Frozen at the Movie Theater!

December 16-20, 2019

We are truly enjoying “the most wonderful time of the year!”  The students have been working very hard this year. Their progress is tremendous! We have a busy schedule this week filled with many fun, holiday activities. Tuesday we will be visiting the high school to see the band and chorus holiday program.  Thursday is the PBIS Reward day.

We will be using Christmas stories this week to practice our Reading skills. While reading the stories we will discuss characters, setting, plot, and the sequence of the story. We will also search for sight words, compare and contrast stories, and classify and categorize the information in some of the books. Our weekly story is called “George Washington Visits.” This historical fiction helps us determine how life today is different than life hundreds of years ago.

Our Math Topic 2 will end this week. The lessons focus on how to read, write, and count numbers 11-20. Please continue to practice counting to 100, identifying the numbers, building the numbers with objects, and writing the numerals 0-20. 

Reminders:

~ Wednesday is “Ugly Sweater Day’ with a donation of $1.00.

~ Thursday is our monthly PBIS reward. The children are permitted to wear pajamas and board the polar express in our classroom. We will be watching the movie, enjoying hot cocoa and cookies, making a small craft, and coloring scenes from the movie.

~ Students will be dismissed at 12:00pm on Friday, December 2oth. School will resume on Thursday, January 2^nd.

~ While you are looking for something to entertain your child over the break… Please try to practice the sight words and our fundamental skills. (letters and sounds, rhyming, identifying numbers, counting to 100, writing 0-20, etc.) Also take time to have your child practice reading with words they can sound out and blend. 

Remember to Take some time to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday season!

~ Mrs. Green

December 9-13, 2019

The holiday spirit is upon us all. The excitement is in the air. We are trying our best to stay focused and meet our goals while participating in some fun holiday activities.

Our Reading story for the week is an animal fantasy called “Little Quack.” We will be practicing how to identify the plot in a story (The important things that happen in a story). This story is about a duckling that learns new things as he gets older. This gives us the opportunity to discuss verbs that are happening now and in the past. The amazing words presented in the story are: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, and brave. The targeted sight words are: me, with, and she. (As always, remember to practice sight words daily. The children are doing a great job progressing through the lists!)

Our Phonics letter of the week is Rr. The /r/ sound, as in reindeer, will be the focus in our lessons along with segmenting, blending, rhyming, and reading words.

Math: Numbers to 20 will continue this week. We are counting, reading, and writing numbers 0-20. Please remember to keep practicing correct number writing. Also practice identifying the missing number. (We are one point away from meeting our Spring Math goal!)

Reminders:

~ Wednesday, December 11^th is a canned good dress down day. If your child brings in a canned good or a monetary donation to be donated to a local food bank, they will be permitted to dress down for the day.

~Our class will be buying at the Holiday Shop on Thursday, December 12th. 

~ Our Field Trip to ride the Santa Train will take place on Friday, December 13^th. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas like the characters in the Polar Express story. (Chaperones are also welcome to dress the role!) Please do not forget to pack your child’s lunch in a disposable bag if you did not choose a school lunch for that day.

~The holiday concert will be held at the High School auditorium on Saturday, December 14th.  Kindergarten is scheduled for 10:00.

🎄     December 3-6, 2019     🎄

I hope everyone enjoyed their family time during the Thanksgiving break. We are now rolling into the most wonderful time of the year! This is the season for great excitement, as well as busy schedules. We will take some time to incorporate Christmas activities into our regular lessons over the next few weeks.  

Reading is moving on to Unit 3 this week! This unit discusses changes that occur around us. “Little Panda” is our first story. It is a nonfictional story that explains how a panda changes in its first year of life. The children will compare and contrast how a panda and her mother are alike, as well as how they are different. Verbs will be introduced this week. Our amazing words are: weigh, measure, healthy, bamboo, curious, and explore. New sight words presented this week include: me, with, and she.

Phonics: Two letters will be targeted this week: Bb and Nn. The initial and final /b/ and /n/ sounds will be practiced.

Math lessons will continue to work with the numbers 11-20. Our goal is to read, write, and count numbers up to 20. Please practice counting forward and backward from 0-20.

Reminders:

~Tuesday, December 3^rd is Day 1 on the rotation schedule.

~ Please remember to return the letter to Santa that was sent home on Wednesday. We will deliver them straight to Santa when we attend our field trip.

~ The PTO is conducting the Holiday Gift Workshop next week. Our class buying day will be Thursday, December 12^th.

~The Kindergarten field trip is Friday, December 13th.  Watch for information that will be sent home in your child’s folder.

~Mark your calendars…The Christmas Concert is scheduled for Saturday, December 14^th at the high school auditorium. Kindergarten will hit the stage at 10:00am. Please have your child arrive by 9:30 in order to prepare.

Have a nice week!
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