This week we read Leprechaun stories.  We compared and contrasted Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato and The Luckiest Leprechaun.  Our new popcorn words were: do, all, there.  The word family we worked on was -in.  The students have been working so hard reading in guided reading groups with me during Daily Five time.  You can see how proud they are when they recognize popcorn words and figure out unfamiliar words.  They are also becoming such good writers!  They are working on their second "story" and will be bringing their first one home soon.  They love to share them with the class. Our math lessons and centers focused on measurement, sorting and addition.  To follow through at home, you can start working on memorizing math facts to build fluency.  In kindergarten we will work on problems up to the sum of 10, but they will have to show fluency with facts to the sum of 5. 

                                                   A Peek At Next Week:

                                               Reading: Flower Garden
                                           Popcorn Words: who, what, where

      Math: Addition within five (solving problems using different strategies)

                                             Library: Tuesday & Thursday

                                                     Art: Wednesday

                                                        Music: Fridays

                                                  Gym & Recess: Everyday

                                               Things to review and practice: 

Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, qu. ou, oi, ue, er, ar

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, go, so, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there

Math: counting to 100 by 1's and 10's, recognizing & comparing numbers 1-20, finding the missing number 1-20, recognizing and naming shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, hexagon, cube, cone, sphere, cylinder) patterns, addition and subtraction

Reminders:  There is no school on Friday, March 25th.  Also, there is no school from March 28-April 1 for Spring Break.  Classes resume on Monday, April 4th.

This week we talked about March weather and how the month comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.  We read the story, Everything Spring, and talked out vocabulary words such as: fawn, fuzzy, meadow, huddle, & stream.  Our popcorn words this week were: soon, went, come. In math we worked on measurement and compared objects using words such as: longer, shorter, taller, heavier, lighter, etc. We also sorted objects by color and shape.

A Peek At Next Week:

 Reading: The Luckiest Leprechaun & Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
                                   Popcorn Words: do, all, there

Math: Measurement (length, weight, height, classify by color, shape, size) and graphing

                                        Library: Tuesday & Thursday

                                                     Art: Wednesday

                                                        Music: Fridays

                                               Gym & Recess: Everyday

                                     Things to review and practice: 

Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, qu. ou, oi, ue, er, ar

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, go, so, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come

Math: counting to 100 by 1's and 10's, recognizing & comparing numbers 1-20, finding the missing number 1-20, recognizing and naming shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, hexagon, cube, cone, sphere, cylinder) addition and subtraction

Reminders:  There is no school on Tuesday, March 15th. Field Trip permission slips and payment is due March 17th.

This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss!  We read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, The Cat in the Hat, Wacky Wednesday, Fox in Socks, and Green Eggs and Ham.  We had so much fun reading his silly stories.  The students also were able to dress Wacky, wear mismatched socks, wear a favorite hat, and wear green.  Our new popcorn words were: this, that, new. Our Dr. Seuss math included sorting, counting and graphing colored goldfish (thank you to the parents that donated goldfish), playing green eggs and ham tic-tac-toe, and making an addition problem with red and blue fish.  It was a fun week!  

A Peek At Next Week:

                                            Reading: Everything Spring
                                       Popcorn Words: soon, went, come
    Math: Measurement (length, weight, height, classify by color & shape)

                                     Library: Tuesday & Thursday

                                               Art: Wednesday

                                                 Music: Fridays

                                       Gym & Recess: Everyday

                                   Things to review and practice: 

Phonics: recognition & sounds of the letters s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, or, z, w, v, y, x, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, qu. ou

Popcorn words: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, at, on, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, no, go, so, the, you, down, he, she, be, our, here, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, five, said, this, that, new

Math: counting to 100 by 1's and 10's, recognizing & comparing numbers 1-20, finding the missing number 1-20, recognizing and naming shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, hexagon, cube, cone, sphere, cylinder)

Reminders: Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, March 8th.  Please sign and return the envelope.  The copy of the report card is yours to keep. Field Trip permission slips and payment is due March 17th.