The week of Feb. 25-Mar. 1.

Hopefully we will have a 5 day school week!  We are all so ready for spring!!

Last week we had fun making silly sentences with adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs about a dog.  Today we wrote about our favorite animal in our journal.  Most of the class was able to write 3 sentences about the animal!!  First they told what animal they liked.  Then, they wrote what they liked about that animal, and last what color it is.  I was so proud of them!

This week in reading.

We are reading short stories about weather.  The first one we read today was an informational text about vacations and one place to go was to an ice hotel!  Ask your child what they learned about ice hotels!  The next story will be a fiction story about a blizzard.  We will compare and contrast the two stories.  At the end of the week we will read the fable, "City Mouse and Country Mouse".

I will be benchmarking this week and next week to have it done by grade card time, so your child may not bring home a little reader.

Letter of the week:  Kk

Sight words:  it, there (we talked about how the word "here" and "the" are inside of there.

Spelling test this Friday, Mar. 1.  Please study with your child.  Make sure they can write them without any capitals.

Spelling words this week:  I, can, do, not, if  

Bonus word:  red

I mentioned about Spelling City at conferences.  It is on the right side of my blog.  It would be a great way for your child to have fun spelling the sight words.  The first two quarter sight words are on the game.

Math this week:

We started Topic 8 on subtraction.  This kids seem to understand the concept of take away.  You can practice this at home with anything!  Throw it into anything the kids are doing at home.  

We are crossing out the objects we are taking away on their assignment sheets.  One child asked why we don't erase the circles we draw when taking away.  I told him that if you erase, you may forget that you've taken away and take away again.

Today we also started writing to 100 on a blank sheet of paper.  I am amazed at how well they are doing on their own once they understand the pattern!

Social Studies:  Today we began a packet over Famous Kansans.  So far we've read about the first two.   We are learning about:  Amelia Earhart, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ask me what number President he was and how it's the same as our state.), Dorothy Gale, Steve Hawley, James Naismith, Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Handwriting:  lowercase "p".

Coming Up:
Mar. 8     End of 3rd Quarter!
Mar. 9-18  Spring Break!
Mar. 19    4th quarter begins
Mar. 26    KDG roundup for those entering KDG next fall.
Mar. 28    Farm Day meeting at 4:15
Apr. 22    Inservice--No School
Apr. 26    KDG Open House at 2:30  --Please plan on being here if possible!  We will sing songs, view our projects, and meet our chicks that we are incubating in April.

The week of Feb. 19-22.

First of all, I want to say, "Thank you!" to everyone for making it to conferences!  I love to tell how well your kids are doing and let you see how far they've come since our first conference!  Keep up the great support at home!  It really makes a difference!

Will we have school or won't we?  Believe me, we teachers are ready for a normal 5 day week like you!  The inconsistency is so difficult on kids.  But, we'll make the best of it!

If I don't get your child's reading group in this week, I hope you'll understand.

Reading this week!
Letter of the week--Jj    This letter is easy to write backward.  Please have your child correct it if you notice it's backwards.

sight words:  it, there
We continue to learn about the holidays and more about the Presidents.  
Today, we talked about our opinion of our favorite holiday we read about in our book.  

Nouns and Verbs--If we have time this week, we are going to focus more on the parts of a sentence.  

Social Studies--We are learning our nation's symbols.  Can your child name some of them?
We will also be learning the meanings of the lines in the Pledge of Allegiance.  What does it all mean?

Math this week!
We will take our Topic 7 test on Addition this week!  I feel like most of the class understands the concept, so hopefully they will do well.  Topic 8--Subtraction is next!

Handwriting--We are writing the letters k, y, and j.  These are actually harder letters for KDG to write due to the placement on the lines.  I will be sending home a sheet for your child to practice them.

Snack-  Please help your child make their snacks on Sundays for the whole week.  It really is just making it a routine.  I don't believe they will get a snack in first grade if they forget theirs, so it's a good habit to help your child get used to.  Thank you!

Coming up!
Feb. 22    Family Movie Night--6:30
Mar. 8     End of 3rd Quarter!
Mar. 9-18  Spring Break!
Mar. 19    4th quarter begins
Mar. 26    KDG roundup for those entering KDG next fall.
Mar. 28    Farm Day meeting at 4:15
Apr. 22    Inservice--No School
Apr. 26    KDG Open House at 2:30  --Please plan on being here if possible!  We will sing songs, view our projects, and meet our chicks that we are incubating in April.

Our Valentine's Party was a success!  Thank you to the parents that coordinated it!

Valentine's Day Party

The week of Feb. 4-8.

Happy Monday!

We successfully made it through Kansas Day and 100's Day!  Check out the pictures below!  We had a lot of fun counting to 100 different ways, showing our collections, and mixing our food collections together on a sheet to make a trail mix!

Book it Calendars are due tomorrow!  Please make sure a parent signs the bottom along with your child.

Reading/Social Studies this week!
This week we are learning about the Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Can your child tell you which President is called, "The Father of our Country"?  Also, which one is famous for freeing the slaves?  

Letter of the week--Ww
Sight words:  have, how (We will talk about Interrogative sentences--questions, and we will write questions beginning with have and how.)

Math this week!  Topic 7 continues to be on Understanding Addition.  We have learned the terms- addends and sum. Today we added numbers to 0 and numbers to 1, along with our math ws.  Once they understood the pattern, they got it!

A math packet with a few practice worksheets will be coming home on Thursday to be returned on Monday before our test.  Please make sure to read the directions at the bottom and check over the ws after your child completes it.  It's helpful for you to know if they are understanding the concept of addition.

Counting to 50!  Our goal this month is to count to 50.  Many have accomplished this, but a some keep getting stuck on 29, 39, or 49.  Please have your child count to you and see if they can do it!  The car is a perfect place to count!

February is also dental health month.  We will read a couple of books about teeth this week!

Handwriting--This week we are writing the letter l and words beginning with l.  Please continue to make sure your child is writing letters and numbers starting at the top.  Reversals are developmental at this age, but we do want to make sure we point it out to our KDG to correct them when we see them.

Homework--Please make sure your KDG writes with a pencil when they do their homework.  It's important for them to be able to erase as needed.

Parent Conferences--Just a reminder that KDG conferences are for parents only.  If your child needs to come with you, please bring something for them to do in the hall.  I will have books for them to look at too!

Coming up!
Feb. 5     PTO Board Meeting--Parent Night at 7:00  Topic TBD
Feb. 7     Food Night:  Panera
Feb. 12   Valentine's Day Party
Feb. 13    Parent Teacher conferences after school
Feb. 14    No School for kids--Conferences all day
Feb. 15-18  No School
Feb. 21    Dental Screening--More info. to come.  You will have to opt in for your child to participate.
Feb. 22    Family Movie Night--6:30

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