Monday, April 25, 2011
April 25-28
It's hard to believe this is the last week of April! Wow, has the time flown this semester! Here's what's going on this week!
Literacy
We are on our last letter this week! Our focus letter is Uu with Umbie Umbrella being our letter friend.
We are also focusing on our last kindergarten word: are
The word family we will be talking about is the -ut family.
In writing we will continue doing a lot of review. We talked about planning our stories today. We will also be talking about how a 'finished' story needs to have words on every page, details, voice, and a nicely drawn picture that is colored!
Math
We are starting on a new chapter this week. In this chapter we will learn about time and money. Today we looked at pennies and discussed that they are worth one cent. And then we counted and sorted some pennies. This week we will also look at nickels and compare them to pennies and count by fives!
Reminders
Just a reminder that tomorrow is an early out day. We have our recognition assembly in the morning....congrats to Kennedy for receiving the award this month!
And we also don't have school on Friday.
Run, Run!
Saturday is the Mayor's Run for those who signed up. If you didn't get signed up this year I would highly encourage you to participate next year. It's a mile run and then there are prizes given away! Then Sunday is the Lincoln Marathon. If you feel like getting up early and doing some cheering I will be running the half-marathon! I would love any encouragement! Here's a link to the race route if you want to look it up!
http://lincolnrun.org/lmroute.htm
Have a great week!
Literacy
We are on our last letter this week! Our focus letter is Uu with Umbie Umbrella being our letter friend.
We are also focusing on our last kindergarten word: are
The word family we will be talking about is the -ut family.
In writing we will continue doing a lot of review. We talked about planning our stories today. We will also be talking about how a 'finished' story needs to have words on every page, details, voice, and a nicely drawn picture that is colored!
Math
We are starting on a new chapter this week. In this chapter we will learn about time and money. Today we looked at pennies and discussed that they are worth one cent. And then we counted and sorted some pennies. This week we will also look at nickels and compare them to pennies and count by fives!
Reminders
Just a reminder that tomorrow is an early out day. We have our recognition assembly in the morning....congrats to Kennedy for receiving the award this month!
And we also don't have school on Friday.
Run, Run!
Saturday is the Mayor's Run for those who signed up. If you didn't get signed up this year I would highly encourage you to participate next year. It's a mile run and then there are prizes given away! Then Sunday is the Lincoln Marathon. If you feel like getting up early and doing some cheering I will be running the half-marathon! I would love any encouragement! Here's a link to the race route if you want to look it up!
http://lincolnrun.org/lmroute.htm
Have a great week!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
April 18-21
Here's this week's plans!
Literacy
As you may already know, this week's letter is Jj. Jumping Jill is our letter friend.
Our focus sight word is: she. There were some really good sentences this week for she!
Our word family is the -ug family. We will be playing a game making words and deciding if they are real words or "alien" (psuedo) words! It should be fun!
In writing we are finishing up talking about voice and also talking some more about adding details. For the next couple weeks we'll be doing a lot of review and reminding. Some of the stories are getting very good! I'll have to figure out how to share them! Hmmmm....
Math
We are going to wrap up our subtraction unit. We will play some subtraction games and I'll be reassessing those who didn't pass the assessment yet. I feel confident that everyone should do well!
PAJAMA DAY!!!
I'm sure your child has probably told you, but Thursday (4/21) will be pajama day in our classroom! We earned our 40 class stars and the final vote was for a pajama day! Your child may wear appropriate jammies to school on Thursday. If he/she would like to wear slippers as well, please have them wear their shoes and bring the slippers in their backpack. If you have any questions, please let me know!!
And remember NO SCHOOL on this Friday, April 22nd.
Have a great week!
Literacy
As you may already know, this week's letter is Jj. Jumping Jill is our letter friend.
Our focus sight word is: she. There were some really good sentences this week for she!
Our word family is the -ug family. We will be playing a game making words and deciding if they are real words or "alien" (psuedo) words! It should be fun!
In writing we are finishing up talking about voice and also talking some more about adding details. For the next couple weeks we'll be doing a lot of review and reminding. Some of the stories are getting very good! I'll have to figure out how to share them! Hmmmm....
Math
We are going to wrap up our subtraction unit. We will play some subtraction games and I'll be reassessing those who didn't pass the assessment yet. I feel confident that everyone should do well!
PAJAMA DAY!!!
I'm sure your child has probably told you, but Thursday (4/21) will be pajama day in our classroom! We earned our 40 class stars and the final vote was for a pajama day! Your child may wear appropriate jammies to school on Thursday. If he/she would like to wear slippers as well, please have them wear their shoes and bring the slippers in their backpack. If you have any questions, please let me know!!
And remember NO SCHOOL on this Friday, April 22nd.
Have a great week!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
April 11-15
Sooooo....I guess last week got away from me! Sorry for no update! But here's what happening this week!
Literacy
We are focusing on the letter Yy. We are focusing mainly on the /y/ sounds, but the kids also know that it can make the /e/ and the /i/ sound too!
Our word this week is: he
We don't have a focus word family.
In writing we will to talk about adding details to our stories. We want the reader to be able to picture the story in their mind while they're reading it. We also want to tell the 'inside' story. This means we want to tell how we were feeling or what we were thinking.
Math
We are continuing our focus on subtraction. I gave a quick assessment yesterday just to see where we're at and many did a wonderful job! We will continue to do more practice this week in small groups. Some will be working on subtracting using pictures while others will be focusing on using other strategies.
Report Cards
Report cards will come home with your child on Thursday in their blue folders.
Homework
You should have received the new homework supplies last Monday. They are all yellow and 4th quarter's theme is ocean life! If you have any questions please let me know!
Field Trip
We have an official date for the field trip! We will be going to the Children's Museum on Wednesday, May 18th. We have received a generous donation from Farmland and therefore, with the donation you've made and that, have the trip funded! Thank you for the donations! We will, however, need some parents to join us on the field trip because the museum requires a 1:5 ratio of adults to children. Be looking for a note about volunteering to meet us there and also about ordering sack lunches that day (as we won't make it back in time to eat in the cafeteria!). As always, let me know if you have questions, but more information will be coming soon!
Have a great week!
Literacy
We are focusing on the letter Yy. We are focusing mainly on the /y/ sounds, but the kids also know that it can make the /e/ and the /i/ sound too!
Our word this week is: he
We don't have a focus word family.
In writing we will to talk about adding details to our stories. We want the reader to be able to picture the story in their mind while they're reading it. We also want to tell the 'inside' story. This means we want to tell how we were feeling or what we were thinking.
Math
We are continuing our focus on subtraction. I gave a quick assessment yesterday just to see where we're at and many did a wonderful job! We will continue to do more practice this week in small groups. Some will be working on subtracting using pictures while others will be focusing on using other strategies.
Report Cards
Report cards will come home with your child on Thursday in their blue folders.
Homework
You should have received the new homework supplies last Monday. They are all yellow and 4th quarter's theme is ocean life! If you have any questions please let me know!
Field Trip
We have an official date for the field trip! We will be going to the Children's Museum on Wednesday, May 18th. We have received a generous donation from Farmland and therefore, with the donation you've made and that, have the trip funded! Thank you for the donations! We will, however, need some parents to join us on the field trip because the museum requires a 1:5 ratio of adults to children. Be looking for a note about volunteering to meet us there and also about ordering sack lunches that day (as we won't make it back in time to eat in the cafeteria!). As always, let me know if you have questions, but more information will be coming soon!
Have a great week!
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