Dates to Remember

Wednesday, April 9 – Late Start

Saturday, April 12 – Mini-Martian Marathon

Thursday, April 17 – Spring Party – 1-pm. Students bring in 20 pre-filled plastic eggs for our egg hunt along with a basket or bucket. Volunteers are needed to help with egg hunt.  If interested in helping out at the party – please let me know, so I can get a volunteer count.

Field Trip planned for Ann Arbor Hands on Museum and Ann Arbor Scrap Box beginning of May. A field trip permission slip along with chaperone information will be sent home this week.

Kindergarten Spelling Words

“op” family words –  cop, mop, pop, top.   sight words – here, where

First Grade Spelling Words

blends – “st” and “sp”  stop, step, staff, spit, spot, spell   sight words – down, our, were, here

Math – First graders will take Unit 6 Math test. A practice test will go home on Monday for review.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember:

Monday, March 31 – Opening Day – Tiger Day! Wear your tiger shirt or blue and orange.

Kindergarten/First Grade

Writing – Last week we had fun having the first graders read their “How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.” The best part was making the PB&J sandwich and eating it! This week we will begin working on informational research reports.

Spelling Words

Kindergarten – “it” word family – bit, hit, sit, pit   sight words – find, help

First Grade – “pl” & “fl” blends – plop, plug, plan, flash, flat, flap,  sight words – must, please, saw

We had a lot of fun during March is Reading Month. Although reading month is over students should still read each night for homework to continue to building fluency. I am really pleased with our class participation during reading month.

Spring is Here! So, hopefully students will be getting outside for recess next week.

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Tuesday, March 25 – Kindergarten Round-up 6:30pm. Held in Kindergarten classroom.

Thursday, March 27 – Spring Parent Teacher Conference. Conferences are only held one night in the Spring. Please make sure you return the conference slip in your child’s blue folder. Conference slips went out early last week in folders.

Friday, March 28 – Reading Celebration! School-wide assembly and pajama read-in with popcorn. Don’t forget to fill out the pink reading logs this week. This is the last week to turn in a reading log. Last week we earned two rockets! Keep up the reading, everyone needs to read and fill out a reading log for our class to win a pizza party and prizes.

Spring is Here! So, I think it is safe to say there is no need to bring snow-pants to school. Please make sure your child still brings their boots to school for the muddy grounds.

Please make sure you empty your child’s blue folder each night and look over notes and homework from school. In addition, please make sure you are signing the red folder progress report that goes home on Friday.

Kindergarten – Spelling words

“in” words – in, pin, tin, win.    sight words – little, down, for.

First Grade – Spelling words

“ing” words – thing, sing, ring, bring.     sight words – soon, pretty, going.

First graders finished Volume I Everyday Math books and have started Volume II. Some students have taken their books home. Please use these math books as a study-guide, and a math review with your child. Not all the pages were completed in the book. The math book is an additional math resource to use teaching math.

Have a nice day and enjoy the sunshine.

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Monday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s see if we caught a Leprechaun?

Tuesday, March 18 – Potbelly Fundraiser 5-8 PM.  for March is Reading Month.

Thursday, March 20 – Literacy Night 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Friday, March 21 – School Spirit Day – where a Nowlin shirt or school colors.

Hooray! We had 10 readers who turned in a reading log on Friday. We got 2 rockets! So, don’t forget to read every night and fill out your blue reading log this week and turn it in Friday.

We have openings for guest readers to come in and read in the classroom. If interested, please let me know. Thank you, Mrs. Jeffries for reading Dr. Seuss to our class. What a tongue twister! Fox in Socks.

Kindergarten Spelling Words –  id word endings – bid, hid, lid.   Sight words – yellow, two, jump.

First Grade Spelling Words – all word endings – tall, mall, call, all, hall.

Sight words  – under, four, now.

Reading – I have been testing students in reading the last two weeks and I am very happy with the progression and growth in reading. It makes my heart smile, how far they have come. We work hard daily on phonics rules – di-graphs, vowel teams, silent e rule, sight words and reading strategies and it is showing in reading and writing. Next week, we will work on word endings and their meanings.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Dr. Seuss Week – A note went home in your child’s folder of the activities for the week.

