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| Slip sliding away! |
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
I hope your children all enjoyed a well-deserved break from school. The children came back on Monday full of energy and ready to learn. It has been a busy week with a snow day on Wednesday. The slush is making our recess time quite messy, but we are continuing to go outside to get fresh air and exercise. Please check your backpacks in the evening as snow pants, mittens and hats may be extra wet.
ELA Phonics
The children are beginning to write in their School to Home Journals. They will go home on a weekly basis. Look for them in your child’s folder. I am writing in their journals and want you to write comments as well. It is my hope to help the children develop more thoughtful writing through an ongoing written conversation between you and me. Thank you for your participation!
Mr. Nixon came into our classroom on Thursday to read Green Eggs and Ham to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ upcoming birthday on Saturday, March 2. We read a variety of Dr. Seuss’ fun-filled books. As a writing prompt for a Bucket List of things we want to accomplish before we are 100, we read, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!. The children enjoyed sharing their writing to the class.
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| Mr. Pangie helps the children find their number. |
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| Chance and Spencer observe the Alevin. |
Math: The 100th day celebration paved the way for us to learn new math games and activities. This week during explorations the 100s mat and dice game is helping children identify 2 digit numbers. We will begin to play addition games using the dice after they gain more confidence and understanding of the 100 chart. We have been skip counting by 2s to 10 and , 5s, and 10s to 100.
6th Grade Buddies: We resumed our weekly visits with our 6th grade buddies. In addition to reading to each other we are working with them to learn about the lifecycle of salmon. Mrs. Ziegler’s class has a tank of baby salmon (alevin) and is keeping them in an aquarium. Over the next several weeks we will be watching them grow and recording their growth in a Buddy Salmon Journal.
Share: This week we had an open share. Next week share sound will be /w/.
CALENDAR:
- Field Trip: March 6th Lebanon Opera House to see Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Day. Please send in $5 to cover the cost of admission on Monday if you haven’t already done so. If you would like to be a parent chaperone let me know. We may have an extra ticket available!
- Group Snack: Thank you to Maeve’s family for contributing this week’s healthy snack! We enjoyed tasty blueberry and chocolate muffins, pretzels, cheddar cheese goldfish, carrots and yogurt. The children continue to be delighted to share a whole classroom snack with each other. I am signed up for snack next week!
- Weekly Replay:
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| Kerridwyn plays the 100s game. |
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| Paige and Molly peek at the Alevin. |
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| Mr. Nixon reads Green Eggs and Ham to the Kinderbees. |
