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