Writing:
Our descriptive writing about Mr./Mrs. Potato Head was fun. We used a lot of special words and similes to describe our creation. This week we will focus on writing a personal narrative about a time when we got hurt. We will use sensory language and feeling words to tell about the event. Our stories will need to have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Spelling:
We will work on our words throughout the week and check for understanding on Friday.
Reading:
Cultural folktales from African, Latin, and Native American cultures will be read this week. We will discuss the characteristics of each and how they are similar and different from each other. We will focus on locating facts while reading non-fiction books in our reading groups.
Math:
It's TIME to practice telling time! We will continue to use analog and digital clocks to tell time. Word problems and games will be incorporated to help practice. Three-digit addition and subtraction will be introduced. We will use the same strategies for regrouping as we did for two-digit problems. Math homework will be due on Wednesday.
Science:
Weather and seasons are the focus this week. We will learn about the four seasons, reading a thermometer, weather instruments, meterologists, and predicting weather. We will use our knowledge to create a weather report at the end of the week.
Reminders:
March 2nd- Family Dinner Night! Don't forget to drop in a raffle ticket for my prize!!!
Mar. 5 - Kindergarten Round Up
Mar. 6 - Early Release Day
Mar. 8 - Kindergarten Hoedown
Mar. 11-15 - Spring Break
Mar. 19 - Skate Night
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Thursday
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
February 25- March 1
WRITING:
Our poetry books are finished and I hope you enjoy the imagery, rhythm and mood your child has created with each poem they wrote.
This week, we are creating our own Mr. or Miss Potato Heads! Not only are we designing them, we are descriptively writing about them. With the help of our transitional words, we will write paragraphs giving hints about what our character looks like while the class looks at all the Potato Heads and tries to guess which is which.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-f to -ves & -y to -ies) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Building on our discussions of theme and morals, we will add cultural origin into the mix. The students will learn that certain cultures write about specific values: being quick witted, beauty of nature, respect, and many more.
MATH:
The students only think we are 'moving on' from regrouping. We are revisiting money and adding it up. Since we are experts at regrouping and word problems, we will just make money our subject to add and subtract!
Towards the end of the week, we will switch to telling time. The students will be given opportunities to show their knowledge of how the hour hand moves slowly to the next number as the minute hand moves quicker around the entire clock. Between bingo and making human clocks, time will fly with the fun we will have!
SCIENCE:
The sun has set on objects in the sky and we are learning about the water cycle! We will learn the different stages of the water cycle and put it to music. Our knowledge will be put to the test when we have Dowser Dan come for a visit on Friday!
REMINDERS:
Mar. 2 - Family Dinner Night
Mar. 5 - Kindergarten Round Up
Mar. 6 - Early Release Day
Mar. 8 - Kindergarten Hoedown
Mar. 11-15 - Spring Break
Mar. 19 - Skate Night
Life Journals due Friday
Our poetry books are finished and I hope you enjoy the imagery, rhythm and mood your child has created with each poem they wrote.
This week, we are creating our own Mr. or Miss Potato Heads! Not only are we designing them, we are descriptively writing about them. With the help of our transitional words, we will write paragraphs giving hints about what our character looks like while the class looks at all the Potato Heads and tries to guess which is which.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-f to -ves & -y to -ies) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Building on our discussions of theme and morals, we will add cultural origin into the mix. The students will learn that certain cultures write about specific values: being quick witted, beauty of nature, respect, and many more.
MATH:
The students only think we are 'moving on' from regrouping. We are revisiting money and adding it up. Since we are experts at regrouping and word problems, we will just make money our subject to add and subtract!
Towards the end of the week, we will switch to telling time. The students will be given opportunities to show their knowledge of how the hour hand moves slowly to the next number as the minute hand moves quicker around the entire clock. Between bingo and making human clocks, time will fly with the fun we will have!
SCIENCE:
The sun has set on objects in the sky and we are learning about the water cycle! We will learn the different stages of the water cycle and put it to music. Our knowledge will be put to the test when we have Dowser Dan come for a visit on Friday!
REMINDERS:
Mar. 2 - Family Dinner Night
Mar. 5 - Kindergarten Round Up
Mar. 6 - Early Release Day
Mar. 8 - Kindergarten Hoedown
Mar. 11-15 - Spring Break
Mar. 19 - Skate Night
Life Journals due Friday
Thursday, February 14, 2013
February 18-22
WRITING:
This week, we are writing poetry in four different ways. We will use our poetry skills to publish pieces with alliterations and rhymes at the beginning of the week and then create acrostics and concrete poems at the end of the week. By Friday, your child will be a poetic genius.
