Check out these pictures…  We had such a great time and the kids were sooooo proud to show others what they had brought in to share.  Most knew the country too.  Thanks again parents.  These are the moments in life that they will remember about school.

Beginning Monday, I will be sending home a weekly packet.  Please look for it and have your child complete the packet.

Mrs. Smith

What a wonderfully productive week!  Thanks for all your help at home.

Next week…

READING: We will be starting a new unit about ANIMALS.  We will begin with Polar Bears.  We will be exploring facts about their APPEARANCE, HABITAT, FOOD, etc.  We will be doing a lot of writing facts about the animal, which will be used to compare and contrast with a different animal next week.  Stay tuned.

SPELLING:We will begin weekly SPELLING TESTS.  The words for next week are from the “at” family.  (We’ll start very slowly.  🙂  )  at  bat  fat  rat  come  said  Please start working NOW on the words at home.

WRITING:Polar Bear facts and discoveries.

MATH-We will begin piloting a new MATH program.  I am pleased with what I see and am really looking forward to working with this new program.

SCIENCE-Weather and Sky

SOCIAL STUDIES-I am a person.

Looking ahead…

Monday-International Food Day for my class.  A note was sent home yesterday.  This will be such fun!!

Thursday-NWEA Math Assessment  Please make sure your child is well rested, has a good breakfast and is here in school.  Thanks

Friday -NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs. Smith

Homework due tomorrow.  Students know what to do.  I told them that when they get their Library Book for backpack for tomorrow to be sure to include the Phonics homework.

Reminder that students need to wear boots to school.  Snow is getting tracked in on their shoes and onto our carpet.  Students then sit on a wet carpet.  Please make sure your child wears their boots to school ( and shoes are in their backpack.)  Thanks!

REMINDER-Tomorrow is LATE START.

Mrs. Smith

Welcome back and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Can you believe that we are half way through the year?  It’s always so amazing to me how quickly the year goes and how much they grow every month.  I missed them so much…glad to see them and hear all of their news!

Yesterday they took the READING portion of the NWEA test.  This is the same test that was given in September and will be given again in the Spring.  I am thrilled to report that ALL OF MY STUDENTS went up in reading!  I am so proud of them.  Thanks for your help on the home front.  It’s a team effort, isn’t it?  Next week we will take the Math portion of NWEA.

This week I have met with each reading group.  Next week, due to NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY and district assessments, I will not be meeting with the groups.  Reading Groups (Book Bags will resume the week of January 22.   However, please continue reading the books at home with your child.

Next week:

READING-We will continue our unit about FOOD.  We’ll read a story from our Anthology book about a Grandfather Bear who is Hungry.

LETTERS/SOUNDS  long i and long o    This week we worked with long a  and e.  There were work papers that went home this week with words on them, indicating words with long a and e.  

WORDS-look   make

We also have been working with different ways to connect texts (books) to things.

ie  Text to Text -When reading a new story, does it remind us of another book we have read?

     Text to Self-When reading a new book, does it remind us of something about ourself, an experience that we’ve had, something we’d like, a trip, vacation, new sibbling, etc?

Text to World-When reading a new book, does it remind us of something we’ve talked about in class, in our community, on TV, etc

Have a casual discussion with your child as you read together or at the dinner table, riding in the car, just time together.

MATH-Assessments and Partner story problems.  Students should be able to add and subtract fluently from 0-10.  Practice at home.  Doesn’t have to be written down, mentally is fine.

Remember that WEDNESDAY is LATE START.

Have a glorious weekend.  Enjoy the beautiful weather.  Appreciate life and each other.

Mrs. Smith