Hello! This week we learned lots of new things! We learned about the letter K and the word "here." I taught them a new rule about words that end with "e": The e says, "Stop, say your name!" to the other vowel. So in our popcorn word, here, the last e is telling the first e to say his name (e). The kids loved this, and they all remembered it today when we reviewed our words! This is definitely something you can use at home when spelling words! We also started learning about geometry in math, and we began making 3-page books in writer's workshop! Each page has a part of the story--beginning, middle, end. This is a difficult concept for kids at first, so any help at home with this would be appreciated. Lastly, we have learned two new word families in the past two weeks: -it and -ig words.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Q and we will start some Valentine's Day activities. We will also learn about Groundhogs Day. A big event that is happening next Friday is our Q & U wedding, which I told the kids about today. There is an invitation in your child's folder, so make sure you check it out! It will be tons of fun!
I have several reminders this week:
-Field trip permission slips and money are due this Wednesday. Please do not forget to send your child's money along with the slip. Exact change or a check is appreciated. If you have not sent exact change, I will wait until I get all of the money so that I can get change from the office to send home with your child. AM parents: Do not forget to write your child's transportation arrangements on the form! I must know how to get your child home from school on that day. If you aren't sure of the bus number, you can call transportation at 745-6975. Please make sure you write an address down too, because I just give these forms to the bus drivers to get them to the write places. If you have questions, let me know!
-We are having a shoe donating contest in our school district! Send in your used shoes until February 11. They will be donated to men, women, and children in third world countries. There are a few types of shoes we will not be collecting: slippers, roller blades/ice skates, shoes with more than a 2-inch heel, winter boots, or ripped shoes. **My class collected the most shoes in the district last year, and we won $250 worth of books for our classroom! I REALLY want to win this contest again this year, so PLEASE send in your shoes!!!**
-February book orders will be going home on Monday. They will be due back on Friday, February 11. Order online with the code GMXHN and we will get free books for our classroom!
-Our Valentine's Day party will be held on Monday, February 14. You may send valentines for the other children in the class on that day. I will send home a note on Monday that includes the names of the children in the class.
-Reminder: There is no school on Friday, February 18 or Monday, February 21.
-I have posed a new curriculum calendar for February on the website, so check it out if you would like to see what is coming up.
-We are still working to get everyone counting to 100! 12 out of 18 kids in the AM class and 15 out of 19 kids in the PM class can count to 100 so far--let's get everyone else there by practicing every night at home!!
Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Update for Friday, January 14
Hello and happy Friday! This week we learned about the letter L and the word "is." We made a lion mask and a lion with L words in his mouth. We also learned how to add this week! We are finished with round 1 of the MAP testing, and next week we will have round 2 of MAP (the computerized test) and DIBELS testing. Please make sure you send your child to school next week unless they are sick! It is difficult to get all of the testing made up if your child is out, and we had a lot of kids gone this week. We will also be celebrating our 100th day of school next week!! (The kids are convinced this means that they will be first graders after our celebration :) I guess they don't realize that there are more than 100 numbers!)
Reminders:
--Progress reports came home with your child today. Please sign one copy and send it back by Wednesday. The other copy and all of the assessments are for you to keep.
--Field trip permission slips will be going home on Monday. These will be due the following Wednesday (2/2). Just a reminder that we will not be taking chaperones on this field trip. AM will go to Ruth Lilly on March 2 and will not have school on the 3rd. PM will go to Ruth Lilly on March 3rd and will not have school on the 2nd.
Have a good weekend!
Reminders:
--Progress reports came home with your child today. Please sign one copy and send it back by Wednesday. The other copy and all of the assessments are for you to keep.
--Field trip permission slips will be going home on Monday. These will be due the following Wednesday (2/2). Just a reminder that we will not be taking chaperones on this field trip. AM will go to Ruth Lilly on March 2 and will not have school on the 3rd. PM will go to Ruth Lilly on March 3rd and will not have school on the 2nd.