Monday – Wear something green to school. “Green Eggs and Ham”

Tuesday – Bring a stuffed animal to school. “If I Ran a Zoo”

Wednesday – Dress up wacky. “Wacky Wednesday”

Thursday – Wear silly socks to school. “Fox in Sock”

Friday – Wear red, white and black day. “The Cat in the Hat”

March is Reading Month – a new reading log went home in folders Friday. Fill-out the reading log and turn in Friday. Students get their name drawn for prizes, Principal for 1/2 a day, and a pizza party for the class who reads the most books.

Wednesday, March 12 – Late start students go to school an hour later.

Thursday, March 13 – “Brainstormers” will visit our school for a writing assembly in the afternoon.

Friday, March 14 – Leprechaun traps are due in class in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17. Let’s see if we can catch a lucky Leprechaun! (Notes went home with K-home work packet and first grade separate note was sent home).

Kindergarten Spelling words – “ig” endings   big, dig, pig, wig    sight words – blue, one

First Grade Spelling words – “ell” endings     tell, fell, spell, sell     sight words – well want, brown

First Grade

Reading – Thank you for your support at home. At the end of the 3rd card marking students should be at a 12 in First grade. That is our goal for all students to read at a reading level 12. Reading at home is essential for growth in reading and writing.

Monday, March 10 – I will be not be in the classroom in the morning, I will be at a math workshop in the building. So, I will see you in the afternoon before lunch.

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to Spring ahead!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

March is Reading Month starts next week. A calendar of events will go home on Monday. An assembly to kick-off March is Reading Month will be held on Monday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, March 5 – Author, Guy Louis will visit Nowlin for an assembly at 2 p.m.

Red Folders – I apologize, I was going to get back on track after winter break and send red folders home on Friday, and I forgot! I will send home red folders with your child’s weekly progress this Friday. I think it is important for you to check on your child’s weekly progress.

Kindergarten Spelling words – “ag” word family –  bag, rag, tag   sight words – said, red, run

First Grade Spelling words – “or” word family – for, form, torn     sight words – will, into, black, say.

Math – First graders will take a math test on Unit 5. We will review for the math test on Wednesday. The assessment will include the following; addition and subtraction, function machine – What’s My Rule? addition and subtraction, telling time to the quarter hour and greater than and less than problems using base-10 blocks. Lastly, counting coins – who has more? How much more? – this has been a harder concept for students to understand. Drawing a diagram – a visual helps. A math practice sheet will go home on Monday to review this concept.

Reading – along with book bags going home, some first grade students brought home a reading assignment on Friday. This assignment is due any day next week. Please make sure your child completes the assignment. Thank you for your support.

Stay warm!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Monday, February 24 – Students return to school from Mid-Winter break. 100th day collection project due. Students are to collect 100 of something and arrange their collection on a poster board to display in the hallway. Students can arrange their collection by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s or 25’s.

Thursday, February 27 – 100th day of school celebration from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. We will celebrate our 100th day of school with learning centers and a 100th day treat in the afternoon. We can use volunteers at centers and to help with our afternoon treat.

Friday, February 28 – Spelling Tests for Kindergartner and First Grade

Kindergarten – Spelling words “ad” words  sad, dad, had (when preparing for spelling test – practice other “ad” word patterns, so your child will be prepared for their cold words on the spelling test). We practice word patterns in class, however, additional practice at home always helps.

Sight words – play, big, up.

First Grade – Spelling words “wh” words  where, when, white    Sight words – ride, ate, ran

Tip: This week’s silent “e” words (white, ride, ate). Make sure your child follows the silent “e” rule – the vowel in these words says, it’s name – long vowel sound.

We will get back on track this week with Friday red folders and Spelling notebooks. As always make sure you return spelling notebooks on Fridays for grade check. Sentence work should be completed in the notebooks. Students should be writing simple sentences on their own using their spelling words. Students are writing complete sentences in their writer’s journals at school and should be doing the same for homework.

On Wednesday, February 26 I will be out of the classroom. I will be attending a conference.

