Gingerbread Week!

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December 19, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letter combination oo.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x, and oo.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  This week was Gingerbread Week.    We read many books about our new friend the Gingerbread Man, who mysteriously ran away from our classroom.  We read the books The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Pirates, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, and The Gingerbread Man is Loose in the School to try and find clues of where our new friend went.  The Gingerbread Man also left us clues to where he might be.  We even made Gingerbread friends in hopes that he returns.  Along with reading those books and gingerbread activities we did many other fun holiday activities.  We read stories about the Gingerbread Man’s friends, Pete the Cat, Olive The Other Reindeer, and Clifford’s Christmas.  The students created their own Rudolph bag and we put Reindeer food inside to prepare for the upcoming holidays.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words go and so and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting:  We continued writing in our journals and we also wrote “If I were a Reindeer…..”

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We continued our addition unit. Our center activities have a holiday theme.

Art:  We created our very own Gingerbread Man!

You would never guess it but our new friend the Gingerbread Man did return on Friday morning just in time for our Holiday Party.

I want to wish everyone a very safe and happy holiday season and best wishes for the New Year!

Remember:

Winter Break is December 22, 2014- January 4, 2015.  School resumes Monday January 5, 2015

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!  The books are great stocking stuffers.

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Holiday Time!

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December 12, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters y and x.  For the letter y we pretend we are eating yogurt and for the letter x we pretend we are looking through an x-ray camera.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y and x.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book Arthur’s Perfect Christmas.  We learned the meanings of the definitions of family tree, related, and cousin.  We also read The Littlest Elf, Mooseltoe, and Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving. We added the poem Five Yummy Gingerbread to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words yes and no and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting:  We continued writing in our journals and we also wrote about the best gift we could give.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We also started our addition unit. Our center activities have a holiday theme.

Art:  We made a present for our parents.  I will be wrapping the presents for the parents this weekend and they will be coming home with your child next week.  The children were very excited to make the gift for you and are eager to give them to you.

Social Studies: We will finish our Junior Achievement program on Monday.

Next week we will be doing gingerbread activities.  Some of the activities we will be doing include reading gingerbread stories and searching for a gingerbread man who ran away inside our school.

Remember:

Tuesday December 16^th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at noon. 

Friday December 19^th is our Holiday Party. Please do not send treats to school.  The party planners will provide sufficient snacks and entertainment for our party.

Winter Break is December 22, 2014- January 4, 2015.  School resumes Monday January 5, 2015

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!  The books are great stocking stuffers.

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

 

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

December!

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December 5, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters w and v.  For the letter w we pretend we are the wind and for the letter v we pretend we are driving a car saying “vvvvv”.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, and v.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book Me And My Family Tree.  We learned the meanings of the definitions of family tree, related, and cousin.  We also read Snowman Magic and Dinosaur Rescue. We added a Snowman poem to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words and and little and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting:  We were able to have free choice while writing in our journals.

Math: We started our counting to 100 units.  We have started counting to 100 by one’s and tens.  Our center activities have a winter theme.

Art:  We made a Holiday Tree that is now on display outside our classroom on the bulletin board.

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!  The books are great stocking stuffers.

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 21, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters ee (vowel combination) and or together. We reviewed when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking; saying its name, and the second vowel is quite.  Next week we will learn the letter Z.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, and or.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book A Turkey For Thanksgiving.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We also read Turkey Trouble and our very own small book A Tale of a Turkey.  We completed a turkey sequence activity. We added the Thanksgiving poems to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words ran and too and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  Next week our words are into and for.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters G and J, both upper and lowercase letters.  We also wrote in our writing journals about what are some of our favorite activities to do.

Math: We continued numbers to 20.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  We also completed a Turkey Teens book.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about the Pilgrims and made a Pilgrim book.  We also read our Weekly Reader that focused on holiday lights and the different reasons people decorate with holiday lights and the different holiday celebrations at this time of year.

Art:  We cut out and colored a turkey project.

I wish everyone and their family and friends a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Remember:

No School- Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday November 26^th-November 30^th.

School Resumes Monday December 1, 2014

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Happy Veterans Day!

