Bugs all around

It was wonderful to see so many families attend Open House last night at Ide. I hope you enjoyed seeing all the projects and work that your child has been working so hard on this spring. I loved hearing all the excitement as they shared things like their writing folder and their different art projects. Thank you to all the families who donated money for our class library. We were able to purchase 10 new books for the classroom! The students were very excited to see the new additions!
Phonics

This weeks word family was - op.
Words such as top, shop, hop, cop, drop, chop, mop, and stop

Popcorn Words

We learned: came, make, ate

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, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, who, what, where, say, away, play, eat, please, want, with

Reading

During our reading time this week we read the book Hey, Little Ant. We learned the vocabulary words crook, decide, squish, and mates. After reading the story we asked ourselves the question, What should the boy do? Should he squish the ant or let him live? We used the story to look for evidence to support our opinions and made our own class book.  

The literacy committee is offering a last chance offer to order our kindergarten Poetry book with poems written by all the kindergarten students. If you would like to still purchase this book please follow the steps below.
1. go to studentreasures.com/ordercopies
2. Enter the pin #- 3435337
3. Order your books, buy 2 copies and get a 3rd for free using the code BUY2G1

Books are $19.95 + shipping and handling

Math

In math this week we worked on the addition of numbers. We have been learning strategies that will help us solve these problems such as counting on our fingers, usuing manipulatives, drawing a picture, or using a number line. At the end of the week we also began learning how to use a renekenrek. This tool is a great tool for counting and helping student visualize how numbers are built. For example the number 5 can be made using 1+4 or 2+3.  In our centers we have been practicing building numbers using base ten blocks and number bonds.

Important Reminders: