December 8th-12th

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /y/ and /x/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, /u/, /l/, /f/, /b/, /j/, /ai/,/oa/ /ie/ /ee/ /or/, /w/ and /v/

Popcorn Words

We learned: yes, no
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Arthurs Perfect Christmas by Marc Brown. Through this book we discussed the meaning of traditions and those in which our families have. Many of the students shared their traditions that related to different holidays, but we also came up with traditions that may be for a special occasion such as taking a picture the first day of school. Then we watched Arthurs Perfect Christmas the movie and compared the similarities and differences in the movie and book.  We focused on vocabulary words such as Hanukkah (celebrated by the character Francine in the book) and Kwanzaa (celebrated by the character Brain). 

Our poem this week was called A Cute Little Snowman. We searched for vowel letters in this poem as well as our popcorn words.

Our weekly reader was about Holiday Lights. We identified the main idea and details of our magazine as well as played a holiday I spy game!

Math

In math this week we started finished topic 6, counting to 100, and began topic 7 understanding addition. Our math centers focused on finding, counting and writing teen numbers. We practiced reading number words from 1-10 and worked on putting numbers together on items such as two dice (beginning addition).

Important Reminders

December 16th Half Day

December 19th- Holiday Party and Silly Sweater Day

Email me with any questions!

Weekly Review

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /w/ and /v/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, /u/, /l/, /f/, /b/, /j/, /ai/,/oa/ /ie/ /ee/ and /or/

Popcorn Words

We learned: for, little, and
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to, too, ran, into

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Me and My Family Tree. We made predictions before the story to guess what a family tree is. Among some of the guesses was that a family tree is a tree where your family has a party and it is a tree where people live. After reading the story though we learned that it was just like a map, but instead of showing us where we live it shows everyone in our family. Some of us were even able to describe our own family trees. To go along with our story we made a Family Book. Inside we wrote/drew pictures of our family, where we live, our favorite things to eat with our families as well as our favorite things to do with our families.

Our poem this week was called Lil Ole Elf. We have an elf who visits our classroom each day, we named him Magic Icicle. Our classroom elf leaves us notes on different ways to be kind to our classmates and other people. We have helped our janitors by picking up the trash in our classroom. We had a compliment day where we shared nice things about our friends and today our elf asked us to be kind to our parents and help clean up our toys!

Math

In math this week we started topic 6. During this topic we will be working on counting to 100. We have been working with patterns in counting such as counting by 1's and now counting by 10's. Counting by 10s is tricky for some of us so continue to practice. We searched for missing numbers in a number line, raced to the finish by identifying teen numbers, stamping teen numbers and completing puzzles.

Important Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due tonight December 5th- If these will be used as gifts please let me know and we will send them home in a large envelope so your child does not see them.

December 16th Half Day

December 19th- Holiday Party

Email me with any questions!

Week of November 17th-21st

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /ee/ and /or/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, /u/, /l/, /f/, /b/, /j/, /ai/,/oa/ and /ie/

Popcorn Words

We learned: too, ran
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is, but, to

Handwriting

In handwriting we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Gg.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book A Turkey for Thanksgiving. We worked on our story seqencing by reading this story a few times and then using pictures to put the events in order. We looked at the words Thanksgiving, hooves, and riverbank during our vocabulary word work.

Our poem this week was called Five Little Turkeys. The turkeys were trying to get away because they did not want to be on a Thanksgiving tray as dinner. We took turns reading the different turkey lines. THen we illustrated and circled our popcorn words in the poem before adding it to our poetry notebook.

Our Weekly Reader was all about the First Thanksgiving this week.

Math

In math this week we finished topic 5. This week we practiced counting numbers 11-20. We also pracitced writing and identifing these numbers. We will continue to practice these numbers as they are very tricky for the students because their names do not follow a pattern. Next week we will begin topic 6 called counting to one hundred. We will be looking at patterns in counting to help us count this high. We are all almost counting to 50 now!

Important Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due December 5th- If these will be used as gifts please let me know and we will send them home in a large envelope so your child does not see them.
November 25th- Bring a flashlight for a special reading day

No school November 26th, 27th, and 28th

Email me with any questions!

Our week in review

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /oa/ and /ie/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, /u/, /l/, /f/, /b/, /j/ and /ai/

Popcorn Words

We learned:
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me, am,  did, not, can, is

Handwriting

In handwriting we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Ff. 