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November 14, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters oa and ie (vowel combination) together.  For oa we say “oh” and ie we pretend we are saluting saying, “aye aye captain”.   We learned when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking; saying its name, and the second vowel is quite.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, and ie.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book From Seed to Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We complete a sequence activity.  We also completed our very own Veteran’s Day book in honor of the men and women who serve our country and have served our country.  We added the poem November to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words but and to and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter F, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We started talking about numbers to 20.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about Veteran’s Day and completed Veteran’s Day activities.  Our weekly reader focused on Pilgrims, their ship the Mayflower and Thanksgiving.

Art:  We made an American Flag that is on display outside our classroom in honor of Veteran’s Day and a turkey project that will be on display in our classroom until Thanksgiving break!

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

A Spookley Pumpkin!

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November  7, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letter combinations of ai and ay.  We pretend we cannot hear well and say “Aye.”  We learned when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking, says its name and the second one is quite.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, a j, ai, and ay.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of rare, variety, fright, and teased.  We also read our very own books titled I Can Move!  We added the poem The Scarecrow to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words can and is and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter E, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about ordering numbers through 10, ordering numbers on a number line, and problem solving using objects.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Turkey theme.

Art:  We made a Spookley pumpkin project and then made a class video with our Spookley project on the computer.

Remember:

Picture Retake in November 10^th.

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Happy Halloween!

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October 31, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters b and j.  For the letter b we pretend we are hitting a baseball with a bat and for the letter j we wiggle like a bowl of Jell-O.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, and j.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book Stellaluna.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of swooped, grasped, anxious, and curious.  We read the stories Clifford’s Halloween, The Monster of the Woods, I Need My Monster, Where’s My Mummy?  and The Night Before Halloween.  It begins “ Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house all the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.  The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, for the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there.”   We also read our very own books titled My Halloween Walk, What Did Little Ghost See on His Halloween Walk, One Little Pumpkin, and Halloween, Halloween What Do You See?  We added the poem 1-2-3 BOO! to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words did and not and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make-a- match activities focusing on the word am and me.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter C, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about comparing numbers to 10, one and two more, and one and two fewer.  We also complete a pumpkin seed ten frame book.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art:  We made a bat project to celebrate Halloween.

Remember:

No School- Monday November 3^rd and Tuesday November 4^th.

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Halloween Fun!

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October 24, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters l and f.  For the letter l we pretend we are licking a lollipop.  To make the sound of the letter f we pretend that we are squeezing the air out of an inflatable fish. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, I, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, and f.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read Pumpkin Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of enormous, observe, scoop and patient.  We learned about the sequence of a pumpkin all the way from the seed to picking and carving a pumpkin.  We even did a project to show that process.  We also read Disney Scary Stories. We read our very own small book Backyard Camping and I am Helping. We also added the poems Jack-O-Lantern to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words me and am and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make a match activities focusing on the word am and me.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter D both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers up to 10.  We also focused at looking for patterns.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on SPIDERS!!!!!!!

Art:  We made a candy corn project with the sentence “ I like my candy”, and we also made a Ghost out of construction paper and cotton balls.  Both projects are hanging in our room and will go home after Halloween.

Remember:

Fall Conferences are next week-Please remember to sign-up

Please have the children bring their costumes to school for the Halloween party on Friday October 31, 2014.

The Halloween parade on Friday October 31 starts at 1:45 P.M. for the whole school.  You may watch us parade in front of the school or behind the school as we march around the whole building.  We will then go back inside to our classroom for our class party at 2:00 P.M.

Please do not send treats to school.  The party planners will provide sufficient snacks and entertainment for our party.

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Apples and Leaves

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October 17, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters o and u.  For the letter o we pretend we are turning a light switch on and off.  To make the sound of the letter u we pretend that we are opening an umbrella. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, I e, h, r, m, d, g, o, and u.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read Apples, Apples, Apples.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of orchard, limb, chart, seed, flesh, skin, core, stem, and  leaf.  We also read Curious George stories and Johnny Appleseed.  We did an apple project in which we colored and labeled the parts on an apple.  We read our very own small book Fall Leaves.  In Fall Leaves we colored and glued in leaves that go along with the story.  We also added the poems Falling Leaves and Apples, Apples to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words on and we and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make a match activities focusing on the word we.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter A both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.  We also focused at looking for patterns.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on Autumn walks and all the colors we see during Autumn.

