March 26th – 30th

We have some really fun things happening in class and a few dates to keep in mind over the next couple of weeks.

 If you haven’t heard already, we have started incubating our chicken eggs in the classroom! We will be monitoring and candling the eggs and keeping a journal of what we discover. It takes 21 days for the eggs to develop and hatch.  The eggs are due to hatch on Friday, April 13th. This is also conference day, so we will have the classroom open for you  to stop by anytime to see the progress of the hatching. I will also be there on Saturday to monitor the progress of the hatching and you are also welcome to bring your family in to see the chicks hatching that day as well! 

We will have a local author coming to speak to the kids this Wednesday about his life and read one of his books to the kids. The author, Nick, has cerebral palsy and speaks with a talking device (also known as a voice output communication aid, VOCA). This is a great opportunity for the kids to learn about disabilities. Nick loves kids and loves to answer questions about his disability and his life. 

Picture forms went home in Friday folders. We will have class pictures on Tuesday, April 3rd. This will be  a free dress day!

The focus book this week is Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller

There is also a Reading Rainbow episode for this book!

Here is the weekly newsletter:

March 19 - 23

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break and was able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather! Can you believe we are starting our final trimester?

Things to remember as we get started: send 2 snacks and a water bottle everyday, a jacket or sweatshirt as needed, and order the hot lunches you need J.

New enrichment class assignments will be given out on Monday – we will start classes on Tuesday. If you have questions or concerns about enrichment classes, please contact the front office.

The focus book for the week is Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens:

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March 5th - 9th

This week we will be finishing our second trimester! We are two-thirds of the way through the school year, wow! We will be doing assessments for report cards as well. Report cards will be going home when we come back from spring break.

We are also making a collage of different types of art. We have asked the kids to bring in any pictures they can find in old magazines or newspapers that represent the different types of art we are studying – dance, visual art, music, and drama. If you have any magazines or newspapers you are willing to have cut up, please send those in or have your child cut out pictures at home.

This week we will also have a sneaky, tricky visitor in our classroom.... leprechauns can be really

ornery and mischievous. We may have to set a trap! The kids can go all out and wear as much green as they want to on Friday!

This focus book this week is Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tommy dePoala.

 Here is the weekly newsletter:

Feb 26 - Mar 2

The kids did a great job with the math challenge! Our class did 5966 problems!!!

Please remember to send in any final pledges on Monday.

We have a respect assembly on Wednesday at 8:30am. It is also JEANS day!

Friday is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss. We will celebrate by wearing our pajamas and having a reading party. We will also watch Horton Hears A Who.

T-shirt order also need to be by Wednesday, Feb 28th.

The focus book for this week is The Three Billy Goats Fluff  by Rachael Mortimer:

Here is a copy of the weekly newsletter:

February 19th - 23rd

We had a wonderful week last week! Thank you to all the parents who helped make our Valentine’s Celebration so much fun. Paragon Night was also amazing. The kids had so much fun!

We have some more fun events this week. As part of our science unit, we have “Tooth Fairies” coming to visit on Friday afternoon to help teach us about the importance of keeping our teeth clean and healthy.

T-shirt orders will be finalized this week. The kids made adorable self portraits last week J. All orders need to be sent in by Friday afternoon. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

The focus book this week is Just Going to the Dentist by Mercer Mayer:

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February 12th - 16th

Our 100’s day was so much fun! We made visors with 100 stickers, stacked 100 cups, made 100 fruit loop necklaces, and 100 gumball fingerprints! We also got to visit the 4th grade and share our 100 day collections with them!

We have our class Valentine’s Day party this Wednesday. We will be eating strawberry shortcakes and passing out Valentines. We will be making valentine monsters boxes to collect our valentines.

Paragon Night is this Thursday, February 15th at 5:15 in our classroom.

The kids can wear any fancy clothes they want, including costumes of a king, queen, prince, princess,

or knight!

The Math Challenge will continue through the month of February. We will continue to send home math problems for kids to work on if they wish to participate in completing problems for the class totals. They can also collect pledges if they would like to participate in the fundraiser portion of the math challenge.Please let me know if you have any questions on this activity.

You may have noticed a "T-shirt order form" in your child's Friday Folder. The kinder classes will be designing and making a classroom memorabilia t-shirt. Each student will create a self portrait and they will be screen printed on a shirt. If you would like to order the shirt, please return the order form by Friday, Feb. 23rd.

This weeks focus book is Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane DeGroat. 

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February 5th - 9th

This week we will celebrate our 100th day in school! The kids are excited to celebrate being 100 days smarter! WE will be having a classroom celebration Thursday morning from 10-11 am. Information went home about bringing in a collection of 100 things last week. Each child was given a water bottle and label. Please have your child bring theirs in by Thursday morning. We will be visiting other classes to share our collections.

In case you missed it, the bottles are to be filled with 100 of something. 

(Labels with their names on it were also attached to the instructions.)

The math challenge is in full swing and kids can work on math problems and collecting pledges throughout the month of February. Packets of math problems (on blue paper) went home last week. This is not required "homework". If they want to participate in the challenge, they can complete the problems and turn them back in for credit.

This weeks focus book is Hooway For Wodney Wat by Helen Lester:

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