Dr. Seuss Day: Monday was Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday! We did some fun activities during centers that morning, and finished our day in the hallway, as the whole school took time to read!
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| We each got to make our own Cat in the Hat hat! |
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| We worked on dividing words into groups of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. |
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| We unscrambled some of our sight words. |
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| Looking good in our matching hats! |
Around the World: On Friday we finished our trip to Japan. The kids and I tried our hands at origami making a dog face. They did a really good job of following directions and folding their papers just the right way!
Superkids: We finished our unit on the letters B and R. Last week we started unit 3 which works with the letter N. This coming Friday we will begin unit 4 which works with the letter M. Keep working with your child on these letters and sounds. Also last week, we created our own Superkids pyramid on the wall outside our classroom displaying Super US!!
Language and Writing: In Writer's Workshop recently, we have begun working really hard on writing 1-2 sentences in our journals. Please have your child continue to work on this at home. As you work with them, remind them to check their sentence for these 5 things that I check for each day:
- Capital letter at the beginning
- Punctuation at the end
- Finger spaces in between each word
- No capital letters in the middle of the sentence (unless we've used a proper noun)
- Ask myself, "Does this make sense?" "Is it a complete sentence?"
Math: This past week we worked on the following skills in math:
- Counting by 2's
- Dividing groups in half and even and odd numbers
- Played a game to find a mystery shape by asking questions about its attributes
- Learned about time and used a clock to see how fast we could skip across the room
- Used a calculator to skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's
Guest Day: In your child's green folder on Friday, a note came home about Guest Day. Usually there is question about how many guests your child can invite. Your child may have as many guests as they like, there is no limit. During this time, your child will be going on a scavenger hunt with their guests to find different things around the school. Please return the slip to me by Friday, March 14 so that I can plan accordingly. If your child is unable to have a guest come that day, s/he will be paired with a staff member in the building, or another student and their guests.
DIBELS Math: These scores came home with your child on Friday. Remember, this is a test that is done 3 times each year. It is just a small piece of information we collect on your child to use to better help in the classroom. If you have any questions about your child's scores, please let me know.
Fuzzy Jar: Last week we started a class fuzzy jar. This jar is a way for us to earn rewards based on things the whole class does. We can earn a fuzzy for lots of different things. Some of these include:
- All students on green or higher on our behavior chart at the end of the day
- All classes getting a 5 in specials
- No names written down for behavior in lunch
- Receiving a compliment from another teacher or staff member
- Excellent behavior at school convocations
Likewise, if your class behavior is not on par, we can lose a fuzzy.
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| As of today, we have 6 fuzzies in our jar. We will receive a class reward when we get to 20! |
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