Dates to Remember:

 

Monday, February 26 – Back to school from Winter Break.

 

Wednesday, February 28 – Curriculum Night 5-6:30 pm. Please join us for a family evening of fun. Students/families will visit classrooms and play learning games and win prizes. Mrs. Polgar will host BINGO in her classroom.

 

Friday, March 2 – Homework packets are due for the Week of February 26. Spelling test will also be on Friday.

 

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held this week. I will post the day our classroom will be visiting the book fair to purchase books. Your child does not have to attend the book fair; only if you would like your child to purchase some books.

 

Peek at the Week:

 

Math – We will compare volume and learn about capacity in our

measurement unit.

 

Social Studies – begin a new unit on geography – where do we live?

Study of maps, directional terms and community.

 

Writing – Start a new unit on personal narratives. Review features of narratives – beginning, middle, end to stories, setting, details, characters, events and problems. Learning about the details of speech bubbles.

 

Reading – Retelling familiar stories with key details in a text and asking and answering questions about key details in a text.

 

Looking forward to seeing my class tomorrow. Enjoy your day!

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

Dear Parents,

I want to thank all of you for remembering me on Valentine’s Day with cards, kind words and candy. The kids were so excited!!! We had a fun day passing out Valentine’s and enjoyed our ice cream sundaes too!

Thank you for raising such lovable, kind children. I truly enjoy the time I spend with each and every student in my class.

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 12 – Spelling test on “an” word family. Homework packet that was due on Friday will be turned in Monday due to the snow day on Friday.

Tuesday, February 13 – Turn in Valentine’s cards with student name labeled on bag. Don’t forget just have your child write their name on the From section on the card. Do not address the To section.

Wednesday, February 14 – Valentine’s Party 1-2 pm. We will celebrate Valentine’s by passing out Valentine’s to friends and enjoying an ice cream sundae. We will decorate Valentine bags earlier in the day.

Thursday, February 15 – Several overdue book notices were sent home. Please remember to return library books on Thursday.

Friday, February 16 – Nitro Science show 1:10 – 2:10. K-2 students will enjoy a Science show in the gym. Student event.

February 19 – 23 – Winter Break. Students report back to school on Monday, February 26.

Peek at the Week:

Spelling words for Week: “et” word family get, met, set. Sight words – for, you, me.

Writing – We will start a new unit on informational writing learning about animal’s habitat’s.

Reading – Identifying the main idea and details in informational text.

Math – Focusing on measurement. Comparing weights of objects on a pan balance using terms heavier, lighter and same.

Science – Unit on weather. We will explore different weather conditions with wind such as; a windy day, tornadoes and hurricanes.

Stay warm!

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

The 5th grade will host a talent show on Wednesday, February 7 in the afternoon. The PBIS reward for January is to attend the talent show on Wednesday. Students with more than 6 yellows, a blue, or a red will not be allowed to attend due to poor behavior choices.

The STAND students are asking for a $1 donation per person attending the show. All proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House at Children’s Hospital in Detroit. Please bring $1 on Wednesday. The talent show is for students only due to limited space in the gym.

 

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 5 – Homework packet is due. Students will take spelling test on “at” word family along with sight words – come, said.

Wednesday, February 7 – Late start. Students start school an hour later.

Thursday, February 8 – Library check-in/check-out.

Friday, February 9 – New homework packet is due and students will take spelling test for this week.

Wednesday, February 14 – Mrs. Polgar’s Valentine’s class party after lunch from 1-2 pm. Students will pass out Valentine’s to friends in class. We have 21 students in class. Please make sure your child writes their name in the From section only (Do not fill out who it is To). Students will also be designing their own Valentine bags to hold Valentine cards. So no worries about making a shoe box or coming up with a container for Valentine cards. This week I will send out a short list of items needed for the party to parents on the list for the Valentine’s party.

Peek at the Week:

Spelling words for the week – “an” family – ran, tan, fan.   sight words – up, down.

