Week of January 17, 2017

During our literacy block we are working on our new unit - Spending, Saving and Sharing.  We are examining money and what we use money for.  We will write about what we would like to save money to buy.

During math we will continue to work with teen numbers and to work with the 100 number grid.  We continue to practice counting to 100 and to write our numbers to 30.

During science we will continue our exploration of wood and various kinds of wood and where wood comes from.   We also will continue reading stories about winter and doing some special projects.

Our letters/words of the week are:
             "sh", this, they

Our star student this week is:   Gia

Before winter break we  read "The Polar Express" and got our own silver bell.

Daniel was our star student and shared his journal story.

Back to school after winter break.

It's cold out, but we love playing and running with our friends.

January 10, 2017

We attended a wonderful presentation today by Greg Tang.  The children were engaged and really enjoyed the games he played.  There are a number of games that can be found on his website
gregtangmath.com.  I would encourage you to explore the site and games with your child.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

January 9, 2017

During our literacy block we will read winter stories and do some winter projects.  We will work on retelling - characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.  We will also write some winter stories with a beginning, middle and end.

We will read and do some special projects to help us learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.

In math we will spend some more time exploring calculators, and will work with a pan balance scale and talk about weight.  We also are beginning to work with numbers 11-20.

We will be starting our science unit - Wood and Paper and explore things made of wood in or classroom.

Our letter/words of the week are: "Ss", am, play, do.
Please keep practicing letters/sounds and sight words with your child.

Have a good week.

January 3, 2017

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a very happy and restful holiday.

This week during our literacy block, we will finish our fairy tale unit.  We will read "Jack and the Bean Stalk" and "The Princess and the Pea".  We will then review the fairy tales we've read and write about our favorite fairy tale and why it is our favorite.

In math we will be working with pattern blocks and we will be working with teen numbers and using the tens frame.

We will be reading some special winter stories and doing some winter projects.

Our letter/words of the week:  "Ee", not, run

Our star student this week is:  Emma

Thank you for all your holiday wishes and gifts.  Your generosity is truly appreciated.
Also a thank you for your contributions that made our lunch and candy house project such a fun  and memorable day.

Week of December 19, 2016

During our literacy block, we will continue to work on fairy tales and retelling the story by acting out or story maps.  We will be reading "Lon Po Po",  "The Little Red Hen" and "The Gingerbread Boy".  We are continuing to chart our holiday traditions and then we will write about a tradition our family has and share our writing with our friends.

In math we are working with shapes and graphing this week.  We also will be introduced to the calculator.

We continue to work on holiday projects and listen to holiday stories.

Our letter/words of the week are:  "Ff", all, my

Thank you to all the parents who came to conferences.   I really enjoyed meeting with everyone.

REMINDER:
Friday, December 23rd is an early dismissal day and our mom's or someone special lunch at 11:15.   Please bring a lunch for you and your child.  After lunch, we will make our candy houses.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday!

It's time for morning work!  We come in and get started.  We are writing in our journals.

Week of December 12, 2016

During our literacy block we continue to read and retell fairy tales.  This week we will read another version of "Cinderella".  We will read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Little Red Hen."  We are retelling - characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.

During math we will be working with numbers and writing numbers.  We will sequence numbers.  We also will be working with shapes.

We are going to continue to share our December holiday traditions and then start to write about
one of our traditions.

Please continue to practice sight words and letters/letter sounds.  This week our letter of the week is "Rr" and our words are:  went, said.

REMINDER:
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week are early dismissal days for parent conferences.

Special News:
Giovanni's birthday was Friday and to celebrate Giovanni invited his dad,  a police officer, to come into our class and talk about his job.  It was a very exciting afternoon and the children learned a lot.
Thank you so much for your visit Officer Ed.

We enjoy indoor recess too on rainy, windy days.

Week of December 5, 2016

This week during our literacy block we will continue to read fairy tales and retell - characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.  We will read Cinderella, Three Billy Goats Gruff and we will write about our favorite fairy tale and why.  We are continuing to work on writing our own fairy tale.

In math we continue to work with numbers and ordering numbers.

We are learning about December holidays and family traditions during this holiday season

Our letters/words of the week are:  "Bb", of, for.

REMINDERS:
Report cards go home this Friday.  I am looking forward to meeting with everyone over the next couple of weeks.

Have a great week!