February 1

Families,

We do not have school February 1!

Friday was our hundredth day of school and Kansas Day. We celebrated by counting a hundred objects, completing individual hundred charts with our ten frames, counting by fives and tens to a hundred, exercising for a hundred seconds, and making special headbands. To celebrate Kansas Day, the kids discussed and identified Kansas’s symbols such as the state reptile, bird, amphibian, flower, and tree. We located Kansas on the United States map and then map a special snack that was shaped like the state of Kansas. It was a great day! We learned a lot!

If you have a chance and would like to help out in the classroom, please let me know!!!

Overview of Activities:

Animated Alphabet:

-Ichabod Ichthyosaurus

-Drawing "Pig"

-Chauncy Chipmunk

Handwriting:
-Practice forming letters (big line, little line, big curve, little curve)
-Pencil Grip

Math:
-Graphing (We graphed our favorite cookies!)
-Counting
-Addition
-Subtraction
-Patterns
-Counting

-Measurement

-Estimation

Science/Social Studies:
-Weather

-Kansas Symbols

Books:
The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Jayhawks by Don Fambrough

The Night Before the 100th Day of School by Natasha Wing

If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff

Sightwords:
the, was, in, to, I, like, A, is, for, this

January 25

Families,
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Thank your for all the snacks!

If you have a chance and would like to help out in the classroom, please let me know!!!

Overview of Activities:

Animated Alphabet:
-Review

-Ichabod Ichthyosaurus

Handwriting:
-Practice forming letters (big line, little line, big curve, little curve)
-Pencil Grip

Math:
-Graphing (We graphed our favorite cookies!)
-Counting
-Addition
-Subtraction
-Patterns
-Counting

-Measurement

-Estimation

We practiced using rulers to measure different items in our classroom.

Science/Social Studies:
-Weather

Books:
The Hat by Jan Brett

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni

Go Dog Go! by P.D. Eastman

Sightwords:
the, was, in, to, I, like, A, is, for, this

January 15

Families,

We are running low on our snack supplies. If you would like to send crackers, the kids enjoy Scrabble Cheez-Its. They get a quick snack, and they enjoy writing words with their snack. Cheerios, Life Cereal, and Goldfish are great too. The kids can count this snack before they eat!

I'd like to thank everyone who has been volunteering in our classroom. You are doing great things for the children.

If you have a chance and would like to help out in the classroom, please let me know!!!

Overview of Activities:

Animated Alphabet:

-Lou Lou Moose /0u/ /oo/ u-t/ /ew/ /ui/

Drawing "Moon"

-Woody Woodchuck /00/

Drawing "Book"

Handwriting:

-Practice forming letters (big line, little line, big curve, little curve)

-Pencil Grip

Math:

-Graphing

-Counting

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Patterns

-Counting

Science/Social Studies:

-Weather

-Martin Luther King

-Mrs. Jennings taught us that it is okay to different (Egg Book)

Books:

Goose by Molly Bang

Happy Birthday Moon By Frank Asch

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

Sightwords:

the, was, in, to I, like, A

January 11 Newsletter

Families,

I'm so glad that we are back at school!!! I've heard that you and your children had a great break and a wonderful long weekend. I wanted to send this blog out so that you had an update on our classroom activities.

The gingerbread day and holiday party were a huge success. Thank so much for all of your help.

We are running low on our snack supplies. If you would like to send crackers, the kids enjoy Scrabble Cheez Its. They get a quick snack, and they enjoy writing words with their snack. Cheerios, Life Cereal, and gold fish are great too. The kids count their snack before they eat!

If you would like to help out in the classroom, please let me know!!!

Animated Alphabet:

The Thick Thorny Thing

Drawing "Tub"

Nellie Newt ( Letter N)

Drawing "Hen"

HWT:

-Practice Writing Letters and Pencil Grip

Math:

-Graphing

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Counting by 5's and 10's

- Writing Numerals

-Recognizing Numerals

-Ordering Numerals

-Patterns

-Tallying

- Estimation

Social Studies/Science:

Holidays Around the World, Weather, Counselor

A Few Of The Books We Have Read In Class:

1) Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins

2) The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

3) Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

4) Ginberbread Friends by Jan Brett

5) Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt

6) The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood

Thanks,

Mrs. Torneden