Spring Break!

Focus on Curriculum     

March 27, 2015

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 Flower Garden and Over in the Meadow by Jane Cabrera.  We learned the vocabulary words, eager, pedestrian, assortment, and passenger.  We also read our very own small books that focused on our popcorn words.   We read Set the Table, What Hatches, and At The Castle.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ig word family this week.  First we start with the word ending ig and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending ig to make new words.  For example, for the ig word family we formed the words (wig, pig, twig, big etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words who, what, and where 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.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We continued our measurement unit.  We focused on the key terms longer, shorter, same, capacity, weight, and length.  We took another one minute fluency test for addition facts.

Writing:  We wrote about the Star Student of the Week.  We also wrote in our writing journals.  In our writing journals we continue using our 5 Stars to Writing.  The students wrote the sentence “ Look and see what is in my garden.”    After their writing was complete they illustrated a picture showing their own garden.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader.  The Weekly Reader focused on spring soil.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making a flower project that shows what flowers need to grow.

Remember:

Spring Break March 28^th 2015- April 7^th 2015.  Classes resume Wednesday April 8^th.

Kindergarten Music concert May 28th

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 Thursdays

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!

Spring Is Here!

Spring Is Here!

Focus on Curriculum     

March 20, 2015

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 our readings focused on St. Patrick’s Day.  We read The Luckiest Leprechaun and Jaime O’Rourke and the Big Potato.  We also read our very own small book Counting Shamrocks.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the in word family this week.  First we start with the word ending in and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending in to make new words.  For example, for the in word family we formed the words (win, pin, chin, bin etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words do, all, and there 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.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We started our measurement unit.  We focused on the key terms longer, shorter, same, capacity, weight, and length.  We took another one minute fluency test for addition facts.

Writing:  We wrote about the Star Student of the Week.  We also wrote in our writing journals.  In our writing journals we continue using our 5 Stars to Writing.  The students wrote “I went” and then completed the sentence.  After their writing was complete they illustrated a picture to go with their writing and shared their work with their classmates.  We wrote the sentence I was very lucky_______ and the students finished the sentence with their own thoughts to tie in with St. Patrick’s Day.  We also played a consonant vowel consonant game where the students had to search the room for pots of gold that had a picture on them.  The students then had an answer sheet where they had to write the correct word in the corresponding spot.  Lastly, the students then read back the correct responses to the class.  For example (I like my hat.)

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which was about the wind and what the wind does!

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their very own Leprechaun that included what they would buy if they found a pot of gold.  All of the St. Patrick’s Day projects turned out great.  Parents you should be very proud of your children.

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 Thursdays

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!

Welcome Spring!

Focus on Curriculum     

March 13, 2015

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 Everything Spring.  We talked about spring weather coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.  We predicted as a class whether the month of March would have more days with weather like a lion or a lamb.  We had a class discussion discussing spring weather and completed some writing activities that revolved around our Everything Spring book.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the it word family this week.  First we start with the word ending it and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending it to make new words.  For example, for the it word family we formed the words (hit, bit, knit, kit etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words went, soon, and come 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.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We continued working on decomposing numbers 11-19.  We also took a one minute fluency test for addition and subtraction facts.

Writing:  We wrote about the Star Student of the Week.  We also wrote in our writing journals.  In our writing journals we added the 5 Stars to Writing.  A capital letter to start a sentence, proper punctuation, space between our words, neatness, and does our writing make sense?

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which focused on animals, reptiles, birds, and fish that are hatched from eggs.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their Lion and Lamb project to celebrate spring coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.

Report cards are coming home today March 13^th.  Please sign and return the signed envelope.  

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 Thursdays

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!

Dr. Seuss Week!

Wacky Week!

 

Focus on Curriculum     

March 6, 2015

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 celebrated Dr. Seuss all week long since his birthday was March 2^nd.  We read many of his classics along with a few new books.  We read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Oh the Thinks You Can Think!, The Cat In The Hat, The Cat In The Hat Comes Back!, Wacky Wednesday, Horton Hears A Who!, Fox in Socks, and Green Eggs and Ham.

Word Family’s:  We worked on the ed word family this week.  First we start with the word ending ed and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word ending ed to make new words.  For example, for the ed word family we formed the words (bed, wed, fed, etc.)

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words this, that, and new 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.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.

Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens.  We started working on decomposing numbers 11-19.  We used colored goldfish crackers with these activities that went along with one of our Dr. Seuss stories One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  Please practice reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.

Writing:  We wrote about the Dr. Seuss book Wacky Wednesday and illustrated wacky pictures that we shared with our classmates.  We also wrote about Green Eggs and Ham.

Social Studies: We read our Weekly Reader, which was about Dr. Seuss.

Art:  The students really enjoyed making their own green eggs and ham.  We also made a Dr. Seuss project.  The boys and girls will be bringing them home to share with their families.

We had a lot of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss!

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 Thursdays

 

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!