March 28, 2014

Please remember that next Friday is 2:00 Dismissal.

Theme: Rainforest

Author of the Month: Laura Numeroff

Sight Word: come

Wonderful Word: pleasure

Nursery Rhyme: Yam's are Yummy!

Poem: Colors of the Rainforest

Word Family: -og

Math: -2D and -3D Shapes

Religion: God the Father Gives Us Jesus

Letter Formation: J, K

Word Work: beginning and ending sounds

In April we will begin our "Students as Teachers" project.  For this project, students will choose a topic to teach to the class.  Each student will be assigned a date.  Information will go home on Monday.

Have a nice weekend!

March 21, 2014

Theme: Community Helpers

Sight Word: come

Wonderful Word: wander

Word Family: -et

Poem: Community Helpers

Nursery Rhyme: My Five Senses

Math: -dividing by sharing
          - identifying and ordering numbers
          - subtraction
         - comparing numbers

Word Work: singular vs plural

Religion: Lent

Letter Formation: I and J

Science: -living plants
              - the 5 senses

Remember Thursday is our Community Helper Dress-up Day!

Have a good week!

Father's Mass

The procedure for this has now changed.  Please follow Mr. Hoffman's directions.

Let me know if you have any questions!

March 14, 2014

Remember the Father's Mass is Wednesday March 19 at 8:15 am.  The students should head directly to the Church with their guest.  If they do not have a guest to sit with, they should come to the classroom by 8:00 am.  After the Mass, the guest must walk them back to the classroom.

Theme: St. Patrick's Day

Sight Word: what

Wonderful Word: interfere

Nursery Rhyme: Xavier

Poem: Little Leprechaun

Math: - identifying a cylinder

          - counting nickels to 50 cents

          - ABC patterns

Word Family: -ad

Science: -plants

              - 5 senses

Letter Formation: I and J

Religion: God Chooses Mary

Have a great week!

March 7, 2014

Report Cards went home today.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  One reason I like this format for a report card is that it tells you exactly what you need to be working on at home.

Remember we're practicing tucking in our shirts.  Please have students tuck in their shirt before they come to school.

Father's Mass is Wednesday March 19th at 8:15 am.  The children and their guest should go directly to the church (backpacks can be left in the car or in the church basement).  If your child does not have a guest to sit with, they should report to the classroom by 8:00 to sit with me.  After Mass, the guest should escort the child back to our classroom.  Thanks for your flexibility with this.  If any of this changes, I will let you know.

Thursday March 13th is a 2:00 Dismissal.  Please plan accordingly.

The school play, Beauty and the Beast, is March 14 and 15.  Please purchase tickets through the office.  It is always a wonderful show.

Our classroom Lenten challenge is to do one kind thing a day for another person in the class.  Please discuss this with your children and encourage kindness!

Finally, thanks for all who came to our Read-In today!


Theme: Community Helpers

Sight Word: go

Wonderful Word: spice

Poem: My Community

Nursery Rhyme: Little Bo Peep

Math:
-making ABC patterns
-acting out some more, some went away
- identifying nickels
- scattered configurations of 10

Word Family: -ip/-ug

Letter Formation: G and H

Writing: making mini-books

Religion: We Learn about God with Our Friends
               Lent

Science: The Five Senses

February 28, 2014

We had a guest speaker this week, Dr. Rachel Poulsen, to talk about dental health month.  Dr. Poulsen is a dentist in Mishawaka and was one of my mom's dental students in her residency program at University of Florida.

We implemented a new discipline system in kindergarten this week:Discipline with Purpose (using yellow and red cards).  We are still using our positive reinforcement of sticker charts and pom-poms.

Since we're beginning Trimester 3, we will start practicing tucking in our shirts.  Please practice with your students at home and have them tuck in their shirts before school.

Report Cards are scheduled to go home next Friday.  Please review and let me know if you have any questions.  I will include a copy of the writing rubric so you can see your child's progress.

There is a 2:00 Dismissal on Thursday March 13.  Please plan accordingly.

Our Read-In is scheduled for Friday March 7 from 12:00-12:30.  Guests may come and read with students any time during that time slot.

Additionally, the Mass of St. Joseph is Wednesday March 19th at 8:15 am.  This is a Mass to honor all of our fathers, grandfathers, and father-figures in our lives.  Students may sit with their guest at Mass.

Have a great weekend!



Theme: Dr. Seuss

Sight Word: it

Wonderful Word: urgent

Poem: The Lorax

Nursery Rhyme: Quentin's Quack

Math:
- ordering 4 objects by length
- name a shape using 3 attributes
- copying line segments, shapes, and designs on geoboards

Grammar: verbs in the past tense

Religion: We Learn about God with Our Families

Work on Writing: Creating mini-books

Science: 5 senses

February 21, 2014

Thanks to Mrs. Neeser and Mrs. Simon for their help with the Valentine's Day party last week.  Also, thank you to all of you who sent in the donations needed for our projects this week.  I will be sending an email this weekend of science supplies and cooking supplies needed until the end of the year.  Thanks as always for your generosity.  The students will go play outside if it above 20 degrees (with the windchill).  Feel free to send in snow gear!  Next Friday is the end of Trimester 2 and it is also a 2:00 Dismissal.

Theme: Presidents/February

Sight Word: have

Wonderful Word: observe (verb) to watch something or someone closely

Poem: February is Here!

Nursery Rhyme: Zippity Doo Da

Math: -paying for items with dimes up to $1.00
          - season, temperature, pictograph
          - comparing length (shorter/longer)

Reading: verbs in the future tense
             
Writing: opinion writing

Religion: God Helps Us Discover

Science: 5 senses

Word Work: blends (gl-, sl- fl-)