March 24th- 28th

Our week in review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week: -en, and -et

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

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: who, what, where

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

Reading

This week we the story Tools. It was a nonfiction book about different tools around the world. Before we started reading we thought tools were only going to be things you find in a tool box (hammer, screwdriver, etc.) After reading the story though we learned that we use tools all day long. Ask us what tools we used today.

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Under the Rainbow

First comes the rain cloud passing by
Dropping raindrops in my eye!
Then comes the sunshine up so high

Now a rainbow in the sky!

Our weekly reader this week was all about Wind!

Math

In math we continued working with measurement. We measured how tall and how long (wide) leprechauns were in math centers. We also learned the vocabulary words weight, heavy, and light. Then we compared objects around the room and had to use our Kindergarten math words to describe the objects (no big or little allowed!). In math we also continue to practice our addition and subtration facts. Please work on these with us over the break. We only have to know facts 1-5 however anything more is great. For example we would do have to know 1+5 in kindergarten because the answers is more than the number 5, but many of us can practice these anyways because we know the pattern of adding one. Any questions please ask.

If you are leaving for a trip be safe and have lots of fun. If you are staying home like me remember to take time to relax. I will see everyone April 7th!

Important Reminders

No School March 31st- April 4th (Spring Break!)

Please return our April family project by the 10th of April.

Weekly Review

Our week in review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week: short i 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

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: do, all, there

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

If you need ideas to practice the words please take a look at the tab at the top of the page named popcorn words.

Reading

This week we read St. Patrick's Day themed books. We read several Irish folktale stories including The Leprechaun's Gold and Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato. We compared how these stories were alike and different. We also looked at the characters in the story and answered the question "Who would you decide to help and why?" We had many though provoking answers to this question. Some of us wanted to help the kind, caring, and generous old man get new strings for his harp so he could play for the whole town while some of us wanted to help young Tom become a nicer person. All of the answers were correct as long as they could give a reason 

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Splish! Splash! to the tune of Home on the Range

Our weekly reader this week was all about Spring!

Math

In math we started our measurement unit. We learned the vocabulary words, longest, shortest, and tallest. It was tricky to remember that when measuring width we use shortest and longest, but we also use shortest (and tallest) for measuring height. We practiced making taller and shorter and longest and shortest block towers. We also found our tallest and shortest friends.

Important Reminders

No School March 31st- April 1st

Please return any unwanted Spring photos to school. Payments can be made online or through check for photos you plan on keeping.

Luck of the Irish

Our week in review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:-ip and -ing

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

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: soon went come

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

If you need ideas to practice the words please take a look at the tab at the top of the page named popcorn words.

Reading

This week we read two non fiction books. The first book was A Day with a Doctor and the second book was A Day with a Mail Carrier. In each book we learned how these specific people help others in by performing their jobs. The students compared the two professions and books with their peers. Our new vocabulary words this week were healthy, prevent, load, and important.

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Luck of the Irish to the tune of This Old Man. We even got to sing it for Miss. Wyse (the music teacher).

Leprechaun, Leprechaun
You play your tricks and then you run
to the rainbow's end
where you stash your pot of gold
there is fortune, I've been told!

Our weekly reader this week was all about The City and The Country!

We practiced following directions with a leprechaun drawing. Check them out below.

Math

In math we practiced solving addition and subtraction sentences by playing several different games. We continued solving math sentences (all subtraction) in the stamping center. We also played a game "Fish out of Water." During this game we had to solve math problems on a card, if we got the problem wrong we had to put the card back. If we got it correct we got to keep the card. If we pulled a fish, we lost a fish from our tank. Another game we played was called Dunk it Dominoes. This week we did addition with this game (added the two sides of a domino and then dunked it into a cup) Next week however we will use this game to practice subtraction.

Important Reminders

No School on Monday or Tuesday

Book orders are due March 20th (link on the side for ordering) 

Please return any unwanted Spring photos to school. Payments can be made online or through check for photos you plan on keeping.

Dr. Seuss Week

Here’s our weekly review:

Phonics

Our word family sounds of the week:-it and -in

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, 

Popcorn Words

This week we learned: this that new

We read books and poems that included our popcorn words.

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

 Keep practicing these words as they continue to get more difficult!

Don’t forget the new tab at the top with ways to practice the popcorn words.

Reading

This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss and Read Across America with our special themed days. Thank you for all of the support getting your child ready for each of these special days. We had a blast reading the Dr. Seuss books. We practiced alot of rhyming this week as each book lends itself to this type of practice. 

We continued our poetry unit this week with the poem Your Body to the tune of The Ants go Marching.

Your heart pumps the blood around,uh-huh, uh-huh!Your lungs breathe in oxygen,uh-huh, uh-huh!Your skeleton helps you stand up tallYour muscles help you to catch a balland your brain helps youto learn, to learn,
and your brain helps youto think, think, think!

Our weekly reader this week was all about Dr. Seuss and his life!

Math

In math we practiced solving addition and subtraction sentences by using manipulatives, such as spinners and bears. In our centers we continued practicing sentences with our stamps. We also worked on adding and subtracting games on the computer. We played spinning addition as well.