Digraph for the week – “sh” looking at onset of “sh” words such as; shake, shark, ship, shop.

Spelling test for “at” family on Monday, February 5. Spelling test for “an” family words Friday, February 9.

Math – Measurement: Students will compare lengths; longer than, shorter than and compare objects same as. Later, in week students will study heavier than and lighter than and understanding capacity in math.

Writing – We will finish up on our informational unit on Polar Bears and learn to compare text and informational facts with Polar Bears and Penguins.

Reading – Learning about informational text features and distinguishing informational text, non-fiction from fiction text.

Social Studies – students will study and understand the beginning, middle and end of a historical narrative. Learning the time and sequence of a historical event.

Thank you to families that donated supplies, materials, gift cards on My Wish List. We always run low with supplies in the classroom this time of year. I had fun using my gift cards at Target yesterday. I purchased another Lego set and a game for indoor recess and we have some new Play-dough accessories they can use. I feel bad for the kids they are inside and are not able to go outside due to cold weather temps. So I am sure they will be thrilled with the goodies I purchased for indoor recess. Thanks again for your support!!

Enjoy the Superbowl and stay cozy and warm!

Mrs. Polgar

 

Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 29 – Return red and blue folders. Please remember to sign progress report in red folder. Homework packets will go home for week.

Thursday, February 1 – Library check-in and check-out.

Friday, February 2 – No school for Kindergarten only. Kindergarten teachers will be attending a professional development workshop. Friday is also Groundhog’s day. As tradition goes we shall see if the groundhog sees his shadow. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of Winter. If he does not see his shadow we will have an early Spring.

Monday, February 5 – Homework packets are due. Spelling test will be given.

Wednesday, February 15 – Valentine’s Day class party. We will be passing out Valentine’s at the party. If you would like to plan ahead we have 21 students in our class. We have a new student Mila Mohamad. Welcome Mila!

This week students will take home a homework packet and will be responsible for studying and practicing their spelling/sight words on the Tic-Tac-Toe sheet attached. Also, included in the packet are daily math assignments and reading for the week. Homework packets will go home on Mondays and students will turn packets in on Fridays. Spelling tests will be given on Fridays.

*This week we do not have school on Friday. The spelling test and homework packet will be turned in on Monday, February 5.

Peek at the Week:

Spelling words – “at” family words – mat, cat, pat.   sight words – come, said.

Phonics – Review onset digraphs – (ch): cheese, chat, chick.

Writing – We will begin a new unit on informational writing on Polar Bears. We will write about important facts that we have learned about polar bears and study new vocabulary.

Math – Start of a new math program – Eureka Math. This week we will study measurement and learn about units of measurement. In your child’s homework packet will be student homework sheets from Eureka Math.

Science – We will continue with the study of weather and learn about hazardous types of weather.

Reading – Comprehension focusing on informational text.

This week report cards will go home along with NWEA reading and math assessments. I am really happy with the growth students have made since the beginning of the year. Thank you for your support at home I truly value our partnership in learning!

If you should have any questions regarding report cards or NWEA reports, please let me know.

Have a great day! The sun is out!!

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 22 – Turn in blue and red folders. Please do not forget to sign progress report in red folder.

Wednesday, January 24 – NWEA Math assessment in afternoon for Mrs. Polgar’s class. Make-ups for NWEA reading will be on Thursday, February 1.

Thursday, January 25 – Library check-in and check-out for books. We did not have library last week because we were testing in the computer lab.

Friday, January 26 – Half-day of school. Dismissal is at 11:45 am.

This week we will start up reading groups and book bags will go home. I will be finishing up on math assessments and we will take the NWEA math test on Wednesday in the computer lab. Report cards will go out next week. I am happy to see how well my class has done on reading assessments. They are doing great and it is only the 2nd card marking!

Peek at the Week:

Sight words for the week – big  little

Looking at words with “ch” beginnings and endings. For example; church, teach.