Hope you all had a wonderful, restful break!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, February 12 – Late Start

Friday, February 14 – Valentines Day Party 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Students will exchange Valentine’s and enjoy a treat along with some Valentine activities. We have 20 students in our classroom. I will post the student classroom list and send the list home on Monday; in case anyone wants to start making out their Valentine’s early. *We can use a few volunteers to help with our Valentine exchange.*

Mid-Winter Break – Monday, February 17 – 21 – Students return to school Monday, February 24.

Reminder: Spelling Test Make-up for Kindergarten and First Grade on Monday, February 10. Kindergartners spelling “an” words – an, pan, tan, can  sight words – in, it, is, to. First graders working on words with “ch” beginnings – chap, chime, (use your silent “e” rule) chain (use your vowel team rule – “ai” says, “a”)  sight words – out, all, came.

Friday, February 14 – Spelling Test NEW WORDS

Kindergarten – “am” words am, ham, jam,  sight words – you, look, go.

First Grade – “ch” ending words – bunch, teach (use your vowel team rule), catch. Sight words – eat, was, are, went.

Please note – If your child is not doing well on the cold words, please practice other rhyming words at home to prepare them for that part of the test.

Classroom List of Students

Calum     Gabe     Sophia     Dylan E.     Gracie     Giada     Kylie     Jordyn     Kaleb     Scarlett     DeAuna     Owen

Rida     Ricael     Julian     Mariah     Dylan S.     Anthony     Nathan     Zackary

Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember:

Friday, February 14 – Valentines Party 1:30 – 2:30 students will exchange valentine cards and celebrate Valentines. I will send home a list of student names.

Kindergarten

Spelling Words (an family) an, pan, tan, can  (sight words) in, it, is, to

Math – using ordinal words, creating patterns, identify 2d and 3d shapes,  comparing numbers and practicing addition facts.

Writing- Informational research on Polar Bears.

Science – Living Things/Basic Needs

Social Studies – Geography Maps and Globes. Making maps and using personal and cardinal directions.

First Grade

Spelling Words – (ch) words – chap, chime, chain (sight words) out, all, came

Writing – Informational research on Polar Bears

Math – exploring area, weight, writing more than and less than stories. Practicing addition facts fluently.

Science- Matter and properties of matter.

Social Studies- geography using maps and directional terms to study places.

Will the ground-hog see his shadow? Find out and check the weather on Sunday to learn if we will have an early Spring or long Winter.

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Friday, January 31 – Spelling Tests for K /1.

Star of Week – Congratulations! Scarlett Jeffries.

Student of the Month – Congratulations! Ricael Rodriguez

Report cards should go home either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

Kindergarten

Spelling words – “ap” family  cap, map, tap   sight words – the, me, we, see

Writing – We will finish up on opinion writing and move into informational writing later in the week. We will learn how to write an “How To” informational piece.

Reading – I am through testing students in reading and I am very pleased with the progress Kindergartners have made in reading. Keep it up! We will start reading groups and book bags will go home during the week.

Math – students will write addition and subtraction number stories, practice writing two digit numbers,  use ordinal terms in daily events and practicing math facts with winter math fact games.

Science – Study of living and non-living things.

Social Studies – Geography study of maps and globes and what they represent.

First Grade

Spelling Words – “sh” family   shy, shut, mash   sight words – find, away, make, come.

Writing – First graders will finish up on opinion writing. Later, in week we will start an “How To” informational writing piece.

Reading – I have finished testing first grade students in reading.  I am pleased with student progress in reading and comprehension. First graders readers need to continually read to build fluency. Book bags will go home this week, please sign the reading log in the book bag and have your child read the book three times to build fluency and then have your child retell the story to build their comprehension skills.

Science – Introduction to matter -solids, liquids, heat.

Social Studies – Geography – students will learn about maps, globes and learn how to make maps from an aerial perspective.

Math – students will learn relations; greater than, less than, and equal to, explore area, weight and counting, counting with tens and ones, write more than and less than number stories and practice addition math facts with winter math fact games.

Stay warm and cozy!

Mrs. Polgar