Panda News:
On Friday, April 24th we will be taking part in Jump Rope for Heart.  The students will be jumping rope at 1:30 in the gym.  In P.E. this week we learned how the heart works through an obstacle course.  

I will be sending our last volunteer calendar home on Friday for May.  I wanted to thank you all for your support throughout the school year. 

 

Enjoy your vacation!

 

 

Language Arts:

We have been working on a poetry unit.  We have been reading a variety of poems and writing our on poems.  The students worked on descriptive words about pigs and they created a pig poem.  They also learned poetry has a voice and they gave their pizza a voice.  We worked on a list poem based on Shel Siverstein's poem "SICK".  To finish out unit we will be working on an Earth Day poem and a fruit poem.  

Math:

We have been working on writing number stories and writing the equations that go with them.  We also have been decomposing the numbers up to 10 using a variety of manipulatives.  The students have been exploring 2D and 3D shapes.  

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: review of all lowercase letters

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: review of all sight words

Spring vacation:  4/27-5/1

May Day : 5/21

Early Release: 5/13 @12:50

Field Day: 5/29

No School: 5/25 (Memorial Day)

Grandparent Luncheon: 6/1 more info to follow

Tentative Last Day for K: 6/16 We will have an end of the year celebration starting at 9:30 in our classroom.  Dismissal will be by 11:00am if this poses a problem for your family please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly.

Panda News:

We had a great week last week celebrating Read Across America.  We did lots of fun activities.  We ended our week reading with other kindergarten friends. Please enjoy Flickr.  I have posted a lot of fun photos.

Don't forget that Thursday, April 2nd is our field trip to The Music Hall.  If you are chaperoning you can meet us in the lobby around 9am.  Thank you.

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: review of all lowercase letters

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: we

Spring vacation:  4/27-5/1

Early Release: 5/13 @12:50

No School: 5/25 (Memorial Day)

PANDA NEWS:

All next week, our school will celebrate Read Across America.  There will be several activities happening.  The kids and teachers are asked to dress up like their favorite book characters and bring the book (dressing up is optional). A note went home to let you know what each days theme.

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 a how to catch a leprechaun story to go with them.  They also made bingo dobber shamrocks.

 

The Students had a visit from a tricky leprechaun.  He played a trick on the children and left him a special surprise.  Ask them what the leprechaun left them.    

 

 

Book of the Week:  Fin M'coul by Tomie De Paola

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: f and q

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: go

Read Across America All Next Week

Spring Conferences: 4/8 & 4/15

Music Hall Field Trip: 4/2

PANDA NEWS:

I hope everyone enjoyed the vacation last week.  We are back in the swing of school.  We will begin volunteering again.  I will be sending a calendar home tomorrow.  Thank you to all who came out and showed your support for the school Friday night.  

 

Language Arts:  

 

The students found you 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

Song of the Week:  Peanut Butter

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: r, m & n

Phonics Letters: c

Word of the Week: on

No School Friday: 3/13

Parent Conferences in April

PANDA NEWS:

Happy Valentine's Day!  
The students celebrated 100th day and Valentine's day this week.  We celebrated in a lot of different ways.  The students were able to built with 100 Solo cups, write a book (My Teacher Has Told Me 100 Times...), we played with valentine's slime and a whole lot more fun!



After vacation, we will be adding to our math homework.  We will begin practicing our math facts through 5.  A letter and the materials will be sent home after vacation.  Be on the look out!

I have added pictures to Flikr.  They are of the kids enjoying the 100th day of school and working in the post office. 

 

Language Arts:  

 

We worked on proper formation of all letters introduced.  I am still find a lot of children starting from the bottom.  We also continued to work on our reading strategies.  We have learned good reader use a lot of different tools when they read. 

 

Math:

 

The Pandas celebrated the 100th day of school.  We shared our collections of 100 and counted to 100.  It was an exciting day in the Panda room.

 

Art:  

 

We made valentine's crafts with paint and glitter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies:

The students worked in the post office all week.  Check out the pictures

 

Book of the Week:  Secret Valentine by Laura Damon

Song of the Week:  The Valentine's Dance Party Song by Jack Hartmann

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: review lowercase letters taught so far

Phonics Letters: x & y

Word of the Week: on

February Vacation: 2/23-2/27

School District Meeting: 3/6 @7:00pm

Field Trip:  4/2

 

PANDA NEWS:

 

I hope we are all enjoying the snow.  It has been a crazy mixed up week. The hundredth day of school will now be on Tuesday (fingers crossed).   If you have not already, please sign and return the envelope and the copy of the report is yours to keep.  Also if you have not sent your child's valentines in please do so ASAP.  We have a post office set up in dramatic play where they are able to mail the valentines.

 

 

Language Arts:  

 

We continued to work on lowercase d and g.  We also continued to work on the word like. We have been practicing our reading; we have a lot of great readers!  They are also great writers.  We have been practicing our sight words in isolation and in the context of reading.  You may want to practice finding them in books with your children.

 

Math:

 

The Pandas continued to review math games to build number sense.

 

Art:  

 

We made painted hearts today and torn paper hearts on Wednesday.  Can you feel the love!

 

Social Studies:

 

The students will be learning about the US Postal System during the month of February.

 

 

Book of the Week:  It Is Groundhog's Day

App of the week:  Train Phonics

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: u, i & e

Phonics Letters: w & h

Word of the Week: up

100 project:  2/4

Valentine's due: 2/2

February Vacation: 2/23-2/27

School District Meeting: 3/6 @7:00pm babysitting will be provided by STA

 

 

PANDA NEWS:

 

Welcome back!  I apologize for the delay in blogging.   I hope you had a restful and fun vacation.  We are getting back into the routines of the classroom.  The students have begun working with sound sorts each week.  You will see these sorts come home weekly.  The students can practice these at home if they wish.  They do not need to be returned. 

Language Arts:  

We worked on lowercase c, o, s, v, w, t & a during the last few weeks.  We also worked on the word it, to & can. They practiced the word in several different ways as well as reviewed other sight words.  We also have begun to blend sounds together to decode simple cvc words.  We have been working on mid-year assessments.  This information will be used to complete progress reports, which will sent home at the end of January.

Math:

The Pandas wrote the numbers 1-20 for a math assessment.  We played a sequencing teen number game.  We also worked with the concept of addition and subtraction.  They also worked on number puzzles by finding patterns on the hundreds grid.  We continued to practice counting to 70 and are working on recognizing our teen numbers.

 

Art:  

We made melted snowmen and a stained glass mitten.    We also created glitter snowman.

 

Social Studies: 

We talked about Martin Luther King Jr. and what made him important.  The children took part an activity about inclusion and exclusion.  They also made peace doves and came up with their own dream for a better world.

 

 

Science:

Did you notice a snow theme this week?  We will end our week by making snow inside.  It was just like real snow.  Kids loved playing with it!  

 
App of the Week:  Train Phonic and Quickimage

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters:  d & g

Phonics Letters: X & Y

Word of the Week: like

100th day of school 2/4

Early Release: 2/4

Report Cards: 1/30

Valentine Celebration: 2/13

 

 

Wish List:

tissues

hand sanitizer