Dental Health and Dr. Seuss!

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February 24, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or,oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  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 have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  This week we read the book Bears Loose Tooth.  We learned the vocabulary words: savored, frowned, welled, gulped, and nibbled.  We also watched The Berenstain Bears Go to the Dentist.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the en word family this week.  First we started with the word ending en and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending en to make new words.  For example, for the en word family we formed the words (Ben, men, pen, etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the words four, five, and said.  We are going to keep sight word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We worked on positional words.  We also worked with number bonds.

Writing:  We wrote in our journals.  Each day we write the students are becoming more confident in their writing skills and are more eager to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas. The students then had a chance to share their work with their classmates.

Social Studies: Our Weekly Reader focused on George Washington since this past Monday was President’s Day!

Art:  In class we made a Teddy Bear project that tied into our story for the week.  Bear’s Loose Tooth!

Next week is Dr. Seuss week in kindergarten.  Please be sure to check our Dr. Seuss schedule each day to find out about the fun activity planned for each day!

Remember:

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

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

Happy President's Day!

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February 16, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or,oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  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 have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  This week we read the book If I Were President. We also read Lincoln and Grace; a story based on true events of an eleven year old girl and her letter to President Abraham Lincoln right before he was elected President.  We talked about how women could not vote for the President and what it would be like to live in the 1860’s.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the et word family this week.  First we started with the word ending et and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending et to make new words.  For example, for the et word family we formed the words (jet, pet, vet etc.)

Popcorn Words:  We learned the sight words one, two and three.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by one’s, five’s and ten’s.  In math we focused on positional words.( in front of, behind, under, over, above, in between, next to, etc.)  We also worked on graphing data.    

Writing:  We wrote in our journals.  Each day we write the students are becoming more confident in their writing skills and are more eager to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas.  We also wrote what we would do if we were the President of the United States and made it into a class book that the students can read while at school.  The students then had a chance to share their work with their classmates.

Social Studies: We focused on President’s Day.  We completed an interactive Weekly Reader about George Washington on our class whiteboard.  We also did a George Washington color by number, a Presidential hidden picture, and wrote about if we were President of the United States.

Art:  In class we made an Abraham Lincoln hat project and a George Washington Project.

Remember: 

No School February 17^th or 20^th

 

Snowflake Ball is Saturday February 25^th

Read to your child every night!

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 Wednesdays

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!

100th Day of School!

100th Day of School! 

 

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February 10, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or,oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  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 have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  This week we read the books The Day It Rained Hearts and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! 

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ad word family this week.  First we started with the word ending ad and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending ad to make new words.  For example, for the ad word family we formed the words (mad, dad, lad, bad, etc.)

Sight Words:  This week we learned the words will, have, and must.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We did 100^th Day math, all in celebration of the 100^th day of school.

Writing: Each day we write the students are becoming more confident in their writing skills and are more eager to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas. 

Art:  In class we made completed two crafts that focused on the book The Day it Rained Hearts.

We had so much fun celebrating the 100^th day of school this past Monday!

Remember:

No School Friday February 17^th and Monday February 20^th.

Spring Picture Day is Thursday February 16^th

Snowflake Ball is Saturday February 25th

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 Wednesdays

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!

Six More Weeks of Winter!

Six More Weeks of Winter!

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February 3, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week the class learned the letter combination of er and ar. 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, oo, ch, sh, th, ng, qu, ou, ue, oi, er and ar.  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 we read the book Penguins a National Geographic Kids book.  We talked about things we thought we knew about penguins and confirmed them as we read the book.  We completed penguin activities in class.  We also added a Groundhog poem to our poetry binder.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ap word family this week.  First we started with the letter combination ap and then we add different letters to the beginning of ap to make new words.  For example, for the ap word family we formed the words (cap, map, tap etc.)

Sight Words:  We learned the words words good, look, and jump.  We are going to keep our sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens and working with shapes.  This week we worked with weight and capacity 

Writing:  We wrote in our journals.  Each day we write the students are becoming more confident in their writing skills and are more eager to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas.  We also wrote about are Star Student of the week.

Social Studies: We learned about Groundhog's Day and completed a Groundhog Day project!  We also learned about animals and their shadows!

Art:  In class we made a penguin that will be on display in our classroom.

On Monday we will be celebrating our 100^th day in school this year and complete many fun activities focusing on the 100^th day!

Remember:

Valentine Party Information- Our Valentine’s Party is on Friday February 10^th.  On the valentine cards please have your child only sign their name and not who they are sent too.  Please do not bring any candy or treats with the valentine cards.  We have 21 students in our class.

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 Wednesdays

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!