A week full of teeth

Phonics

This weeks word family was - en. 

Popcorn Words

We learned: four, five, said

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, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three

Reading

During our reading time this week we read the Bears Loose Tooth. We described a tooth on a class chart, we made a graph of how many teeth we have lost (14 students are at none!) We also read other books that related to Bears Loose Tooth like Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy and Berenstain Bears go to the Dentist. Mrs. Heckman the school nurse came to visit us this week. She talked to us about our teeth and how to take care of them. She also gave each of us a new toothbrush!

Our weekly reader was called Tooth on the Loose and our poem was Loose Tooth.

Here is our poem:

Loose Tooth

_____ had a loose tooth.

_____ wiggled it a lot.

If only it would fall out,

to leave an empty spot.

He/She wiggled a string around it

and tied it to the door.

Slam it went and it was sent,

skidding across the floor!

Math

In math this week we built the numbers 11-19 using ten frames such as 10+3 more = 13. We also searched for patterns within numbers.

Important Reminders:

Next week we will be doing a study on Dr. Seuss books to celebrate reading. Each day has a theme. A note is going home today with the descriptions of each day.

The march project is going home today as well. It is a green shamrock. Please take time to write something with your child that they are lucky for. Try to let them write the sentence on their own. Invented spelling is encouraged for words they do not know how to spell.

Jump Rope for Heart ended today in gym class. Our class collected over $500 dollars so we get an extra recess in the spring and to eat with Mr. K at lunch!

Scholastic orders due March 12th

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Our week of Presidents

Here is our week in review

Phonics

We have finished our Jolly Phonics program and learned 42 sounds of the English language. We will continue to practice these sounds daily during our reading and writing.
These are the sounds we learned:

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/, /v/, /y/, /x/, /ch/ and /sh/, /ng/, /th/, qu/, /ou/ /oi/, /ue/, /er/, /ar/

Now during this time we will be focusing on our word families. This weeks word family was - et.

Popcorn Words

We learned: must, one, two, three

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, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have

Reading

During our reading time this week we read the story If I Were President. We learned many new facts about our countries President. We learned how we can become president one day as well as what we would have to do if it was our job. We learned important information about two of our presidents; George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We discussed similarities and differences between these two men as well as made our own projects depicting these two. 

Math

In math this week we made practiced more addition sentences. We also used our knowledge of addition to count and graph different stories. Then we wrote addition sentences using these 'parts' to make a 'whole.' In our centers we used dice to solve addition sentences of adding two each time, we also played a bump game while finding teen numbers. In the stamping station we stamped addition sentences using ten frames within 5. 

Important Reminders:
PBIS Book Drive runs until the end of February (next week). We are collecting books for Principal Lazar's previous schools summer reading program. If you have gently used children's books that are no longer being enjoyed at home please consider donating them to students of Whitmere Elementary School in Rockford. Kindergarten- fifth grade students will benefit from these donations.

Scholastic orders due March

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Penguins!

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /er/ and /ar/

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/, /v/, /y/, /x/, /ch/ and /sh/, /ng/, /th/, qu/, /ou/ /oi/ and /ue/

Word family of the week: -ap

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, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now

Reading

During our reading time we read the book National Geographic: Penguins. This was a non-fiction book filled with interesting facts about Penguins. We learned about the different species of penguins, what they like to eat, what their bodies are made up of, where they live and how they survive in the coldest parts of earth. We used this story to answer our essential questions, How do photographs help us better understand the story? and Can we have a pet penguin where we live? Why or why not.

Today we used everything we learned about Penguins to create a graphic organizer. Then we used this organizer to make our own "All About Penguins" book and craft. These projects will be on display for a few weeks before they come home.

Math

In math this week we made practiced making numbers 4-7. We also worked to make number sentences (addition) for these numbers. We used the words "parts" and "whole" to describe our addition sentences. In our centers we used dice to solve addition sentences, practiced writing addition sentences in our math book center, and used play dough to make the parts of the numbers from 1-20.

Important Reminders:
PBIS Book Drive runs until the end of February. We are collecting books for Principal Lazar's previous schools summer  reading program. If you have gently used children's books that are no longer being enjoyed at home please consider donating them to students of Whitmere Elementary School in Rockford. Kindergarten- fifth grade students will benefit from these donations.

February 11th- Half Day

February 12th- Valentines Day Party
Please send valentines to school on this day. Please leave the "for" line blank, only have your child sign their name on the card. We will be passing out valentines before the party starts as this is a long process for the students.

February 13th- No School

February 16th- No School

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Last week of January

Here is our week in review

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /oi/ and /ue/

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/, /v/, /y/, /x/, /ch/ and /sh/, /ng/, /th/, qu/ and /ou/

Popcorn Words

We learned: get, help, now

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, yes, no, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out

Reading

During our reading time we read the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. We learned the vocabulary words snowsuit, adventure, heaping, and pretend this week. We also watched a movie of a boy pretending to be the main character from the story. In the video we saw this boy pretend to do all of the things Peter did and in the same order as the story. We made a class book about our favorite thing to do on a snowy day. We also sorted activities that are done on snowy days and on sunny days.

Math

In math this week we continued learning about subtraction. We used lots of story problems to write subtraction sentences. We practiced using words like minus and take away when sharing our own story problems. Next week we will continue working with addition and subtraction but now mixed together.

Important Reminders:
PBIS Book Drive runs until the end of February. We are collecting books for Principal Lazar's previous schools summer  reading program. If you have gently used children's books that are no longer being enjoyed at home please consider donating them to students of Whitmere Elementary School in Rockford. Kindergarten- fifth grade students will benefit from these donations.

February 11th- Half Day

February 12th- Valentines Day Party
Please send valentines to school on this day. Please leave the for line blank, only have your child sign their name on the card. We will be passing out valentines before the party starts. 

February 13th- No School

February 16th- No School

Email me with any questions!