Have a good weekend!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Update for January 9
Hello! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and a restful break. Now that we're back to the grind, we are starting assessment time. This past Friday was the end of the midterm, and we did assessments at the end of last week. We will also be doing MAP testing and DIBELS testing in the next few weeks. MAP is a computer-based test that measures reading skills, and we will be testing one day this week and one next week. DIBELS is an assessment that is completed three times a year. It also measures reading skills. This assessment will be done next week. Please make sure your child eats breakfast and gets plenty of sleep these next few weeks!
Last week we learned about the letter F. We made a fish book, fancy fork fireworks, and a fox. This week we will be learning about the letter L. We will also be doing round 1 of the MAP test and finishing up math unit 6.
Notes and reminders:
-Our goal for the month of January is for everyone to be able to count to 100! I tested the kids last week, and I was happy to see that many of them can already to it. 11 out of 19 kids the in the AM class and 14 out of 19 kids in PM class can already count to 100! Keep practicing so that we can get every student to meet our goal!
-Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (unless we have a snow day this week).
-We will be starting library again on Monday. We will check books out on Monday of each week and they will be due on Friday of the same week. Just a reminder that your child will not be allowed to check out a new book if the previous one is not turned in.
-Progress reports will be coming home on Friday. I will send it home with the two assessments stapled to it, so make sure you check your child's folder on Friday.
-Book orders were sent home this week. The orders will be due on Friday afternoon. Remember, if you order online, our class gets a free book and you can use a credit card to pay. There are also other books available online that I do not get flyers fo. Just go to scholastic.com and use the class code: GMXHN.
-We will be taking a field trip to the Ruth Lily Center in Indianapolis on March 2 and 3. On Wednesday, March 2, the AM class will go on the trip and they will be at school for the full day (7:30-2:10). The PM class will not attend school that day. On Thursday, March 3, the PM class will go on the trip and be at school the entire day, and the AM class will not attend school. Lunch will be served at school on these days. More information will come home with a permission slip in the next few weeks, but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the schedule will be different on those two days. We will not be taking chaperones on this trip, but when we go to the zoo later in the year, we will be taking any chaperones that wish to come, so just wait until then to volunteer!
Have a great week!
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Last week we learned about the letter F. We made a fish book, fancy fork fireworks, and a fox. This week we will be learning about the letter L. We will also be doing round 1 of the MAP test and finishing up math unit 6.
Notes and reminders:
-Our goal for the month of January is for everyone to be able to count to 100! I tested the kids last week, and I was happy to see that many of them can already to it. 11 out of 19 kids the in the AM class and 14 out of 19 kids in PM class can already count to 100! Keep practicing so that we can get every student to meet our goal!
-Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (unless we have a snow day this week).
-We will be starting library again on Monday. We will check books out on Monday of each week and they will be due on Friday of the same week. Just a reminder that your child will not be allowed to check out a new book if the previous one is not turned in.
-Progress reports will be coming home on Friday. I will send it home with the two assessments stapled to it, so make sure you check your child's folder on Friday.
-Book orders were sent home this week. The orders will be due on Friday afternoon. Remember, if you order online, our class gets a free book and you can use a credit card to pay. There are also other books available online that I do not get flyers fo. Just go to scholastic.com and use the class code: GMXHN.
-We will be taking a field trip to the Ruth Lily Center in Indianapolis on March 2 and 3. On Wednesday, March 2, the AM class will go on the trip and they will be at school for the full day (7:30-2:10). The PM class will not attend school that day. On Thursday, March 3, the PM class will go on the trip and be at school the entire day, and the AM class will not attend school. Lunch will be served at school on these days. More information will come home with a permission slip in the next few weeks, but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the schedule will be different on those two days. We will not be taking chaperones on this trip, but when we go to the zoo later in the year, we will be taking any chaperones that wish to come, so just wait until then to volunteer!
Have a great week!
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