Read Across America Week!!

Hello!!

We are busy celebrating Read Across America week here at school!!  On Friday we will have a "Cat in the Hat" friend greeting the students as they leave.  So we would like for you to take your child out the front doors on Friday so they can see our friend.  If your child rides the bus or goes to the YMCA the "Cat in the Hat" will greet them as they are leaving also!!

Thanks and have a great week!

Look for more pictures coming as we are busy here in school celebrating!!

Newsletter Information

Important Dates/Tips

·      March 5^th  –2 Hour Late Start

·      March 12^th – 16^th – No School Spring Break

·      March 19^th – 2 Hour Late Start

·      March 23^rd – Kindergarten to play at GBPAC

·      Practice Counting by 10’s to 100!

·      Start working on basic subtraction at home.  2 minus 1 equals 1. 

 

Reading/Writing

We have been working hard on comprehension strategies in our reading.  We are working on metacognition which; is thinking about our thinking and schema.  Schema is what we already know about what we are reading.  Always ask questions at home as they read.  In writing we have been writing about President’s Day! 

Math

We spent some time working on counting by 10’s to 100.  Please practice this at home to reinforce it.  We also started our new chapter on basic addition skills.  We have worked very hard on these and are hoping to continue to add bigger numbers together.   This can be a tough concept for many to understanding so any practice at home will be very helpful to their learning of basic addition.  We have spent a lot of time figuring out different ways to make numbers.  Check their papers as they come home to help practice our skills.

Mega Party!!

After our Valentine's Party we were very lucky to be able to enjoy a Mega party with inflatable rides!!  The students had a BLAST!!!  Here are some pictures to enjoy!!  I tried to get as many of them as I could but we were all over the place!!  :)

Valentine's Day Party!

We had a super time at our Valentine's Day party!  We had wonderful food to eat and drink.  They even were able to take home a favor.  Then we had some time to open up our Valentine boxes!!  That was very exciting for us!  Here are some pictures of us enjoying our food!

Newsletter Information

Reminders

February 14^th – Valentine’s Day Party

February 17^th  – End of 2^nd Trimester

February 20^th– No School!

March 5^th  – 2 Hour Late Start

March 12^th – 16^th – Spring Break

Tips

·      Practice writing numbers all the way to 100.

·      Have your child start spelling their word wall words.

·      Continue working on basic addition problems.

Reading/Writing

We are really getting into reading the books in our new levels.  We have worked with a lot of books that are nonfiction.  We discussed how these books give us real information.  Ask your child to tell you if their IMC book is fiction or nonfiction.  We have really been practicing our writing skills.  We have done many lessons on how to create sentences.  We are really focusing on using spaces, capital letters, and periods.  We know these are important.  Have your child do some writing at home to show you their improvements.

Math

In math we have been very busy working on shapes, 3 dimensional shapes, symmetry, fractions, and dividing objects to share.  We will be starting a new math unit on Monday with addition.  We are very excited about this new adventure!

Science/SS/Health

In Science the students have been doing experiments on wood.  They are looking at how it reacts to water and whether it floats.  In SS we have been discussing things that happened long ago.  In Health they are busy discussing Healthy habits that will make them live a long life.

Thinking Bubble!!

We have been very busy working on Metacognition and Schema in our classroom.  Metacognition is thinking about our thinking and Schema is what do you already know about what you are reading.  We made a thinking bubble to hold up and share with others what we are thinking while reading a class book.  It was a lot of fun.  Now not everyone wanted to come up and share which is just fine!!  Maybe next time you will see more friends!