2)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)

Upcoming Events

Winter Program – December 12th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading A Piece of Home (Fiction) and Welcome (Poetry). We will be Identifying characters, setting, and events in fiction. The focus letter will be, the letter N. Our reader this week will be Colorful Gumdrops. This week we will be working on the following words: me, sits, with, has, the and man.

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Math

In math we will use fingers, pictures or manipulatives to subtract two numbers within 5 and count to find how many are left. We will also be working on understanding that subtraction from a number results in less (expect when subtracting 0).

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Who Invented Maple Syrup? Children will identify inventions of Indigenous people.

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Learning Standards

• I can say the first, middle, and ending sound in a 3-letter word. (K.RF.2.d)
• I can actively participate in group reading activities. (K.RL.10)
• I know and can name all the upper case and lower-case letters of the alphabet. (K.RF.1.d)
• I can show adding and subtracting with objects, fingers, or drawings. (K.OA.A.1)
• I can solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.2)
• I can ask questions about a text. I can answer questions about a text. (K.RL.1)

Upcoming Events

First Stage Play – December 4th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading A Bucket of Blessings (Fable) and Bo and Peter (Fiction).  We will be Identifying characters, setting, and events in fiction. The focus letter will be, the letter A.  Our reader this week will be My Turkey’s Feathers are ….  This week we will be working on the following words: did, in, put, I and like.

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Math

In math we will be working on naming solid shapes and describe their attributes. We also will be comparing weights of objects using heavy / heavier and light / lighter.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Pass the Peas, Please! Children will determine how to use good table manners at Thanksgiving.

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Learning Standards

• I can say the long and short sound for the five vowel letters. (K.RF.3.b)
• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can tell the difference between types of texts. (Storybooks, real life, poems). (K.RL.5)
• I can name shapes no matter the direction they’re turned. (K.G.A.2)
• I can ask and answer questions about words I do not know when I read. (K.RI.4)

Upcoming Events

No School – November 24th
No School – November 25th
First Stage Play – December 4th

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The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!

First Stage Play

On Thursday, December 4th, the K4 & K5 class will be going to the First Stage to participate in a field trip to see a play. First Stage is located at 325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee, WI 53212. The field trip is to assist students to have an outside experience learning to see a live performance in a theater. The cost for this field trip will be $12.

We will leave Whittier School at 11:15 AM and return at approximately 1:30 PM. Students will eat at school like we normally would.

All students must travel to and from First Stage on the field trip bus.

Please fill out and return the bottom portion of this slip as well as the attached field trip slip by Friday, November 21st.

The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza Field Trip Slip

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Quinito’s Neighborhood (Fiction) and ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky (Alphabet Book).  We will be working on the letter sounds will be Rr and Ff.  Our reader this week will be 1, 2, 3 Fall!.   This weeks sight words will be: he, ran and she.

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Math

In math we will be working on adding to
find totals within 5. We will also be working on Tell and solve addition story problems within 5.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be American Sky Show! Children will discover what happens at a military air show.

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Special News

Wear your favorite fall color on Friday. Let’ see your favorite outfit with red, orange, yellow or brown in it.

Learning Standards

• I can say the sound for consonant letters. (K.RF.3.a)
• I can actively participate in group reading activities. (K.RL.10)
• I can name the author and illustrator of a story. I can also tell what they do in telling the story. (K.RL.6)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.2)

Upcoming Events

No School – November 24th
No School – November 25th

Newsletter (Printable)

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Places In My Community (Informational Text) and Map My Neighborhood (Informational Text). With the books this week we will be working on identifying characteristics of informational texts.  We will be working on the letter sound I (Iggy Inchworm). The focus letter will be, the letter P.  Our reader this week will be Let’s Go See Farm Animals.  This week we will be working on the following words: an, has, it, we, see and go.

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Math

In math we will be making sense of a problem involving the quantity 5. Adapting strategies to solve a related problem involving quantities and numbers to 5. We will also be classifying, counting, and comparing to make sense of information.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be What’s New, Autumn Animals? Children will understand how animals adapt to seasonal changes.

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Learning Standards

• I know rhyming words and can tell you words that rhyme. (K.RF.2.a)
• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can count objects as I say the number names. (K.CC.B.4.a)
• I know the last number I say tells how many objects I have. I also know the number doesn’t change even if the objects are moved. (K.CC.B.4.b)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)

Upcoming Events

Make-Up Picture Day – November 4th
K5 Student Out to Lunch – November 6th

Newsletter (Printable)

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Tiny Rabbit’s Big Wish (Fable) and My Friends (Fiction). We will be working on identifying a fable and identifying the theme of a story. We will be working on the letter sounds C (Carla Cat) and P (Perla Porcupine). The focus letter will be, the letter C. Our reader this week will be I See November. This week we will be working on the following words: and, can, you, I and see.

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Math

In math we will be working on shapes. We will identify three-dimensional shapes as solid shapes and describe their attributes. We will also name solid shapes regardless of their orientation, overall size, or wight.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be ne Bright Like a Diamond. Children will discover answers to questions about the night sky.

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Special News

K5 will be having a Thursday Spirit Wear Day.  Wear your favorite Halloween shirt.  Think orange or black, pumpkin or spooky.  No costumes, however.

Learning Standards

• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can actively participate in group reading activities. (K.RL.10)
• I can tell the difference between types of texts. (Storybooks, real life, poems) (K.RL.5)
• I can name shapes no matter the direction they’re turned. (K.G.A.2)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)

Upcoming Events

Whittier Trunk or Treat – Thursday, October 30th
Whittier Halloween Parade – Friday, October 31st
Take Your Child to Lunch – November 6th

Newsletter (Printable)