Week of February 27, 2017

During our literacy block this week we will be finishing our unit about money.  This week we are focusing on saving and spending.  We will write about things we want to save for.  We will begin our author study unit.  We will be reading books by Eric Carle.

During math we will be measuring this week, counting and solving addition and subtraction number sentences.

On Monday we will have a special assembly with a youth motivational speaker sponsored by the PTO.

We also celebrate Read Across America week and Dr. Seuss this week.  We will be reading many Dr. Seuss books and there are school wide spirit activities that you can join in to celebrate.

Our words of the week are:    end    are
We will be talking about plurals this week.

Reminders:
Career Day projects are due this week.  Please send in all items your child will be using for their presentation.  More information on our celebration on March 10th will be coming this week.

Our Spring Book Fair will be starting this week as well.

In your child's folder are the sight words they need to continue to practice.

Our star student this week is John Michael.

Getting ready for our Valentine Day Concert.

Jason was our star student last week.

Weeks of February 13 and February 20, 2017

During the next two weeks we will be learning about how kids and adults earn money.  We will be reading books and charting various jobs.  We will talk about services and goods and learn the difference between a career that provides a service and one that provides goods.  Students will begin to think about what job they would like to have when they grow up in preparation for Kindergarten Career Day.

In math we continue to practice counting to 100, counting by 10's to 100, writing our numbers to 20, and solving addition and subtraction number stories.

We will talk about President's Day and read some books about Abraham Lincoln and George  Washington.

The special Valentine music show will be in the auditorium on Tuesday, February 14th at 1:30.  All parents are invited.

Our words of the week are:  love, from
We continue to work with word families.

A special packet will go home this week with some activities to work on for the next two weeks.  The packet does not have to be returned until Friday, February 24th.

We celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday, February 10th.  Unfortunately a lot of students were absent.  Here are some photos of the great projects that were on display.  Thank you for all your hard work.

Week of February 6, 2017

During our literacy block we will continue to read books about money, focusing this week on ways we can earn money.  We will continue to write our stories about a need and a want that we have.

During math we will continue to work on  number stories and comparing numbers.  We also continue to practice writing our numbers 1-20 with no reversals.

We are continuing to explore wood and the various types of wood and how wood reacts with water.

We will be celebrating our 100th day of school on Thursday, February 9th.

Our words this week are:

           come, up

To prepare for our upcoming Kindergarten Career Day in March, (more information is coming) we would like to invite any parent who would like to speak about their job - why it is important, tools or skills you need, into the classroom.  Please contact me if you are interested.  Presentations will be held February 6-March 1.  The best time would be 1:10-1:30.  Please let me know if you are interested, and I will try to accommodate your schedule.  Thank you.

REMINDER
Please keep practicing sight words, counting to 100 and writing numbers 1-20.  Read every night and talk about the stories.

Journal writing for morning work.

Gia was our star student and did journal sharing.

Indoor playtime is fun too!