Winter

Lexia:  Please continue to do Lexia at home as often as you can!  The program individualizes lessons for each child.  Just 20-30 minutes of Lexia at home each week makes a huge difference!  Please let me know if you are having any difficulty getting your child logged in at home.

Winter Concerts and Party

• There will be two shows the morning of December 20.  The first show is 8:15.  The second show is 9:45.  The Kindergarteners will sing for about 15 minutes.  The first graders sing after Kindergarten.  The whole show lasts about 30 minutes.  
• After the second show we will have our Winter Party.  Everyone is invited to attend this party.
• You will get an email from our room parents with details about the party.
• If you are NOT able to make it to either of the shows, PLEASE TELL ME as soon as possible.  If we can prepare your child ahead of time for the fact that you will not be there it is much easier for them to relax and enjoy the show and party. We can arrange to send pictures and videos.  

Reading:

We are learning about different fairy tales this month!  This week we read many versions of Jack and the Beanstalk.  We also re-read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Next week we will read Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel.  We will end the month reading different versions of the Gingerbread stories.  Our Winter Party will be a Fairy Tale Theme to celebrate all our hard work!
Math: We have been working on more than and less than.  Kids have been comparing numbers and comparing sets of objects.  We practice during math bins with our friends. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are ready for our trip to the zoo!  Thanks to Mr. Blecha for securing an experience box to help us prepare for sorting and classifying animals on our trip!

We learned about different animal coverings and how to sort animals into groups using these coverings.  We will continue to use the box after break to review what we learned at the zoo.

Field Trip:
Dress for the weather!  We are outside for much of the day. 
Pack a lunch that is disposable!
Wear comfortable walking shoes or boots.

Math:  We have been working on counting sets and determining which set has more or less.  We will be working on addition after we return from Thanksgiving Break!d

Reading:  Students continue to work on our Reading Super Powers.  We are also reviewing character, setting, and main events as we retell some favorite books.  Our shared reading time has focused on new sight words: WE and LIKE.

Writing:  Students learned to use a checklist when they write to make sure they have done their best writing.  We are working really hard to make our writing easy to read!

November 10

Kids have been busy using SUPER POWERS in reading and writing!  Kids are using their

• Pointer Power!
• Reread Power!
• Picture Power!
• Sound Power!
• Snap Word Power!

These Powers help students attend to print and read patterns and unknown words within those patterns.  Ask your child to use pointer power when you read to them at home!  

In Writing we are working on making our writing easy to read.  We use this chart to help us remember what makes a great narrative story that people will be able to read.  Students have been focusing on one or two of these skills each time they write.  They are very motivated to write these days and it is so fun watching them unlock the code!  

In math we finished up our shapes unit and began a measuring unit.  

During Science we have been talking about animal coverings and reading a lot of nonfiction books about animal classifications.  Next week we will explore different animal coverings in projects and centers.  

Zoo Field Trip: 

Thanks to all of you who sent in those permission slips.  We are allowed as many chaperones as we want on this trip, so if you want to join us, just let me know.  We need 4-5 chaperones and we have what we need.  All chaperones should plan on carpooling to the zoo since seating on the bus is limited.