Reading

During our reading time we read the book From Seed to Pumpkin. This nonfiction books shared more in depth information about the life cycle of a pumpkin. We practiced the reading skill of visualizing while reading short pieces from the story. We also used the story to sequence the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Our movie from Spookley has been published. If you would like to view it here is a link.

Mrs. Schlagbaum's Pumpkin Video

Our poem this week was called The Food Cheer.

Our Weekly Reader was all about the colors we see on an autumn walk.

Math

In math this week we finished topic 4 with a review day before beginning our new topic 5, counting to 20. This week we have covered numbers 11-15. We practiced reading, writing, and counting these numbers. Next week we will continue our "teen" numbers up to 20.

Important Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due tonight November 14th 

No school November 26th, 27th, and 28th

Email me with any questions!

Review for the Weeks of October 27th and November 5th

We had a wonderful Halloween celebration last Friday. Last week a post did not go out about our week so this post includes this week and last week. Thank you again to all of the parents for their support during the Halloween party and parade. The party would not happen without your donations, time and effort put into the planning. I know the children had a blast at the party. The energy level was high and I'm sure they were ready to go trick or treating as soon as they got home. Here is our weeks in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /b/ /j/ and /ai/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, /u/, /l/, /f/, 

Popcorn Words

We learned: did, not, can, is
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, we, me and am

Handwriting

In handwriting we practiced the capital and lowercase letters Cc and Ee. We are just about ready to start our writing curriculum!

Reading

During our reading time we read the books Stellaluna and The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin. Last week with the story Stellaluna we learned many new facts about bats. We mapped this information on a chart called a schema chart. On our chart we added information that we already knew about bats (schema), then at the end of the week we added all of the new information we had learned to the new information section. If we found out that one of our intial background knowledge about bats was not true we moved the sticky note that it was written on to the "misconceptions" column. We also used the information we learned about bats to make another chart. We finished the sentences Bats can, bats have, and bats are to map out this new information.

During our week of Spookley we discussed how we treat friends with respect in kindergarten and at home. In the story Spookley was different then all of the other pumpkins and the round pumpkins made him feel bad about himself. At the end of the story Spookley learns that just because he is different does not mean he is not a valuable pumpkin, he is just unique. Then we had to decide for ourselves what shape pumpkin we would be. We made a movie to explain our choices and to show you our projects. We will share as soon as it is ready.

Our poem this week was called The Scarecrow.

Our Weekly Reader was all about a Veterans and why we celebrate them on November 11th.

Math

These two weeks in math have been focused on ordering and comparing numbers 1-10. We compared had to find the number on a number line that was 1 more, 1 fewer, 2 more, and 2 fewer. We also used number lines to find the missing numbers when ordering numbers 0-10 In our math centers we practiced these skills with our games, puzzles and stamps.

Important Reminders
November 10th Picture retakes (remember to return unwanted pictures)

Scholastic book orders are due November 14th
No school November 26th, 27th, and 28th

Email me with any questions!

Pumpkins and Spiders

Here is a week in review.

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /l/ and /f/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /o/, and /u/

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: me and am
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on and we

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Dd.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. This story introduced us to the life cycle of a pumpkin. The boy in the story Jamie watches a pumpkin seed turn into a giant pumpkin. We learned the vocabulary words observe, patient, scoop and enormous.

Our poem this week was called The Itsy Bitsy Spider.

The itsy bitsy spidercrept up on ____'s headHe wiggled all aroundthen used it for a bed.He scampered down (his/her) backand hopped down to the floor.Then that itsy bitsy spidersqueezed underneath the door.

Our Weekly Reader was all about Pumpkins.

Math

This week our focus in math was comparing numbers 0-10. We are using words like greater than or less than. This will help us order numbers as well as quantity discrimination (deciding which number is worth more or less). We did story problems such as Mom gave us a choice of two cookies or four cookies. Which group of cookies is more or greater? In math we also made spiders. We had to count 8 legs and write numbers 1-8 on them.

Important Reminders
Family Halloween Party tonight October 24th 6:30-8:00
Parent Teacher Conferences October 27th and 29th
Halloween party during school October 31st
No School November 3rd & 4th

Scholastic book orders are due November 14th

Email me with any questions!

