Feb. News 1

Snow Days Ideas

Remember the kiddos have their binders to practice their handwriting in.  They can practice counting to 100, building numbers with their ten frames, and practice their sight words.  I have attached our class list so the kiddos can work on making their Valentine's at home too.  You can have the kiddos do jumping jacks for the alphabet and toe touches for their sounds too.  Reading for 20 minutes a day of course or read on their RAZ kids online.  If you let them go online, Starfall.com is a great sight that is on my blog here. Just some ideas to keep school things floating around in their brains with this many days off.

If we continue to have more this week, I may plan on having the 100th day activities indefinitely on this upcoming Friday.

Upcoming Events

·      Now This Thurs., Feb. 7h – Ugh! It keeps changing…approximate 100^th Day of School – Bring in a 100 collection of something.

·      Friday, Feb. 8^th, JRFH donation forms are due

·      Thursday, Feb. 14^th – Valentine’s Day & Jump Rope for Heart Day

·      Jump Rope for Heart from 10-11

·      Valentine’s Day Party – 1-2:25

·      Friday, Feb. 15^th – No School – Teacher PD

·      Monday, Feb. 18^th – No School – Presidents Day

·      Wednesday, Feb. 20^th – K Report cards go home

·      Thursday, Feb. 21^st -half-day, 11:35 dismissal

·      Thursday, Feb. 21^st – Parent-teacher conferences as needed

This week in class!

Language Arts:  - Essential Question –How do living things change as they grow?

Letter of the week – Ee

Sight words of the week – are & had & love

Vocabulary words – amazing, content, enormous, imagine

Category words – tree words

Reading –CAFÉ reader friend – Digger Dog & Repair Bear

Reader’s workshop – Monitor and fix p while you read, check for understanding. Fluency practice and practice RAZ kids (online reading program), I pick – a Good Fit book, reading to self – student selected books

Grammar – pronouns

Writing – Journal entries, complete see/saw pattern books, handwriting practice.

Math: -  

5.5 – Shapes all around (homelink)

5.6 – Teen partners

Solving number stories

100^th day activities – bring in a collection of 100 items.

Social Studies: - School wide expectations PBIS

·       Listen Actively

Science: - completing our slides & barrier building.

Technology: - RAZ kids, hideout, Splash Math

Congratulations to Karli our Jan. Student of the Month

Online RAZ kids

The kids are doing great with our RAZ kid’s online reading.  When they level up we have a little in class celebration, by cheering three “Hip-Hip Horrays!” while they stand on their chairs. Remember our reading rule is to listen to the story twice, read it twice, and then take a test on it.

Happy February Birthdays!

Kaelynn

Alexzander

Testing

We finally finished up everyone’s tests and I will be complying the results for you shortly.  So far, I’m quite pleased with everyone’s progress.

100^th Day of School

As of today, our 100^th day would fall on this Wed. Feb. 6^th.  That is always subject to change if we get any more snow days.  We usually have a very fun day on the 100^th day.  I ask that the kiddos try and dress up as if they are 100 years old and bring in 100 items of something in a zip lock bag or Tupperware container.  Ideas are Legos, buttons, cereal, marshmallows, etc.  They can bring in their 100 items on that day too.

Valentine’s Day &

Jump Rope for Heart Day

We will be going to the gym that Thursday morning for a lot of fun indoor activities Mrs. Sluiter.  It will be from 10-11am.  Parents are welcome to come and watch during that time.

Our Valentine’s Day party will be in the afternoon of that same day from 1-2:25.  We will be passing out our Valentines, eating snacks, and playing a few games.  At 2:25 there will be an all school recess before our normal dismissal time.

Every child is to bring, one Valentine for each classmate.  I have attached our class list for the kiddos to get a head start on making them, especially if we get any more snow days.  It would be a good activity for them to work on.

Class List (21

Essian                          MaryKate

Christopher                  Alexzander

Karli                            Weston

Hannah                        Henry

Nora                             Eli

Dylan                           Ariana

Lakota                          Lacey

Katelynne                     Kaelynn

Eelyn                            Peter

Jaxson                          Zane

McKenna               

Valentine’s Day Party Supplies

Plates, cups, napkins - Lacey

Sweet treat - Henry

Sweet treat - Kaelynn

Veggies & dip - Peter

Fruit & dip – Ariana

Drinks – chocolate milk, apple juice – Weston

Thank you for all your help and donations!  It is greatly appreciated! Mrs. M.