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

Email me with any questions!