Apples Galore

Here is a week in review.

Phonics

 Our sounds of the week: /o/ and /u/

Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /g/, /o/, and /u/

 Popcorn Words

 This week we learned: on and we

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, 

This week during daily 5 we had a chance everyday to work on our popcorn words. These words were practiced using play dough, wikki sticks, snap cubes, and stamps!

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Oo.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Apples, Apples, Apples. This is a fiction story about a rabbit family that takes a trip to an apple orchard.cat the orchard the family learns about different types of apples and their uses. Then each family brings home their apples for a different reason. The main character minna brings the apples home to make a special recipe. We learned several vocabulary words from their story including orchard, limb, and chart. We also talked about the parts of an apple. We made apple crafts to label the parts of the apple that we learned.

Math

This week our focus in math was reading and writing numbers 8, 9, and 10. This week practiced these math skills in our weekly centers. We focused on these numbers using stamps at our stamping station. Playing math games on our computers and iPad. We also matched numbers, tally marks, and chips in our puzzle center. .as a reminder If you notice any worksheets coming home unfinished this is because the students are not expected to finish a recording sheet as long as they were working at the center the whole time. To go along with our reading story we talked about our favorite apple recipe. We then made a class chart to show what we liked best such as apple sauce, apple pie, a regular apple, apple juice, or caramel apple. Then we compared the numbers from our data to find what had the most, least, or the same.

Important Reminders

Scholastic book orders are due tonight October 17th

Halloween party during school October 31st

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Weekly Review October 3rd

Here is a week in review.

Phonics
 Our sounds of the week: /r/ and /m/
Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, and /h/

 Popcorn Words
 This week we learned: like and up
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my

This week during daily 5 we had a chance everyday to work on our popcorn words. These words were practiced using play dough, wikki sticks, snap cubes, stamps, and magna doodle boards!

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Tt.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten. This story was about a kindergarten class that went on a field trip around the community. They got to see the post office, a bakery, fire station, and a park. The students talked about the places they would like to visit in their community and we started our own book called Me on the Map (connecting back to our book from week 1). 

Math

This week we practiced math problems while comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. This week practiced these math skills in our weekly centers. We focused on these numbers using stamps at our stamping station. We also had to count on to the next number, for example if the first number was 1 we had to find the card with the 2. This was our trickiest center this week. We also practiced counting the amount of "bubbles" on a card around the room. In our math book station we made a book called "My Number Book" Inside of our books we practiced writing the numbers and counting the same amount. If you notice any worksheets coming home unfinished this is because the students are not expected to finish a recording sheet as long as they were working at the center the whole time.

Important Reminders
Literacy Night October 7th (We had a large number of students from our class sign up- over half!)

Half Day October 10th 
Scholastic book orders are due October 17th

Email me with any questions!

Weekly Review

Here is a week in review.

Phonics
 Our sounds of the week: /e/ and /h/
Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ and /k/

 Popcorn Words
 This week we learned: big, my
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see
In class we practiced our popcorn words this by sorting popcorn words, We had to find all of the bigs and my. We searched for the word on the ipad. We also used the word in (verbal) sentences and practiced writing the words.

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Ii.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Whistle for Willie by Jack Ezra Keats. This story wasabout a boy named Peter who was trying to learn how to whistle for his dog Willie. Many of us knew how to whistle too!

In daily 5 we continued practicing read to self and listen to reading.  This week we practiced doing both centers at the same time. During our listen to reading center we worked on computers as well as listened to books on CDs. Next week we will learn about word work.

Math

This week we practiced math problems from zero-five. We concentrated on finding groups of less and more. We also learned that zero is how we represent nothing or none.

Important Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due September 26th. 

Half Day October 10th 

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Weekly Review September 15-19

Thank you families for supporting the Elizabeth Ide PTO last night at the Book Fair and Ice cream social. From the stories I have heard from the students today it was a fun event. Thank you to the parents who donated book money for our classroom library. We were able to get three news books. We got early reader book which are perfect for us in kindergarten as we are learning our sight words (popcorn words) 
As a reminder the Elizabeth Ide Literacy night team has created a sign up for anyone interested in attending this family literacy night. I will be there and it will be an engaging and informative night to learn Daily 5 from your child. The students will lead their parents through different stations of daily 5 throughout the building. Click here to sign up.
Here is a week in review.

