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What did your child do today? |
| Friday, Jan. 27 |
| Today we made our My Jj Book. We met with our buddies and cut
out snowflakes by folding circles. This was a great task to teach very
fine motor skills because if they cut to big - the snowflake did not
turn out. We also went to gym. I sent home all snowpants and
boots so make sure they come back on Monday if needed! |
| Thursday, Jan. 26 |
| Today we worked on tally marks and how they are useful when counting
large numbers. We worked on the letter J and reviewed other letter
sounds. Mrs. Determan came and taught guidance. We visited
the book fair and went to boost-up, too! Remember tomorrow is
library day! |
| Wednesday, Jan. 25 |
| Today we migrated South!!!! We discussed what migration means and
why birds fly south for the winter. We read a new book - Pete the
Cat on the smartboard...it goes along with a catchy tune so I am sure
you will hear it this evening, as they sang it all morning long :)
Please remember all snow gear - coat, pants, boots, gloves and hat.
The children are not allowed to play "in" the snow without all the gear
so they are sad when they have to watch. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 24 |
| 100 Days!!! We made it to the 100th day of school. We skipped
counted by 10 and 5 to get to 100. They made a book My 100 Things.
This went along with our counting by 10s to get to 100. I
introduced the letter J. We also had music today. |
| Monday, Jan. 23 |
| We were BUSY today! We finished up the letter Ii today and
made our My Ii Book. The kids love to make these every Friday so I
let them finish today since there was no school on Friday. We made
homemade Ice Cream today! Ask your child if they remember what
ingredients our recipe called for (milk, sugar and vanilla). We
worked on the number eleven and the concept of 1 less today.
Tomorrow is the big day!!! |
| Thursday, Jan. 19 |
| I apologize for not being present today. I am home with a sick
child. I will be gone again tomorrow. I am sure that everything
went well. They worked on the letter I by sorting pictures that
start with i. They read a scholastic magazine on penguins.
Please remember to send your school mall booklets if you have not done
so. Tomorrow is the last day. Also, send library books. |
| Wednesday, Jan.18 |
| Today we worked on how letters make words and words make sentences!
We discussed the importance of spaces between words but not between
letters when writing a word. We reviewed the letter I. In
math we reviewed patterns and graphs on the smartboard. We also
had computers today. Again, we did not go outside for recess! |
| Tuesday, Jan. 17 |
| Today we discussed Martin Luther King, Jr. We made a mini
booklet summarizing what we discussed. I introduced the letter I
and learned that it has two sounds. We will continue working on
the letter during the week. The School Mall fundraiser was sent
home today. They can bring back the booklet any day this week, but
must be back by Friday. Please make sure that you fill out T-shirt
size on every page. |
| Friday, Jan. 13 |
| Today we made our My M Book and learned the sight word "look".
They had to make their own page on the back of the book. Please
have your child read these books to you. We met with our buddies
and played board games. It was fun to have "role models" to show
us how to wait our turn and play by the rules!! In math we started
discussing 1 less. We went to gym. Have a 3 day weekend! |
| Thursday, Jan. 12 |
| Today they had guidance and worked on looking at people's faces to
determine how they are feeling. We worked on the beginning sound
of M. We went to boost-up. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 11 |
| Today we read the story, The Mitten by Jan Brett. We practiced
retelling the story by using picture cards. This was also a review
with sequencing since different animals all entered the mitten in a
certain order. Ask your child what happened when the mouse entered
the mitten...(caused the bear to sneeze!) In math we played
different games (Teddy Bear Bingo, Cookie Count, Marker Boards, Number
word match). We had computers today. If you would like your
child to leave boots, snowpants, or both at school...please leave me a
note or else I will send them home everyday. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 10 |
| We had a guest speaker today! She came in and read us the
book, Children Around the World. This was to help us see that all
children are unique and different. This month we spend time
discussing diversity in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. She
shared about her heritage and even came dressed in her custom clothing!
She gave each child an ABC Wiki Stick book to keep! It was so much
fun to listen to her tell her story! We had music today and worked
some more on the letter M. I introduced new lined paper that we
will practice our printing with. In math, we used blocks to see
which name was longer - our first or our last! |
| Monday, Jan. 9 |
| We started off the morning with an all school assembly for Character
Counts. This month is Responsibility! I introduced the letter M.
We had computers and boost-up for specials and ended the day with a
snowball game in math. Asked your child what we used for snowballs
in our math game (cotton balls) |
| Friday, Jan. 6 |
| Today we really worked hard in listening for the ending sounds in
words (not the letter). For example "What is the ending sound of
snake?" They are in the habit of saying S since it is habit to ask
a child what does the word start with. I would like them to make
the /k/ sound. This will help with our rhyming. In math, we worked
on labeling our patters with AB and C. Then we made snowball
patterns using different sizes of white plates. We ended the
activity with the students painting their own pattern using carrots for
the snowman nose. Gave a great weekend! |
| Thursday, Jan. 5 |
| Today we worked on sequencing on how to make a snowman. We
read a few stories that demonstrated ways to make a snowman. The
children then cut and glued pieces in order on how to make a snowman.
As you can see from their work, we moved up to 6 steps! We
completed our Scholastic News and we discussed different words that are
made from "snow". Tomorrow is library day, but most students do
not have a book checked out. Prior to break we turned them all in.
Enjoy the beautiful weather!!! |
| Wednesday, Jan. 4 |
| Today we worked on listening skills and watching for details.
We seem to be in such a hurry that we forget important information.
We also read a story called Snowmen At Night. This was a cute
story describing what they think their snowmen do at night while they
are sleeping. The students then brainstormed what they thought
their snowman would do (if we had snow...) while they sleep. They
are hanging in our hallway! Ask your child what they drew. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 3 |
| WELCOME BACK! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing
break! Today we explored with many of our new presents!
Thanks again! We played ABC review games in different centers.
We worked with our new puzzles with "Puzzle Partners". We
discussed our favorite present and then drew and labeled the present.
Our theme this week is snow and snowman! I am not
complaining...but difficult to get "into the theme" this week with 40 -
50 degree weather :) |
