T.I.P. Topics: Miss Werniak’s Newsletter
“A” Week –ArtWeek
General Information
1st grade specials with Mrs. Chakos (A) & Mrs. Balta (B)
Group A:
Monday: Music, Art, P.E.
Tuesday: P.E., Music
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: P.E.
Friday: Library, P.E.
Group B:
Monday: Music, Art, P.E.
Tuesday: P.E.
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: P.E.
Friday: Music, Library, P.E.
2nd grade specials with Mrs. Hobbs
Monday: P.E., Music
Tuesday: Art, P.E.
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: Music, P.E.
Friday: Library, P.E.
Service Groups:
Monday: Social Work Group with Mrs. Johnston
Upcoming Events for November:
8: No School
10: Treat Day
15: Book Fair 1pm
16: Eagle’s Nest
17: Hot Lunch
21-22: Parent-Teacher Conferences
21-28: Thanksgiving Break
Week Notes
Please remember that we have no school Tuesday for Election Day and a full day Friday even though it is Veterans Day. Thank you for your time and effort on the homework. It is appreciated!
T.I.P. 1/2 Team
Miss Amanda Werniak (Teacher)
Mrs. AmyThormeyer (Paraprofessional)
Miss Andrea Clark (Paraprofessional)
Miss Sandy Ellis (Paraprofessional)
Mrs. Johnston (Social Worker)
Miss Bowen (Speech Pathologist)
Miss Mary Hamm (Occupational Therapist)
Mrs. KathiCheverud (Psychologist)
Miss Werniak’s Web Page:
Please visit my page for TIP Topics Weekly Newsletter, websites the students like and use in class, general classroom information and resources.
1. Go to
2. Go to “Dr. Julian Rogus”
3. Go to “Teacher Pages”
4. Go to “Werniak, Amanda”
Contact Information
E-mail:
School Phone: (815)-464-2064
Miss Werniak’s Academic Information:
The activities listed below are highlights of what we will be focusing on this week.
TeachTown Social Skills Curriculum:
1st grade: “Say Why You’re Mad”
2nd grade: “Take Deep Breaths to Stay Calm”
Phonics
Fundations Level 1
Unit 1: Letters t, b, f, n, m, c, a, i, r, d, s, o, g, e,u, h, l, k, p & j
FundationsLevel 1
Unit 5: Glued Sounds – am & an
See Unit 5 Introduction Letter, Activities, and Spelling List
Unit 6: baseword & suffix
See Unit 6 Introduction Letter, Activities and Spelling List
Fundations Level 2
Unit 4: Review suffixes –s, -es, -ed, -ingBasewords
See Unit 4 Introduction Letter, Activities and Spelling List
Spelling Tests Friday, November 18th
Reading
Reading Milestones
You will be receiving a story every Friday in the homework packet. Please read the story with your student every night for extra practice. We will complete reading skill activities in class to go along with the story and these will be taken as a grade.
**Note: Not all students will be receiving a story. For those students with letter flashcards and/or letter activities, please be sure to practice their letters and letter sounds every night. It will get them to a place where they are ready to read!
Math
Group 1:
Single Digit Addition & Subtraction Mixed Review
Groups 2 & 3:
Addition & Subtraction Mixed Review
Word Problems Mixed Review
Group 3:
Triple Digit Addition & Subtraction with and without carrying & regrouping
Math Tests Friday, November 11th
Social Studies
1st & 2nd grade: Veterans Day & Thanksgiving