Panda News:

I wanted to wish all of the Panda families a happy Easter and Spring season.  The kids are very excited to have egg hunts this weekend.  I have included a list of upcoming dates.  There will be more information to follow as the time gets closer.  Enjoy your weekend!
 

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: review of all lowercase letters

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: on

Parent Conferences: 4/6 & 4/13 early release 12:50

Jump Rope for Heart: 4/22 

Spring vacation:  4/25-4/29

Field Trip: 5/13 more info to follow

May Day 5/24 more info to follow

Early Release: 5/18 @12:50

Makerfest: 5/19

No School: 5/30 (Memorial Day)

Field Day: 6/9 (looking for volunteers)

Tentative last day of K: 6/14 more info to follow

Panda News: 

This Tuesday, March 15th is our field trip.  Please remember to eat a good breakfast and pack a snack.  We will be eating snack before we leave for the Music Hall.  The students will have lunch when they return to school.  If you are chaperoning please meet us at the Music Hall at 11:00.  Thank you!
 

Language Arts:  

 

We are working on  procedural writing "How To's".  They are  reading some "How To's" and writing them as well.   We have learned the different  characteristics of a "How To".  They usually contain photographs, they might have some words in bold, and they may have a glossary.  They are using the characteristics in their books.  We are also working on sight words and blending CVC words to make our reading more fluent.

 

Math:

 

The Pandas have been learning the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.  We have been focusing on the cube and cone.  We have also explored measuring.  We continue to practice the sums through 5.  Every other week your student will bring home a set of math facts.  Please practice all the math facts with your student.  There will be homelinks sent home weekly as well.

 

Art:  

 

The students made tricky leprechauns for St. Patrick's Day.  The wrote what they would wish for if they caught a leprechaun.  They also made glitter shamrocks.

 

 

 

Book of the Week:  Fin M'coul by Tomie De Paola and various Piggy and Elephant stories by Mo Willems

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: f and q

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: go

Spring Conferences: 4/6 & 4/13

Music Hall Field Trip: 3/15

Early Release: 3/17 (dismissal at 12:50)

No School: 3/18

PANDA NEWS:

I hope everyone enjoyed the vacation last week.  We are back in the swing of school.    Thank you to all who came out and showed your support for the school Friday night.  

 

Language Arts:  

 

The students found we in the sight word book.  We also practiced all our sight words this week.  The more sight words they recognize in their reading the less work they will have to do as a reader.  It is a lot like learning your math facts in math.  We have begun an introduction to procedural writing "How To's".  The have started to reads some "How To's" and brainstorm things they could write about.   We looked at the special characteristics of "How To's".  They found some have glossaries for important words.  

 

Math:

 

The Pandas practiced math facts this week using dice games and unifix cubes.  How is nightly math fact practice going?  I will not send any flash cards home this week but please continue to practice all of the +1.  They will get a Homelink in addition to the math facts.  Every two weeks your Panda will get more flashcards to work on to master.

 

Art:  

 

The students made pots of gold and clouds to go with rainbows they painted.   

    

Book of the Week:  How To Make Cupcakes

Yoga Cosmic Kids

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: h & b

Phonics Letters:e

Word of the Week: my

No School Friday: 3/18

Early Release Thursday: 3/17

Parent Conferences in April