Dear Families,
Happy Friday! We had fun learning about animals that hibernate. Our class learned all about bears. Please enjoy watching our video called “All About Bear.”
In Language Arts, we read fictional stories about groundhogs and made connections with them. Does this text remind me of myself? Does this text remind me of another text? Does this story remind me of something that happens around the world? We also worked on the digraph /ch/. We practiced finding sight words: will, they, out. In Math this week, we worked on comparing and describing the lengths and heights of two objects as being longer/shorter and taller/shorter. In Science, we had a blast learning about shadows. The shadow puppet station was our favorite! We even predicted whether the groundhog will his shadow on Sunday, February 2nd. Stay tuned!
We finished up our week with Fun Friday! After reading the book called “Brownie the Groundhog and the February Fox,” the students enjoyed eating french toast sticks. These were a big hit with the kids.
Click below to watch this cute story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CkJkoDyhVA
On Thursday, February 13, we will celebrate the “100th day of Kindergarten”. As part of our celebration, we are asking each student to make a collection of 100 things, such as 100 buttons, 100 pennies, 100 paper clips, 100 pompoms, etc. Be sure that the collection is of the same item. Use this opportunity to count the items with your child before sending them to school. You can also put them in groups of 10’s and count by 10’s to 100. Bring them in a zip lock back with your child’s name by February 12. *This will be part of our homework for the next 2 weeks!*
On Friday, February 14th, we will have a Valentine’s Exchange. If you would like your child to participate, please send in pre-addressed valentines to all of the students in our class with your child by Friday 2/14 at 8:00am. Students are permitted to attach *peanut-free* candy to their valentines if they wish. Students will receive a class list on Monday. We will also be celebrating our PAW Achievement Day with a special snowy activity and a sweet treat. There is a kindergarten grade level sign-up genius with items needed. If you would like to donate items for this event, just sign up by CLICKING HERE and send in items by Wednesday February 12th. We are excited to celebrate this special day with our friends! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Our Trevvett Family is participating in the “Pennies for Patients” project. Students can bring in change to drop in our classroom collection box from February 3rd-February 21st. These funds will go to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thanks for helping to serve our community!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 6th. I still have some slots available. Please click the following link to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0548aaab2ea4f58-winter1
NEXT WEEK
READING/WRITING:
– Comprehension Focus & Genre Study: Making Connections (Polar Bear Stories)
– Phonemic awareness: digraph /sh/
– Sight Words: day, we, happy
– Writing sentences (with capital letter at beginning and period/question mark at the end) with our sight words
* –-How can I connect this story with myself? How can I connect this story with another book? How can I connect this story with the world?
MATH: Comparing Measurement
– The student will compare two objects or events, using direct comparisons, according to one or more of the following attributes: length (longer, shorter), height (taller, shorter), weight (heavier, lighter), temperature (hotter, colder), volume (more, less), and time (longer, shorter).
SCIENCE: Shadows
—The student will investigate and understand that shadows occur when light is blocked by an object.
Important Upcoming Dates/Events
February 6th: Parent Teacher Conferences
February 10th: Reports go home/Classroom Awards @7:45am
February 12th: 100th day collections due
February 13th: Celebrate 100th Day, Hooray!
February 14th: Valentines Day Exchange/PAW Achievement
February 17th: Half Day Dismissal @11am
Have a super weekend!
Mrs. Smith 🙂