Phonics
 Our sounds of the week: /n/, /c/ and /k/
Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ and /p/.

 Popcorn Words
 This week we learned: in and see
Words we know: a, I, it
In class we practiced our popcorn words this week by reading and finding them in our weekly readers/other books, We searched for the word on the ipad. We also used the word in (verbal) sentences and practiced writing the words.

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Ll. 

Reading

During our reading time we read theFriends at School. We had many connections with the students in this nonfiction story about school. We learned four new vocabulary words with this story. Those words were enjoy, gooey, container, and scrumptious

In daily 5 we continued practicing read to self and listen to reading. We made it to 15 minutes this week for both of our centers. This week we practiced doing both centers at the same time. Half of the class went to one center while the other half went to the other center. THis was tricky for some us as we were easily distracted by the students doing other tasks. As we continued practicing and reviewing our charts it became much easier to block out our friends and concentrate on our own center.

Math

This week we were introduced to our new math topic of more or fewer. We read an interactive story and played a game to get us excited for this topic. This week we have been focusing on finding groups of 1 more, 2 more, 1 fewer, and 2 fewer. The word fewer is tricky for us, but we try to remember it is just another word for less or the smaller group.

Important Reminders
Magazine turn in days Monday September 23rd and Thursday September 25th
Last day to sign up for Daily 5 Literacy Night at Ide September 24th
Half Day September 25th
Scholastic book orders are due September 26th. 

Email me with any questions!

September 8-12th 2014

Thank you parents and family members for attending the curriculum night on Monday. If you were unable to attend, hopefully you had a chance to read the information sent home with your child. If you have any questions regarding these documents please contact me. 
The Elizabeth Ide Literacy night team has created a sign up for anyone interested in attending this family literacy night. The students will lead their parents through different stations of daily 5 throughout the building. Click here to sign up.
Here is a week in review.

PhonicsOur sounds of the week: /i/ and /p/Sounds we know: /s/, /a/ and /t/.

 Popcorn Words This week we learned: I and itWords we know: a, I, itIn class we practiced our popcorn words this week by reading and finding them in our weekly readers/other books, We searched for the word on the ipad. We also used the word in (verbal) sentences and practiced writing the words.

HandwritingIn handwriting this week we practiced diagonal and curved lines. We are finished practicing lines and will begin working on our formal letters next week. We start with the letter Ll.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book My Friends by Taro Gomi. We learned the vocabulary words creature, imitate, companion, and explore. The story was about a girl who learns how to do different actions from her friends the animals. We discussed things we have learned from our friends.

In daily 5 we continued practicing read to self. We made it to 10 minutes today (Friday September 12th). We were introduce to listening to reading by using a CD player, book and response sheet. We made a new chart for listen to reading. This is what it will look like in our classroom.

- We will use our listening ears.
- Silent mouths
- Hands and feet to ourselves
- Be respectful to the book
- Don't be a bug to your friends (class favorite)
- Look at the pictures and words
- Get started right away
- Clean up when the book is over

Math

This week in math were finished our first topic in math. We have been practicing reading, writing, and counting the numbers 4 and 5 with review of numbers 1,2, and 3. In our math centers we have been working with our math manipulative again (but different ones). During this time it was free exploration of the math tools at our centers. Many of us unknowingly were practicing math skills like sorting, matching, counting, patterning, etc.

Important Reminders
Last day to sign up for Daily 5 Literacy Night at Ide September 24th
Half Day September 25th
Scholastic book orders are due September 26th. 

Email me with any questions!

Welcome to Kindergarten

Welcome to my blog! This is where I will post (hopefully) each Friday with an update of our week. I will try to cover each area we have worked on during the week, however there is so much that if you ever have any questions please contact me. Email is the best way to get a hold of me during the day. I try to check it during the day, however please allow time for me to respond after the day has ended as some days may not allow for me to contact you back immediately. I appreciate everyone's support in the first and second weeks of school. I know it has been a huge transition for the children and they are all making great strides in their learning (even from just the first day). 
Here is the review of our week!

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /s/ (last week) /a/ and /t/. 

Popcorn Word

 This week we learned: a
We read books and practiced sorting our popcorn word. In the coming weeks we will be practicing new words. In the beginning it is only 2 words a week but as the year progresses we will eventually be up to 4 words a week. 

