Weekly News - 3/1

March 1, 2010 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Our base story this week is called "Five Little Ducks". Our phonics focus is reviewing Cc, Dd, Ll, Kk, and Oo. We will also be working on comprehension. In math, our study will be 3 dimensional shapes. In Social Studies, we will talk about leaders and Texas symbols. We will start discussing weather in our science curriculum. For writing, we will complete another 4-frame as we extend writing. Notes and Reminders: We are really working hard now on writing first names correctly (uppercase, then lowercase letters). We will have to get it ready for first grade. I've told the children that it's a matter of habit now. They just need to think ...

Weekly News - 2/8

February 8, 2010 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Our base story this week is called "Fiesta", and our focus is the letter Ll.  We will be working on predicting and main character.  Our math study is on fractions, and we will begin with halves and wholes.  In science we will be reviewing fish and snails.  We will be doing Valentine activities all week long, and we will also read fun Valentine stories.  We will be talking about Black History throughout the month. Notes and Reminders: Later this week I will be sending out a detailed progress report for your child.  I will also send a letter with details about needed conferences.  Look for this in your child's folder later this week. Upcoming Events: We look forward to out Valentine's party ...

Weekly News - 1/25

January 26, 2010 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Our base story this week is a Big Book called "Flower Garden". Our focus letter is Cc, and we will be working on predicting. In writing we will work on a "Four Frame story" and hope to put these up in the windows to share. We continue our study of comparing whole numbers in math, and we will be discussing problem solving in social studies. In our science study of animals, we will learn about goldfish and guppies. Notes and Reminders: I will be scheduling DEAR readers for February soon. If you haven't been a reader and would like to be on our schedule, please let me know. For recipe Friday we will be ...

Weekly News - 1/5

January 6, 2010 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were joyous and fun-filled. We begin the new year studying winter and snow in science. Our base story is called "Shoes for Miss Alice", and our focus will be Gg and asking questions. In math we will be comparing capacity, weight, and temperature which builds on our measurement unit started in December. In Social Studies we will talk about New Year's traditions, and we will continue to build on details and punctuation in our writing. Notes and Reminders: Thanks so much to our room mothers and all who helped with our Holiday party. It was spectacular! The children had so much fun. Look for report cards ...

Weekly News - 12/14

December 16, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Our base story for this week is "Maxi the Taxi Dog". The focus letter is Hh and we will be talking about characters. In math, we continue with measurement and Science/Social Studies is still working on Winter Holiday Traditions. In writing this week we will be making lists and responding to a story. Notes and Reminders: I hope you had a chance to visit the Book Fair. Thanks to all of you that bought books for the classroom. We were thrilled to win best Kindergarten book box! We got $25 to spend on class books! Upcoming Events: Out class party will be on Wednesday afternoon from 1:30-2:30. Our room mothers are planning this for us ...

Weekly News - 12/07

December 7, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week’s News: Our base story is "Where's the Fly?" which is a wonderful follow up story for our Social Studies unit on maps. We will be reviewing phonics skills this week. Our math focus will be finishing up numerals 6-10 and comparison with measurement. In Social Studies, we will begin our 2 week study of Holiday Traditions. We will talk about all of the winter holidays and learn about symbols and traditions having to do with these. What a fun time of year it is! Word Wall Words to know: a, and, blue, but, go, is, I, like, red, see, the, will, have, in, big Notes and Reminders: I've noticed the folders are getting pretty ragged. We ...

Weekly News - 11/30

December 1, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week’s News: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We come back to a wonderful base story, "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse". Our focus letter is Pp and we will be talking about cause and effect. In science, we will finish our "Ladybugs" study and begin "Holiday Traditions" in Social Studies. Our math focus will be numerals 0-10 and using these numbers. We continue to build on our writing concepts and on putting details in our drawings. We will be reviewing word wall words. Notes and Reminders: We have several needs in the classroom: brown paper bags, holiday stickers, and dry erase markers. Thanks if you can help us with any of these! We are ...

Weekly News - 11/10

November 11, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week’s News: Our base story for this week is "Time To Sleep", and our focus letter/sound is Nn. We will also be working on being a polite listener, verbs in sentences, and "recall and re-tell". In science, we begin our study of ladybugs and will have live ladybugs in our science center to observe. We will be revisiting some of the basics in writing and learning about common nouns and proper nouns. Notes and Reminders: Next Monday is Mrs. Nichols' last day with us as a student teacher. She's done a great job, and we've had lots of fun! She will be back at Gullett a lot to sub - and back in our room for DEAR ...

Weekly News - 10/26

October 26, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week’s News: We are looking forward to a fun-filled week of learning! Our base story this week is a Big Book about farm animals called "No, No, Titus!". Our focus letter and sound is Aa, and we are also talking about nouns, singular, and plural. In Math we continue our unit on patterns. In Science our focus will continue to be on plants with special emphasis on pumpkins. We will be doing some fun Halloween activities throughout the week. We are working on putting more details in our writing! Notes and Reminders: Word wall words for this week are: the and go. For Recipe Friday we will make "spiders" with Ritz crackers, cream cheese, and ...

Weekly News - 10/12

October 13, 2009 | Author: weatherby | Filed under: Classroom News

This Week's News: Our base story for this week is a Big Book entitled "Mice Squeak, We Speak!". We will be focussing on Bb in phonics and working on nouns and illustrations in stories. In science we will learn about the daytime and nighttime sky. Recipe Friday will be "star gazing treats" using rice cakes, nutella, and star sprinkles. Our word wall words are : but, blue. Notes and Reminders: I'm looking forward to visiting with each of you at our Fall conference. Please send back picture form envelopes and money. Picture day is this Friday, the 16th. Homework: Continue reading with your child for 15 minutes a night and initialing in the folder. Also, do talk with ...