Newsletter Updates for the Week of March 13th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Thursday, March 16th—Dental Presentation

-Friday, March 17th—Chip & Dale/Twin Day—Wear Gray Kindergarten Shirts & Donuts With Dad & Irish Dance Assembly @ 2:00

-Fri, March 24th—Sleepy Dwarf/PJ Day; 1/2 Day - Movie in the Auditorium & Tea Party in the classroom

STUDENT OF THE WEEK: 

Our student of the week is Levi Jenema. Levi is a true farm-boy at heart—he knows how to start a tractor and he can drive a Rhino.  He likes to eat pancakes, spaghetti, & toast. His favorite movie is WALL-E and his favorite book is the Bible. Levi aspires to work hard and play hard as his two goals are “to farm” and to “play with friends.” Congratulations to Levi on being our Student of the Week!

READING MONTH: 

We’ve been doing some extra reading in the classroom in celebration of Reading Month! If the students are doing a good job of reading during Read-to-Self time then they get to put their name into the drawing on Friday.  We will be drawing a winner out next Friday the 24th.  Several students have been doing extra reading on Raz-Kids as well; remember this is available to you at home as well.  Please keep reading and returning your reading folders.  I’m going to be moving several students to new levels over Spring Break after I wrap up Running Records next week.

BEHAVIOR: 

I think we are back on track!! :) Last week was a much better week for us in the classroom!  The students were excited to make their teacups with Grandma Linda on Friday and we will be doing another fun Art project this week as an incentive for on-task behavior.

READING:

This week our class will be reading stories about different kinds of animals and the habitats in which they live. Children will discover that animals live in caves, dens, burrows, trees, forests, deserts, and oceans. Here's a brief overview of our skills this week.

· Vocabulary—habitat & wild

· Sightwords—said & want

· Category Words—animal homes

· Phonics—Lettes Xx & Vv

· Comprehension—cause & effect

MATH: 

This week we will play several games involving addition and subtraction as we practice using various strategies to solve these equations—number lines, manipulatives, counting on, counting backwards, drawing a picture, using our fingers, etc.  We will also create a graph using Lucky Charms and then interpret and analyze the data.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We will continue learning about several important Patriotic Symbols this week—The Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, The Bald Eagle, & The White House. We will also be reading some books related to St. Patrick’s Day.

 Please be sure to return your yellow parent surveys ASAP :)