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced vertical and horizontal lines. These lines will help us form the letters of the alphabet.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney. The story was about a girl who shares different places on maps. This week we also were introduced to Daily 5.

In daily 5 we are working on the 3 ways to read a book as well as "Read to Self." The 3 ways to read a book include; reading the pictures, reading the words, and retelling a familiar story. Everyday we have practiced reading alone during read to self time. We are working on building our stamina to read up to 15 minutes without being distracted by our friends. We made a chart of the ways we want to act while we are reading so that we do not disturb our friends.

- We will read the whole time.

- We will keep our eyes on our own books.

- We will read quietly.

- We will treat our books with respect.

- We will stay in one spot.

We made it to 5 minutes today (Friday September 5th). This was a huge accomplishment.

Here are the times we made the other days:

Tuesday  45 seconds (after a lot of practice)

Wednesday 1 minutes

Thursday 3 minutes

Friday 5 minutes (!!)

Math

This week in math were started our counting unit. We have been practicing reading, writing, and counting the numbers 1, 2, and 3. In our math centers we have been working with our math manipulative (the students call them toys!) During this time it was free exploration of the math tools at our centers. Many of us unknowingly were practicing math skills like sorting, matching, counting, patterning, etc.

Important Reminders
Half Day September 25th

Scholastic book orders are due September 26th. 

Email me with any questions!

Last Two Weeks of School!

This will be our last post for the year. I waited until tonight to do the post so I could share some pictures from the picnic day. We got lucky on both the zoo field trip and again today with beautiful weather. I know everybody enjoyed both days and we look forward to the three remaining days of Kindergarten. I want to thank each and every parent for their support this year. Whether you came in weekly to help with computers, volunteer from home to help design, develop and execute the holiday parties, practiced popcorn words, math facts, read a story, or chaperoned a field trip we couldn't have had such a successful year without you! I am going to miss this class tremendously, but I know they will do well in first grade.

Below are pictures from our picnic day and one from the zoo.

Face/Arm paintings

 

Long Jump 

Olympic Torch Craft

 Velcro Catch

 Zoo Field Trip

 Here is what we focused on last week and this week

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:  Blends and Digraphs

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in, ip, ing, en, et, ed, ot, op, ock, ug, un, um

Popcorn Words

This week we reviewed all of our popcorn words through various games. We played roll the popcorn word, we built them using tiles, stamps, and snap cubes.

Over the summer continue to search for these words in bookd, magazines, newspapers, even when you are out shopping.

If you take a vacation practice the popcorn words in the sand, with shells, or rocks.

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said, this that new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, say, away, play, they,eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride, was, saw, are, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, white, brown, orange

Reading 
Our poem this week was called Field Trip and this week our poem is called Summer Vacation. We brought home our poem books today. Take time this summer to reread the poems and finding different words within the poems. In the beginning of the year we did not circle popcorn words on the poem sheets, this would be a good time to do that. As our poetry unit evolved we started adding songs and dances to poems so you might find we know the poems starting in December better than our old ones.

Math

In math we have continued practicing adding and subtracting within 5. We have played many summer themed math centers and this week we will continue some math centers before we leave for the summer. Most of our centers involved addition including cutting and pasting numbers. We rolled two dice, added them together, and colored the number on the picture. In the summer packet that almost everyone requested there are alot of math pages to practice this summer! Use these to keep the summer slide from happening. Many of the games we have played a variation of at school. Some might require a dice (look in a board game) others might need a spinner (we love pencils and paperclips!).

Review and Our celebration with Jim Gill

We ended our week with a concert from Jim Gill. We were all up dancing and singing. He put on quite a performance with the help of the kindergartners. Take a look at some of the pictures below.

 

Here is what we focused on this week

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:  review of short u words

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in, ip, ing, en, et, ed, ot, op, ock, ug, un, um

Popcorn Words

This week we reviewed all of our popcorn words through various games. We played roll the popcorn word, we built them out of play dough and stamps, and searched for them in our readings.

We will continue to practice the tricky words here at school with the goal of knowing all 95 words fluently before summer.

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said, this that new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, say, away, play, they,eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride, was, saw, are, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, white, brown, orange

Reading 
This week in reading we read the book Fluffy the Porcupine. This book was very silly as Fluffy the porcupine is trying to be more "fluffy." He tries many unsuccessful ways of softening his appearance until he meets a rhino named Hippo. Hippo and Fluffy become best friends!