Math – reviewing math concepts from CM1 and preparing for math assessments.

Social Studies – finishing up on make-up tests. We enjoyed the student time-line projects. I love looking at their baby pictures!

Science – If the weather permits we will do an experiment outside with the warming effects of the sun with our weather unit.

Writing – We will start an informational unit on Arctic Animals.

Reading – Daily Five – working on missing vowel sounds – medial sounds, “ch” digraphs, flipping vowel sounds in words – understanding what makes sense when we decode a word we do not know. Adding to and deleting letter sounds to make new words – for example; the word top  – changing the letter t to the letter m, What word does it become? – mop.

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 15 – No school. Martin Luther King day.

Wednesday, January 17 – Late start – school starts an hour later.

Thursday, January 18 – NWEA Reading assessment scheduled at 8:50-10:05 a.m. Please make sure your child is on time for school to begin the test. It also helps to have a good night’s sleep and breakfast for brain energy.

Over the next two weeks students will be assessed in content areas – Math, Reading, Social Studies, Science, Writing.

Math

Counting by ones, tens, count forward by a given number, count and write quantity, understand greater than, less than and equal to symbols in relation to problems. Addition and subtraction within 5. Identify 2D and 3D shapes.

Reading

Comprehension – Retell the beginning, middle and end of a story. Identify letters and letter sounds. Read CVC words – sun, map, bat. Fluently read sight words.

Report cards will be distributed the week of January 29th.

Have a great long weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

 

Happy New Year! I am excited to get back to school and see my Kinders!

We will be doing some reviewing from 2017 and moving on to new learning for 2018. I will also begin some assessments the next couple of weeks in reading, math and other content areas for the next report card period. We will also be taking the NWEA assessment in the next couple of weeks. We will be reviewing and preparing for this assessment as well.

Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 8 – Welcome back! Please return Winter break homework packets and Social Studies Timeline project.

Wednesday, January 10 – I will be out of the classroom attending a district math workshop. There will be a sub for the day.

Thursday, January 11 – Library day. Return/check-out library books.

Monday, January 15 – No school. Martin Luther King day.

Peek at the Week:

Sight words for week – not, do, yes, no

Writing – We will be working on a unit on Opinion writing. We will write to form an opinion and write a reason in our writing piece with illustrations/writing. Do you like Winter?  Why or Why not?

Math – We will review number i.d. numbers 1-50. Counting 1-50. Writing numbers 1-30. Working on before and after numbers along with number lines. Working on number bonds – learning strategies to figure out a missing number such as 3+ _= 5.  What is the missing number?  3 and what number equals 5?

Social Studies – Sharing our timeline projects in class.

Science – Thinking about how weather conditions effect our environment. Working on a STEM activity for understanding.

Reading/Daily Five – Review short vowel sounds – aeiou, beginning, middle and ending sounds in words to make CVC words such as sun, map, pen. Review reading strategies when we come to a word we don’t know. Look at pictures, look at first letter sound, sound out each letter and stretch letter sounds to say word.

Mrs. Polgar

 

 

 

 

Hello Families,

I hope you are all enjoying a restful Winter break! I miss my Kindergarten class!!

As we welcome the New Year I want to thank you all for the gifts, cards and sweets. It was very thoughtful and kind of you to remember me during the holiday season. I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful New Year!

Before break we enjoyed our holiday party and we had time to do a STEM activity – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The students were asked to make a Christmas tree with Solo cups with their group. Before starting they needed to plan how they would do it with the materials given. What would the outcome be? What structure or formation would be sturdy? It was not as easy as you think and many had to keep trying over again. They began thinking about why their structure was not working. Then they started talking and planning how to make it work. Great learning experience!!

Here are some pictures of their group projects. They had a blast and worked together very well. We will be doing more STEM projects throughout the year – collaborative learning.

I look forward to the New Year and seeing you all on Monday, January 8th.

Mrs. Polgar