Kindergarten Spelling Week of February 10th. * Test on Friday, February 14th! * This week’s spelling words are: and to me met set Plus 2 more words from the –et family (such as jet, bet, let, pet) Thank you for practicing spelling words EACH NIGHT by doing daily assignments (inside cover) in their spelling notebooks!

Next week is spirit week along with 100 day (Tuesday) and Valentine’s day (Friday)!!!!

On Tuesday (2/11) 100th poster are due. Please do not bring them in until Tuesday so you can make sure to have the presentation (talking) part prepared! We will be making 100th day fruit look necklaces so please let me know on remind text by Monday if you can donate a box of fruit loops (We will need 2-3 boxes). On Friday, we will celebrate Valentine’s with some activities in the afternoon. Students are encouraged to make Valentine’s cards for the class- we have 22 students. Please leave “to” blank but have your child write their name so their friends know who it is from. Also please do not do separate Valentine’s cards for boys and girls as it makes the passing out difficult. We will be decorating boxes at school so please send in a shoe box with your child’s name on it and a hole cut in the top (as shown in picture) by Friday! We will be doing candy heart graphing so if you are able to donate boxes of candy hearts (like shown), please send me a remind text by Monday. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

NEW books are in BOTH reading bags for the long weekend!! Remember to help your child use their strategies when they come to an unknown word (do not just give the word- have them try!! This is how we become better readers!!)

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for FEBRUARY!!! ***Great Job on Spelling Tests!!! NEW words are in notebooks so you can start practicing! Remember BONUS sentence must be perfect to get bonus point— more friends got it today!!! wahooo!!! 🙂 Please remember to start working on/thinking about AT HOME POSTER PROJECT AND PRESENTATION — Due on Tuesday, February 11th !!! Please use poster/foam board for these so we can display in the hallway! Please do not send in until Tuesday, FEBRUARY 11th so you can practice the presentation part and be as prepared as possible!!! CLICK LINK BELOW or Google: “100th day poster projects” for lots of ideas!! have fun and be creative!! remember to practice the speaking (presenting) part too!! https://www.google.com/search?q=100th+day+poster+projects&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS886US886&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM5vvR8LrnAhUSbawKHQnwCrcQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1280&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on

1. Reading bag- 35 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with— I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!
2. READING GROUP BAG — READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. *If your child did not get a new book, focus on RETELLING— new books will not be given every day so more focus can be on comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

4. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 4 and 5— homework helper is on page 17 and 19 and homework is on page 17 and 21.

Here is are the videos from both lessons:

5. Spelling Notebook:

• Spelling words are glued into your child’s spelling notebook. We will have our test on Friday, February 14th!!!

• Friday- Sunday: Practice!
  • Practice reading and writing your new words for next week!

6. NEW LIBRARY BOOKS were chosen on Tuesday. Please read the library book to your child this week and ask them the comprehension questions for the retelling rope paper inside their reading group bag.

Reminders:

TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! (Friday, February 7th) : No School for Kindergarten and Y5 ONLY.

Thanks for all you do!!!!

Have a GREAT, LONG Weekend!! Stay Warm!!!! 🙂

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for FEBRUARY!!! ***CHECK FOLDERS FOR SPELLING PAPER AND REVIEW/FINISH IF NEEDED!! TOMORROW IS OUR TEST AND LETTER FORMATION ON THE LINES MUST BE CORRECT!!*** Please send in a class snack for the month– we now have 22 students 🙂 Please remember to start working on/thinking about AT HOME POSTER PROJECT AND PRESENTATION — Due on Tuesday, February 11th !!! Please use poster/foam board for these so we can display in the hallway! Please do not send in until Tuesday, FEBRUARY 11th so you can practice the presentation part and be as prepared as possible!!! CLICK LINK BELOW or Google: “100th day poster projects” for lots of ideas!! have fun and be creative!! remember to practice the speaking (presenting) part too!! https://www.google.com/search?q=100th+day+poster+projects&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS886US886&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM5vvR8LrnAhUSbawKHQnwCrcQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1280&bih=608&safe=active&ssui=on

1. Reading bag- 35 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with— I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!* Practice spelling the words if your child can read them.
2. READING GROUP BAG — READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. *If your child did not get a new book, focus on RETELLING— new books will not be given every day so more focus can be on comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

4. NEW Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 3— homework helper is on page 11 and homework is on page 13.

Here is the video from the lesson today:

5. Spelling Notebook:

• Spelling words are glued into your child’s spelling notebook. We will have our test on Thursday, February 6, since we have no school on Friday, February 7, 2020.
• Wednesday: Building Words!
  • Write each spelling word one letter at a time, for example:

c                           h

ca                         ho

cat                       hom

                            home

• Thursday: Fun Sentences!
  • Write a sentence using one spelling word in each sentence. Make sure to include Capitals, spaces and punctuation!
• ***TO GET THE BONUS– your sentence must be PERFECT! 🙂

6. POEM BOOKS read all the old poems and our new one on ducks. Please return on Thursday, February 5, 2020.

7. NEW LIBRARY BOOKS were chosen yesterday. Please read the library book to your child this week and ask them the comprehension questions for the retelling rope paper inside their reading group bag.