Our poem this week was about Tadpoles. 

Math

In math we have continued practicing adding and subtracting within 5. We also challenged ourselves during center time to add and subtract within 10.  Many of us are becoming fluent with our math facts. Thank you for continuing to practice these at home. In our math centers we also practiced missing number. This was a skill we worked on a long time ago however many of us were showing signs of "forgetfulness." We made it fun with a golf themed center! 

Important Reminders

ABC Countdown- Calendar was sent home with the students for each days theme
Next week:
Monday- R- Read with a friend day
Tuesday- S- Sunglasses day
Wednesday- T- Team spirit day
Thursday- U- Up and Away to the Zoo we go
Friday- V- Video day

June 5- Zoo Field Trip 

Weekly Review

Here is what we focused on this week

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:  -um and -un word families

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in, ip, ing, en, et, ed, ot, op, ock, ug, un

Popcorn Words

This week we learned:   black, white, orange, brown (We are officially done with all popcorn words!)

We will continue to practice the tricky words here at school with the goal of knowing all 95 words fluently before summer.

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said, this that new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, say, away, play, they,eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride, was, saw, are, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink

Reading 
This week in reading we read the book Beavers. We learned many interesting facts about this animal, including the name for their babies, kits. The beavers build dams to keep the water from knocking over their house, or lodges. We also learned how strong and sharp their teeth must be to help them live.

Our poem this week was about the month of May. 

Our weekly reader this week was called "This land is your land." Inside of it we looked at the many different landforms and places in the United States. Many of us have traveled to more than one of these locations such as a beach, desert, mountain, river, and forests. 

Math

In math we have continued practicing adding and subtracting within 5. We also challenged ourselves during center time to add and subtract within 10.  

Important Reminders

ABC Countdown- Calendar was sent home with the students for each days theme
Next week:
Monday- No school
Tuesday- N- Neon and Neatness day (wear neon clothes while we clean our classroom)
Wednesday- O- Outside day
Thursday- P- Puzzle Day
Friday- Q- Quiet Day

May 26- No School

May 30- Jim Gill concert during school

June 5- Zoo Field Trip 

Counting down the days

We continue to countdown the days to summer! This week we celebrated by dancing, exercising, eating freeze pops, playing games with friends, and wearing hats to school!

Here is what we focused on this week

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:  -ug and -un word families

Sounds we know: s, a, t, i, p, n, ck, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v. y, x, oo, OO, ch, sh, ng, th, qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

 Word Families: at, an, ap and am, it, in, ip, ing, en, et, ed, ot, op, ock

Popcorn Words

This week we learned:  blue, yellow, red, pink (we only have 4 words left!)

Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too. little, and, yes, go, no, so,  the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one ,two, three, four, nine, said, this that new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, say, away, play, they,eat, please, want, with, came, make, ate, ride, was, saw, are, well, pretty, funny, under, find

Reading 
This week in reading we read the book Moon. In this story we learned interesting facts about the moon that circles the earth. Other planets have their own moons and some even have two or more moons. We also learned the vocabulary words visible and entire.

We also read several books about Ocean animals, as well as, practiced our ocean themed poem.

In the Ocean

I know a place that’s deep and blue

Tons of creatures swim on through

Great white sharks and electric eels

Jellyfish and elephant seals

In the ocean!

In the ocean!

Starfish, seahorses, and stingray

Swim about the sea all day

Octopus plunge in the sea

Gentle cow-like manatees

In the ocean!

In the ocean!

Our weekly reader this week was describing a fish. Animals have to live in water, have gills, fins, and a backbone to make it a fish.

Math

In math we have continued practicing adding and subtracting within 5. In our centers we practiced fishing for numbers. Then we found the bigger number and subtracted the smaller number from it to find our answer. We also learned a trick using a rainbow to add numbers that equal 10. 

Important Reminders

ABC Countdown- Calendar was sent home with the students for each days theme
Next week:
Monday- I- Imagination Day
Tuesday- J- Joke Day
Wednesday- K- Kids Choice Movie
Thursday- L- Letter to a friend day
Friday- M- Music Day

May 26- No School

June 5- Zoo Field Trip