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| Lucia helps Mr. Pangie shovel a path. |
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
The weekend snowstorm created a flurry of activity at recess. We have been shoveling, building snowmen and are in the midst of building an outdoor classroom! Well, it might not be suitable for class but it will certainly suffice for some wonderful creative play!
We enjoyed a fun-filled days with Spirit Week. The children enjoyed participating by dressing up according to the themes.
ELA Phonics
Some children have begun completing their Jolly Phonics workbooks! To celebrate they will begin stitching a colored pencil case (felt) on their return from February break. I will send home workbooks so everyone will have an opportunity to complete theirs. Not to worry if your child still has a number of pages to complete. I would like to have them all completed by the end of February or Early March. Please encourage your child to complete at least two to three pages per week. The last three pages are a bit more challenging as it asks them to tap out sounds and write words. I am happy to work with them at school if they find it difficult.
We are starting a Journal Writing Project. I hope to send home the journal (see enclosed) once a week. Please read your child’s work and comment on their their thoughts. I will also add comments. I hope to use it as a way for the children to begin to see purpose behind their writing as a way to communicate their thoughts, feelings, wishes, etc.
Math: We will be working on the concept of addition or “bonding“ in the coming weeks. We are starting out with the easiest of them all. One (1). One is made up of 1 and 0 or 0 and 1. Two is made up of 2 and 0, 0 and 2, and 1 and 1. The concept of number bonds is an important foundation for understanding how numbers work. A whole thing is made up of parts. If you know the parts, you can put them together (add) to find the whole. If you know the whole and one of the parts, you take away the part you know (subtract) to find the other part. We will be playing games and working together to learn how to find and learn the bonds for numbers between 0 and 10.
Share: We enjoyed shares that included lots of /j/ shares: The Joker, a jump rope, jewelry, gems, someone even shared that they made homemade Jello.!
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| Mrs. Lancaster reads during rest time. |
CALENDAR:
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| Chance cuts the watermelon into bite-size pieces. |
- Group Snack: Thank you to Tanner’s family for contributing last week’s healthy snack! We enjoyed tasty blueberry muffins, crackers and cheddar cheese, Graham crackers, popcorn, watermelon and Valentine’s Day cupcakes. Yum! The children enjoyed working to cut the watermelon into bite-size pieces. They really do love working in the kitchen. I encourage everyone to enlist your children at home if you already aren’t doing so! They are very industrious. You should be proud! We are delighted that the children are enjoying a variety of delicious and nutritious snacks. Maeve’s family is signed up to contribute this week’s snack.
- Housekeeping note: Last week I introduced in the newsletter that we have two new assistant teachers working in the classroom. Unfortunately Jesse Taft will not be joining us afterall, but we are happy to welcome Ben Pangie. Ben is a certified high school english teacher and he is currently looking to reposition himself as an elementary school teacher. He is well-suited to work with our younger students. Feel free to introduce yourself if you happen to be at school or dropping your child off in the morning.
Weekly Replay:
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| Hunter and his buddy. |
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| Maeve reads to her buddy. |
