News from the Jungle

On Fridays we will wear our class shirts and jeans for the rest of the year if your child would like to participate with us! This upcoming friday is wear green day, so we will not wear green this coming Friday.

Next week is SPIRIT WEEK!!!!

Monday is Pajama day! No slippers please!

Tuesday is Twin Day! We will wear our class shirts and jeans on Twin Day if your child wants to participate in that with us!

Wednesday is Wacky Day — Crazy Hair? Mix and Match socks, shoes? Dress wacky!!!

Thursday is Character Day! Dress up like your favorite character from your favorite book!

Friday is Wear Green Day! Wear a green shirt!

Below please find upcoming events, including our upcoming spelling words for the rest of the month:

Upcoming Events

3/11 – 3/15 — SPIRIT WEEK!!! (Monday – Pajama Day; Tuesday – Twin Day (wear class shirt); Wednesday – Wacky Day; Thursday; Character Dress Up Day; Friday – Wear Green

3/13  Late Start

3/15 Spelling Words: that, did, but, had, bad, dad, mad, sad, pad, glad

3/18 – 3/22 Scholastic Book Fair

3/20 Scholastic Book fair family night

3/22 Spelling Words: will, what, mom, red, fed, wed, led, bed, sled, sped

3/29 Spelling Words:  where, out, now, sip, lip, dip, slip, ship, chip, grip

Agenda for the Week

Reading and Writing: We really worked on our writing this week and focused on stretching words to listen for the sounds each letter is making in the word. We worked on vowel sounds this week in order to help us identify the middle sound of words. We played games in small groups to help us learn the sounds of a, e, i, o, u.

We learned about digraphs. This week we focused on sh. Next week we will focus on more of the “h brothers.” We were introduced to ch, th, wh, and ph and practice the sounds they make.

Math: We began discussing subtraction. We learned about the subtraction symbol or minus sign and practiced “taking away” by solving story problems.  The children also enjoyed this video about subtraction:

Many of the children are mixing up their teen numbers and writing and reading them backwards. For example, they call 14 the number 41. Please have your child watch the video below to help them learn that numbers in the teens begin with a one:

Social Studies: We are learning about maps. We will be working with our fourth grade buddies from Mrs. Izbicki’s class to create pretend neighborhoods by using community buildings and our own drawings to create giant maps! We are learning about compasses, directions, and community buildings and workers. We are working on our maps which we will make with our buddies very soon!

Housekeeping Items:

Money

Money needs to be in an envelope with your child’s name and state for what the money should be used.

Folders

Please make sure to empty the folder each night! It is very difficult and time consuming to locate homework or important notes when the folder is full of papers from the day before. Please be sure to send the folder to school each day. It is a big part of our arrival and dismissal routines and the folders help the children keep all of their papers organized.

Change of clothes

Please send in a change of clothes (pants, shirt, underwear, socks) in a gallon bag with their name clearly written on the baggie. My most frequent call home is to ask for parents to bring a change of clothes to school. Even the most disciplined children have accidents at school sometimes. We have so much fun during the day that sometimes the children do not want to stop to use the bathroom when needed. Not only do bathroom accidents happen, but sometimes the playground equipment is wet or the ground is muddy. Having a change of clothes at school makes it easy for me and for you to help your child feel clean and comfortable in the quickest way possible. We will leave the baggie of clothes in their locker at school.