Art:  We made a fall tree project where we traced and cut out our hand as the tree and then used our fingers to put fall colored leaves on our tree.  On the bottom of our project is a sentence we created.  The sentence reads,  “I like my fall tree.”

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Columbus Day!

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October 10, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters d and g.  For the letter d we pretend we are playing the drums.  To make the sound of the letter g we pretend that water is gurgling down the drain. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, I e, h, r, m, d, and g.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read When Autumn Comes.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of autumn, ripened, harvest, and preparation.  We also read Curious George stories, In 1492 by Jean Marzollo and Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth, one of my favorite authors.  We read our very own Animals At Night book, which focused on our popcorn word at. 

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words run and at and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make a match activities focusing on run and at.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter o both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on fire safety.  We also talked about Christopher Columbus discovering America. We also completed a Columbus color by number.

Remember:

Friday October 10th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at 12:00 noon.  Pick-ups will be at 12:10 after the buses leave.

No School- Monday October 13^th Columbus Day!

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Fire Safety Month!

 

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October 3, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters r and m.  For the letter r we pretend we are Rags the dog and say r,r,r,r.  To make the sound of the letter m we pretend we are hungry and see a yummy meal and we say m,m,m,m,m. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, I e, h, r  and m.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of chaperone, post office, bakery and steers.  We also read Tony Baloney Pen Pal.  We completed a Me On The Map Project in which we had the opportunity to talk about ourselves and the community we live in.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words like and up and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  The next set of four popcorn words went home on Thursday.  You may use the words how you wish.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter T both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about reading and writing the number zero, ordering numbers from 0-5, and problem solving using objects.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on where we can find pumpkins since the fall season is upon us.

Special Guest:  A fire fighter came in to school and talked to the students about fire safety with October being fire safety month.

Remember:

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

The Link is  http://goo.gl/Mmyu9v

Friday October 10th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at 12:00 noon.  Pick-ups will be at 12:10 after the buses leave.

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Fall is Here!

 

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September 26, 2014

Jolly Phonics: This week we learned the sound of the letters e and h.  For the letter e we pretend we are breaking eggs.  To make the sound of the letter h we pretend we just finished running and are out of breath and we say h,h,h,h,h.. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, and h. We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read Whistle for Willie.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about if you do not get something the first time you try again, and that not everything is easy.  We learned the definitions of determined, whirl, scramble, and proud.  We also read Apples A to Z, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, Splat the Cat and the Cool School Trip and Otis.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words big and my and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Our popcorn word ring is going home this week.  We worked in our big sight word book reading and underlining popcorn words.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters L and I both upper and lower case letters.

Math: We talked about 1 and 2 fewer, as many, more and fewer, comparing numbers through 5, and the number zero.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on people we see on our way to school.

Art:  We made an Apple project after reading Apples A to Z.

Remember:

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

The Link is  http://goo.gl/Mmyu9v

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

More Fun With Friends!

Focus on Curriculum     

September 19, 2014

Jolly Phonics This week we learned the letters n, c, and k.  For the letter n we pretend we are flying a plane.  To make the sound of the letters c and k we pretend we are playing the castanets. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k and I.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter

Reading:  We read Friends at School.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about things we do at school and the friends that we have made at school.  We learned the definitions of enjoy, gooey, scrumptious, and container.  We also read Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes and Pete The Cat And His Rocking Shoes.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words in and see and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  Our indexes will be going home in a few weeks, once the children learn a few more of our sight words to put in our popcorn rings.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Our popcorn word ring is going home this week.  We worked on sight word make a match activities.

Writing:  We started writing in our new writing journals.  We glued in our journals the sentence “I see _____ in my class.”  We had to write the name of one of our kindergarten friends to complete the sentence and then had to create an illustration to go with our sentence.

Math: We started talking about the terms more, fewer, and the same.  We talked about 1 and 2 more.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on Apples.

Art:  We made a Pete The Cat project that will be on display in our hallway.

Remember:

Thursday September 25^th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at 12:00 noon.  Pick-ups will be at 12:10 after the buses leave.

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

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Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

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