WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
The Hanover Footnotes (a-cappella chorus) came to school on Wednesday to demonstrate their singing talents. The children enjoyed hearing and seeing their exciting performance with Broadway songs from Wicked, Greece and other favorites.
No field trip this week, but we did enjoy the warmer weather. The playground is becoming less icy and so we are getting outside for recess more often.
Social Studies:
Our study of Kwanzaa has taken us to the fourth principle: Cooperative Economics. We would like to raise money to buy an African drum called a Djembe for the class. We made a list of things we could do. We thought it would be fun to make crafts and sell them. I will be looking into how we might be able to accomplish this and will let you know. If you have any ideas please contact me. Thank you!
Language Arts:
I will be sending home your child’s Jolly Phonics workbook. Please have him/her finish the activity pages. Thank you!
We will continue to work on blending, rhyming and writing. On Tuesday, February 7, we participated in Vermont Writes, a statewide initiative focusing on writing. After introducing the prompts and talking about what they might write about, the wrote and illustrated their sentences for 7 – 10 uninterrupted minutes. The prompts were: What is your earliest memory and If I had one wish, it would be… Their work is mounted on construction paper and posted in our hallway. Come and take a look! Afterward, they each read their sentences to the class. Great job Kinder-Authors!
Math:
This week we started a unit on money in conjunction with our Kwanzaa Principle #4: Cooperative Economics. It also ties in nicely with the upcoming Presidents Day. This week we focused on the penny and nickel. They learned whose faces are on the coins and about how they are the same and how they are different focusing on physical characteristics and value. We will continue next week working with these two coins and will probably introduce the dime.
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| Ryan painting up a storm. |
CALENDAR
Share: Wonderfully zesty /w/ and /z/ shares! The students listened to shares about wheels, watches, warm-ups, owls, penguins, wings, bubble wand and for /z/ we learned that the “s” makes the /z/ sound sometimes at the end of the word as in “wheels,” “stickers,” and “cars.” Next week's share is the sounds /ng/ and /v/.
Snacks: Thank you to Ryan’s family for providing this past week’s healthy snacks. It was suggested that I post the snack items so parents know what was eaten and help them make choices when it is their turn. This week the children enjoyed Smartfood popcorn, clementines, cheese, crackers, and carrots. I find these whole food items are great choices for the kids. They are easy to distribute, easy to eat, and are healthy. They don’t have food dyes, or highly processed sugars, etc. Basic choices are fruits, cheeses, crackers, raw veggies, and yogurt. If you have any questions about what works best, or any suggestions please let me know and I’ll be happy to help.
This coming week’s snacks will be donated by Andrew’s family. Thank you one and all!
100th day of school: Please help your child think about bringing in a collection of 100 items that they can share with the class by Thursday, February 16th. The collection should fit inside a baggie (no larger than a gallon size). Some ideas might be: 100 raisins, 100 cheerios, 100 pennies, 100 button, etc.
We started table teams and jobs early in January. The children have done very well with them. Each week they have a different jobs, based on their seating location For instance: 12:00 gets the napkins, 3:00 gets the Milk, 6:00 gets the bowls (with the snacks) and 9:00 gets the straws and is the table captain. As table captain they are responsible for making sure the tables are clean and chairs are pushed in. For the most part they really have enjoyed participating, pitching-in to clean up and overall they have done a great job learning how to help each other.
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
- Scholastic Book Orders: Please return on Wednesday, February 15. You can always order directly online using the code: H9K3R
- February Vacation: February 20-24th.
- Thank you to Kaitlyn’s family for donating pencil top erasers, glue sticks, glue, and whiteboard markers!
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
