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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panda News:

We continued to work on our gingerbread theme.  Next week we focused on Jan Brett's The Gingerbread Baby.

 

I posted some pictures on FLICKR.  Check them out!

Language Arts:  

We worked on uppercase I, T, & J.  We also worked on the word the. We worked on our class version of the gingerbread story.  The children are having so much fun being authors. 

Math:

We continued to work on practicing teen numbers.  We played a variety of games using dice and ten frames.  We also worked on representing hexagons different ways and recording the information we found. 

Art:  

The students created collage gingerbread kids.  We also worked on placemats for our cookie decorating.

Social Studies:  

The STA is running community service project to collect food for the needs of people in our community.  They can bring in a canned good to add to the deposit boxes.  Also don't forget about the other service projects going on throughout the school. 

Book of the Week: The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Song of the Week: Adventures in Exercise
(check out the video on the student resource page)

 

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters:  uppercase review

Phonics Letters: u

Word of the Week: am

Gingerbread Decorating:  12/22 @ 2:05 

PJ Day: 12/23

Winter Vacation: 12/24-1/2/15

PANDA NEWS:

We have begun work on our gingerbread unit.  We have read a few versions of the folktale The Gingerbread Man.

 

Thank you to all that help support our school and classroom.  We couldn't do it without you.

Language Arts:  

We worked on lowercase G, S, and A.  We also worked on the word is.  We started writing our on version of The Gingerbread Man

Math:

We worked on attributes and shape.  We have been practicing counting to fifty by ones.

Art:  

The students worked on a winter quilt this week.  They decorated their painted gingerbread men.

Social Studies:  The STA is running community service project to collect food for the needs of people in our community.  They can bring in a canned good to add to the deposit boxes.  Also don't forget about the other service projects going on throughout the school.

Book of the Week: The Gingerbread Boy by Karen Schmidt
Song of the Week:  "The Gingerbread Man" by Jack Hartman
(check out the video on the student resource page)

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: T, J & I

Phonics Letters:  s & z

Word of the Week: the

Early Release: 12/17 @ 12:50

Gingerbread Decorating Party: 12/22 @ 12:30

PJ Day: 12/23

Panda News:

Thank you to all the volunteers this month.  I will be getting December's calendar out next week. 

As you know our Family Breakfast is next Tuesday.  It will start at 8:00.  We will finish with reciting a poem at 8:25.  I hope all will be able to join us. 

Language Arts:  

We have been working on the word and. They have been comparing and contrasting themselves to the Pilgrims through realistic fiction.  We also wrote our own version of  I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie.  

 

Math:

We will work on turkey dice games as well as make a turkey glyph.  The Pandas are creating turkeys with the pattern block templates. The kids can't wait for you to check out their work at the breakfast next Tuesday

Art:  

The classroom is looking very festive with all the Thanksgiving art work we have been creating!

Book of the Week:  I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie
Song of the Week:  "Turkey, Turkey" (tune of Twinkle, Twinkle)

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters:  C, O, & Q

Phonics Letters: l & r

Word of the Week: and

Book Fair: 12/2-12/5

Thanksgiving Break:  11/26-11/28

Family Breakfast: 11/25 @ 8:00-8:25 (Panda Classroom)

Gingerbread Decorating:  12/22 @ 12:30 

Early Release: 12/17

Winter Vacation: 12/24-1/2/14

Panda News

Our Halloween celebration was a success. The children had a wonderful time. Check out the new photos I added to Flickr.  Thank you for all the donations and help.  I couldn't do it without you!

Here is a glimpse of our week in the Panda class:

Language arts:  The children wrote a piggy back version of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? using their costume photos.

Math:  We played various Halloween math games.  The students have made great progress this quarter!

Art:  We made Sparky the Fire Dog to go along with our visit from the Stratham Fire Department.  

Social Studies:  We ended Safety Month with bus safety and a visit from the Stratham Fire Department. The children were able to explore the truck, learn about 911, practice stop, drop, and roll and get to see a fire fighter all dressed for work.  They talked to the students about having a safety plan at home.  You may want to create one or practice it if you already have one.

Book of the Week:  Stellaluna
Song of the Week:  "Wizard's Brew"

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters X,Y & Z

Phonics Letters: m & n

Word of the Week: so

November Conferences:  11/7  (this is an early release days)

No school: 11/10 & 11/11

Family Breakfast: 11/25 from 8:00-8:25 a.m.

Thanksgiving Break:  11/26-11/28

Panda News:

October is Safety Month.  This week we will have a visit from the Stratham Fire Department.  We also had Mrs. Griffith talk about Personal Body Safety last Thursday.  She talked about bathing suit areas on your body and uncomfortable touches.  The students learned if something is making you feel uncomfortable you say Stop (assertively), Get Away, and Tell Someone.  They also talked about "stranger danger."  Officer Mike also stopped by and talked about Halloween safety.  The students also got to check out his police car.  Look for the safety photos on Flickr soon!

Language Arts: 

We practiced writing uppercase U & L.  We used wood pieces and our slate boards to practice.  We also worked on the word see.  The Pandas learned about the sound a.  It is the first vowel we have learned.  After introducing it we have begun to blend CVC words to decode them.  We talked about real words versus nonsense words.  After returning from our field trip we wrote an opinion piece.  The students wrote about their favorite part of the show.

Math:

We finished up unit 2 in math.  An assessment of the unit will come home on Monday.  If there is a skill circled it means your child needs a little more practice with that particular skill.  

Art: 

We made big green monster sun-catchers.  They also drew big green monsters and labelled them.

Thank you to the parents that were able to chaperone on our field trip.  It was a great show.  We all had a great time.

Upcoming Events:

Book of the Week- Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Upcoming Letters-  V & W
Word of the Week- I
Phonics- o
October 28th- Picture retakes
Parent Conferences- 10/29 & 11/7 early release (please sign-up if you have not) 
Halloween Celebration- Students and Staff only 10/30 (please see signup genius for more info)
Nov. 10th & 11th- No School