Field Day was a huge success!

The weather really cooperated, no rain, and the heat was tolerable. The fifth graders really made it a lot of fun! ****Look on Flikr for the pictures taken today.

Don't forget the Grandparent Luncheon is Monday. Kindergarten lunch is first, they will eat and then have recess right after lunch.

Grandparents are welcome to come back to the classroom and wait for them to return. The grandchild can show off and read a story to them.

We have adopted 5 little chicks from other classrooms. The children love them and will get a chance to hold them on Monday.

*** Don't forget our last day is 6/16. We will have an end of the year celebration, starting at 9:30, in our classroom. Dismissal will be by 11:30. If this poses a problem for your family please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly. 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Thank you to all our service people!

Thank you to all the parents who donated items and volunteered for our May Festival. The children had a wonderful time. Look at Flikr to see the great pictures.

This past week we have done a lot of assessment, especially in math, but our super readers have been showing off for each other.

 We had a problem with our incubator so we will not be hatching any chickens. We will adopt some from the other classrooms.

There have been a lot of stubbed toes and little cuts. Our playground has wood chips so I do not recommend sandals on the playground, sneakers are best.

Don't forget Kindergarten Field Day (5/29) and Grandparents' Luncheon(6/1)

Last day of kindergarten is June 16th. We will have an end of the year celebration. Dismissal will be by 11:30. If this poses a problem for your family please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly.

 

Thank you Veterans! 

Happy Mother's Day!

May you all have a wonderful and relaxing weekend, enjoy your delightful children!

The chicks are coming! We have eggs in an incubator and are waiting for the arrival of the baby chicks. We did a science talk and did a lot of wonderings...the biggest wondering was when they will be born. We also made technical drawings of a raw egg. (looking very carefully at the details)

We are in need of some supplies for our May Festival. We could use some baskets for floral arrangements, bubbles and glycerin. I will be looking for two volunteers to work with the children making the floral arrangements. It's usually a lot of fun.

I will send out a request for sundae supplies before the actual day. We will have a puppet show and enjoy sundaes in the afternoon. Younger siblings may attend the puppet show. More information will follow.

Jump Rope for Heart was a huge success!

The children had lots of fun exercising their hearts and they raised a good amount of money for a worthy cause. Some of them were shocked when they realized they could jump the long rope with two people swinging. We used imaginary ropes, regular jump ropes , hula hoops, and rope lines (on the ground). Everyone was successful and smiling! The smiles were even bigger when they got their popsicles after all their hard work.

Look for pictures posted on Flikr.

Language Arts: We've done lots of reading and are exploring the world of nonfiction books. The children are becoming excellent readers. We've had some fun writing poetry too.

Math: We have been writing number stories and the that go along with them. We are learning to distinguish the difference between addition and subtraction.

Science & Social Studies: We have been talking about healthy food choices and have had a pizza restaurant running. The children will make English Muffin pizzas after vacation. 

We will hatch chicks and learn how they develop after vacation also.

Our hospital will be opening soon, we could use donations of band aids, face masks, or anything you think the children will enjoy.

Upcoming Events

We will review all handwriting letters, all phonic sounds, and all sight words.

Spring Vacation: 4/27-5/1

May Festival: 5/21

Early Release:5/13 @ 12:50

Kindergarten Field Day: 5/29

No School:5/25 Memorial Day

Grandparent Luncheon: 6/1 more info to follow

Tentative Last Day for K.: 6/16 We will have an end of the year celebration in our classroom.Dismissal will be by 11:30 am. If this poses a problem for your family please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly.

Have a wonderful vacation!

We are celebrating, Read Across America...I saw a lot of crazy socks today. Lots of fun things happening, they are listed on the note that was sent home on Friday. There is a day that they dress up as their favorite book character, but they do not have to. They could be the little boy or girl in any story, no costume required.

Language Arts:
We are starting to work on procedural writing "How To's". We are learning about the different characteristics of these books. Some words might be in bold, and they might contain a glossary. We are also working on sight words and blending CVC words so we will be able to read more fluently.

Math:
We are continuing to practice sums through 5. Every other week your child will bring home a set of math facts. Please practice these at home. We will also send homelinks weekly. We are going to explore the difference between 2D & 3D shapes.

Art:
We made lots of fun leprechaun things. Our favorite was the puppet. We sang to the people in the office, the music class and the preschool.
Sadly, we did not catch the leprechaun, but he left us a pot full of candy, wrapped in gold paper.

Upcoming Events:
Handwriting letters: f & q
Phonics Letters: review of all phonics letters
Word of the Week: my
Spring Conferences: 4/8 & 4/15 ( sign up sheet will be sent home soon)
Music Hall Field Trip: 4/2

Thank goodness the weather is warming up! It started just in time for our latest science unit. We are studying the sun. Some children thought the sun was a planet, but we investigated and found out it was a star. We are observing the effect it has on the pile of snow on the playground.

The snow level has gone from 32 inches to 30. We are recording the information in our science notebooks.

Language Arts: We have been practicing all our sight words. Automaticity helps them so much when they are reading their "just right" books. Thank you for helping them practice these.

Math: The children are practicing their math facts using dice games and unifix cubes. I hope the nightly math facts practice is going well. I will send additional math facts every two weeks.

Art: The children made beautiful rainbows with pipe cleaners and model magic. We will hide them around the room in hopes of catching a leprechaun. They have also been using other materials with this effort.

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting letters:r,m,&n

Phonics Letter:  c

Word of the week: we

No school Friday: 3/13 teacher workshop

Parent conferences in April.

Do you recognize this leprechaun, we couldn't catch him!!!!!!

February 13, 2015

The Frog Class

FROG NEWS: Happy Valentine's Day!   The students celebrated 100th day and Valentine's day this week.  We celebrated in a lot of different ways.  The students were able to glue 100 beads to a poster, write a book,  (My Mother Has Told Me 100 Times...), they played at the valentine factory and had a whole lot more fun!  After vacation, we will be adding to our math homework.  We will begin practicing our math facts through 5.  A letter and the materials will be sent home after vacation.  Be on the look out! I have added pictures to Flikr.  They are of the kids enjoying the 100th day of school and playing in the snow.     Language Arts:     We worked on proper formation of all letters introduced.  I am still finding  a lot of children starting from the bottom.  We also continued to work on our reading strategies.  We have learned good readers use a lot of different tools when they read.     Math:   The Frogs celebrated the 100th day of school.  We shared our collections of 100, did 100 exercises and kept silent for100 seconds.  It was an exciting day in the Frog  room.   Art:     We made mobiles and valentine crafts with paint and glitter.   Social Studies:  The students worked in the post office this week.     Book of the Week:  Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine Song of the Week:  Gummy Bears    Upcoming Events:   Handwriting Letters: review lowercase letters taught so far Phonics Letters: x & y Word of the Week: on February Vacation: 2/23-2/27 School District Meeting: 3/6 @7:00pm Field Trip:  4/2