Reading!

Reading books went home today with everyone that returned a bag this week. Literacy bags will go home on Wednesdays or Thursdays, please keep them through the weekend and return on Monday. Each bag will contain a strategies card, please have your child use this when they get stuck. Keep the card in their bag please.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Kevin Henkes

Today we read Grandpa and Bo by Kevin Henkes. Ask your child the differences between this book and the other Kevin Henkes' books we have been reading. Have them re-tell the story for you.

Proud Board

Zander's work is featured on our Proud Board this week.

Playdough

If anyone would like to donate playdough, it would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate homemade playdough that would be welcomed as well:)

Reading!

This week has been a busy week in our Kindergarten classroom. We have re-vamped our reading program a little bit in the past few weeks. We have been using a series of guiding reading books with the children that all have follow-up activities and opportunity for written responses. Mrs. Kruk, Mrs. Schwartz, Miss Hudak and myself have all been taking a small group to read with based on ability. This allows every child to be reading a book with adult instruction each day. On Fridays, the children have been listening to a book on tape and making connections to the story. Please make sure that you practice sight words daily with your child. This is the key to reading success. Pick three a week and have your child Look, See, Spell, Cover, Write, Check. Ask them what this means, we have been working on this with our sight words. Also, when books are sent home on Wednesdays please have your child read them throughout the weekend and return on Monday. Thanks so much in taking part in our reading adventure.

Supplies Needed

Please send in glue sticks and tissues. They would be greatly appreciated.

Proud Board

Gavin was the Proud Board student for this week!

Pajama Day!

Pajama Day was a big hit! The children looked adorable. They enjoyed a story by Sophia's sister because she was the Superstar this week. Ms. Hudak read them Ira Sleeps Over and we discussed sleep overs and special items we bring to bed with us.

Pajama Party

The children have earned a reward for good behavior. We will have a pajama party on Friday. It also correlates with the letter Pp that we have been working on this week. Please allow your child to come into school with their pajamas on Friday. Please make sure that they have appropriate foot wear - NO SLIPPERS!

Long Vowels

We have been shorting pictures according to the long vowel sounds that they make in the middle of the word. Long vowels say their names. The children will not be assessed on this but they need to know that vowels can make 2 sounds.

Show and Tell

We will have Show and Tell next Friday, March 19th. Please have your child bring in a small item that can fit in their backpack. They should be ready to tell the class who they received it from and why they like it.

Report Cards

Report Cards will go home on Friday, March 19th.

Concept Pairs

We are working on the concept pairs neat and messy. We will also be working on noisy and quiet. Please review these with your child at home.

Library Books

Please make sure that your child has their library book in their backpacks on Wednesday mornings.

Letter U

We will be learning the short sound of letter u this week like in umbrella. Please help your child practice the formation and sound.

Birthdays

Parents, I would appreciate it if you sent any birthday invitations or thank you notes via mail unless the entire class is invited. It causes a lot of hurt feelings in the classroom. Thanks for your help.

We discussed and learned the formation of the letter Kk this week. This is a complicated letter because it makes the same sound as hard c. Please have your child practice writing this letter at home.

The children listened to David Shannon's Good Boy, Fergus today. Ask them about this amusing book.

New Sight Word

The word has is our new sight word for this week. We will send home the book Spring tomorrow which highlights this word.

Penny Wars!

The Kindergarten classes have won the Penny Wars! The money will go to the Monroe Food Pantry and all the classes will have a movie party on April 1st.

February News

In math we are beginning simple addition. Please continue to work on number formation at home. Discuss the concepts of greater and fewer.

We learned about the lives and importance of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln this past month. Ask your child about how things were different when G.W. was alive. Please continue to practice addresses, phone numbers and shoe tying.

The children are increasing their sight vocabulary with new sight words this month. Please continue to practice these words at home. One way to do this is to play sight word concentration. Write down the sight words on index cards and make two sets. Place all cards face down and pick two cards at a time. Whoever has a match gets to keep the cards. The person with the most cards is the winner!

Please make sure that your child has their literacy bag in their backpacks everyday.

We are also in need of Wet-Ones wipes.

First Blog!

Parents, I have officially entered the cyber world! Please visit this page weekly for updates about our classroom. This will be in lieu of a monthly newsletter. Thanks for joining me in this adventure.