***Please be responsible and make sure all of these items are brought to and from school EACH DAY— great job keeping the old math MODULE 3 BOOKS at home and thanks to those who “cleaned” out folders!!! ***

Reminders:

Friday: No School for Kindergarten and Y5 ONLY.

Thanks for all you do!!!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for FEBRUARY!!! Please send in a class snack for the month– we now have 21 students, thank you! 🙂 Please remember to start working on/thinking about AT HOME POSTER PROJECT AND PRESENTATION — Due on Tuesday, February 11th !!! Please use poster/foam board for these so we can display in the hallway! Please do not send in until Tuesday, FEBRUARY 11th so you can practice the presentation part and be as prepared as possible!!!

1. Reading bag- 35 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with— I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!* Practice spelling the words if your child can read them. We will have another sight word assessment next Friday before February break.
2. READING GROUP BAG — READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. *If your child did not get a new book, focus on RETELLING— new books will not be given every day so more focus can be on comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

4. NEW Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 2— homework helper is on page 7 and homework is on page 9.

Here is the video from the lesson today:

5. Spelling Notebook:

• Spelling words are glued into your child’s spelling notebook. We will have our test on Thursday, February 6, since we have no school on Friday, February 7, 2020.
• Tuesday: Consonants/Vowels!
  • Write each spelling word using one color for consonants and another color for vowels. Repeat 2 times. REMEMBER VOWELS ARE a,e,i,o, and u— all the rest of the letters are consonants!

6. POEM BOOKS ARE BACK!!!!!!!! Please read/review old poems. our new one is about the ducks.

7. NEW LIBRARY BOOKS were chose today for those students who returned their books. Please read the library book to your child this week and ask them the comprehension questions for the retelling rope paper inside their reading group bag.

***Please be responsible and make sure all of these items are brought to and from school EACH DAY— great job keeping the old math MODULE 3 BOOKS at home and thanks to those who “cleaned” out folders!!! ***

Reminders:

TOMORROW IS A LATE START SCHOOL BEGINS AT 9:35 (please be on time!!)

Wednesday: LATE START

School store open

Thursday:

Friday: Pizza sale after school, No School for Kindergarten and Y5 ONLY.

Thanks for all you do!!!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

1. Oakman Folder- sign and return behavior calendar for February!! See papers from today including card for ZEARN LOG IN… please review them and take them out of folders (keep at home). Only paper left in folder should be behavior calendar and the NWEA scores grid and goals that are taped inside. Thank you! PLEASE TAKE OUT ZEARN LOG IN CARD at KEEP at home in a safe place (on refrigerator, by computer, etc.) so you can practice at home!!

ZEARN is a great way to EXTEND math learning at home as students can progress through the lessons and even begin 1st grade math concepts <— this is a great fun way to practice math skills beyond kindergarten and get above grade-level scores on NWEA!!!!!

1. Reading bag- 35 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with— I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!* Practice spelling the words if your child can read them. We will have an assessment next Friday on all 35 words.
2. READING GROUP BAG — READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. *If your child did not get a new book, focus on RETELLING— new books will not be given every day so more focus can be on comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

4. Module 4 Lesson 1 homework helper page 3 and Homework page 5. We are working on building number bonds, part, part, and whole.🙂

5. Spelling Notebook:

• Spelling: Rainbow words see remind for details. Write all 10 words three times each. We will have our test on Thursday, February 6, since we have no school on Friday, February 7, 2020.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Feb: 7th NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN/Y5 ONLY

Feb 12th: Count Day

Feb 17- 23: MID WINTER BREAK

Feb 28: Founders Day Dinner

Thanks for all you do!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

We are starting MODULE 4 today. A big concept is number bonds (part + part = whole) to solve story problems. Here is the video we watched in class today.

Kindergarten Spelling Week of February 3rd Test on Thursday, February 6th This week’s spelling words are: my, is, it, man, and can Plus 2 other words from the –an family (such as ran, fan, pan, tan, van) Thank you for practicing spelling words EACH NIGHT by doing daily assignments (inside cover) in their spelling notebooks! 

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Being a successful football player takes teamwork, discipline, practice, hard work, goal-setting and time management. Football players and students have many of these important qualities in common. Students; continue to work hard and keep in mind that your current experiences and choices are paving the way for future success and wins!

Today was GROUNDHOG DAY, a famous day where a groundhog predicts the weather. This year the groundhog did not see its shadow, which means we are likely to have an EARLY SPRING!!

What is happening at Oakman this week?

Monday: WIDA testing begins

Tuesday:

Wednesday: LATE START

School store open

Thursday:

Friday: Pizza sale after school, No School for Kindergarten and Y5 ONLY.