Families,

We have been really busy at school. Over the last two weeks, we have been working on assessments. The kids are very excited about me meeting with you at conferences. They have been working hard! You should be proud!

If you have not confirmed your conference with me, please contact me as soon as possible.

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

Animated Alphabet:

Old Joe Crow (Long O) /oa/ /ol/ /ow/ /oe/

Drawing "Goat"

Leaping Eve ( Long E) /ee/ /ea/ /e_e/ /ie/

Drawing "Bee"

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:

Weather, Counselor (Discussed how to be a good friend), George Washington, Bullying

A Few Of The Books We Have Read In Class:

1) Fox in Socks by Dr. Suess

2) My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

3) The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing

4) Three Billy Goats Gruff

5) Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton

6) Will You Be My Valentine?

Thanks,

Mrs. Torneden

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