Our grammar lessons will focus on prepositional phrases.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-s or -es) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
The class has become quite rhythmic with their poetry readings. It has been very enjoyable listening to the different 'music and mood' they put into reading published poems and their own poems.
This week, we will focus on theme (moral lessons) in our reading of legends, folk tales and myths. We will read different tales to see how a spider spins a story, coyotes make man, the legend behind the paintbrush, and why mosquitoes buzz in your ear.
MATH:
Our math stations were a hit last week. This week, we will review addition and subtraction on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. We will revisit the concept of money, focusing on the recognition and counting of coins.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
The night sky is our focus this week. We will discuss the moon and it's phases while making a book and carving into Oreos! At the end of the week, we will talk about the stars and constellations.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Thursday
This week, we are writing poetry in four different ways. We will use our poetry skills to publish pieces with alliterations and rhymes at the beginning of the week and then create acrostics and concrete poems at the end of the week. By Friday, your child will be a poetic genius.
Our grammar lessons will focus on prepositional phrases.
We will work on spelling patterns of plurals (-s or -es) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
The class has become quite rhythmic with their poetry readings. It has been very enjoyable listening to the different 'music and mood' they put into reading published poems and their own poems.
This week, we will focus on theme (moral lessons) in our reading of legends, folk tales and myths. We will read different tales to see how a spider spins a story, coyotes make man, the legend behind the paintbrush, and why mosquitoes buzz in your ear.
MATH:
Our math stations were a hit last week. This week, we will review addition and subtraction on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. We will revisit the concept of money, focusing on the recognition and counting of coins.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
The night sky is our focus this week. We will discuss the moon and it's phases while making a book and carving into Oreos! At the end of the week, we will talk about the stars and constellations.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Thursday
Friday, February 8, 2013
February 11-15
WRITING:
The class was popping out of their seats over our Pop Rocks lesson last week.
This week, we are using a new set of eyes to write. Our 'poet eyes'. Through this special vision, ordinary objects can be seen differently. Ceilings become the skies to our classroom, pencil sharpeners become a holder for bees to buzz around the tip of the pencil. We will explore objects in our classroom and write about the different ways we see them.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our writing and reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of open and closed syllables and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Continuing on with poetry, along with repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will add the vowel and consonant repetition of sound. Through these aspects the students will then visualize what the poet is saying, what the poem means and what the pictures could look like.
MATH:
We are mixing it up! Addition and subtraction with regrouping will be combined this week. The students will use their facts to sort through and sort out the addition from the subtraction problems. Not only that, they will decide whether regrouping is necessary or not. We will have a quick check on subtraction, a fun Valentine's math building project and a pocket book to sort addition and subtraction regrouping problems.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
Science is back and we are looking up! Up in the sky, that is. We will study objects in the sky, paying close attention to the sun, clouds and shadows during the day. Our study of the night sky will be next week.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location-Blue Baker in the Arboretum)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party.
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Thursday
The class was popping out of their seats over our Pop Rocks lesson last week.
This week, we are using a new set of eyes to write. Our 'poet eyes'. Through this special vision, ordinary objects can be seen differently. Ceilings become the skies to our classroom, pencil sharpeners become a holder for bees to buzz around the tip of the pencil. We will explore objects in our classroom and write about the different ways we see them.
Our grammar lessons will tie into our writing and reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of open and closed syllables and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
Continuing on with poetry, along with repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will add the vowel and consonant repetition of sound. Through these aspects the students will then visualize what the poet is saying, what the poem means and what the pictures could look like.
MATH:
We are mixing it up! Addition and subtraction with regrouping will be combined this week. The students will use their facts to sort through and sort out the addition from the subtraction problems. Not only that, they will decide whether regrouping is necessary or not. We will have a quick check on subtraction, a fun Valentine's math building project and a pocket book to sort addition and subtraction regrouping problems.
Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SCIENCE:
Science is back and we are looking up! Up in the sky, that is. We will study objects in the sky, paying close attention to the sun, clouds and shadows during the day. Our study of the night sky will be next week.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location-Blue Baker in the Arboretum)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party.
Feb. 18 - Student Holiday
Life Journals due Friday
Library- Thursday
Friday, February 1, 2013
February 4-8
WRITING:
Using our powerful sensory language, we will unwrap a surprise this week! Using our five senses, we will describe each step that we experience with our surprise treat. As writers, we will describe how it looks, feels, sounds, tastes, and smells. Stay tuned to see our excitement unfold with juicy language. It'll be a writing experience that ROCKS!
Our grammar lessons will tie into our reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-oo, -ew) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
We will use our sensory language that we learned last week to look through 'Poet Eyes" and understand poetry on a rhythmic level. Through repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will see how these aspects of a poem make it come alive!
MATH:
This week we will have a quick assessment on addition and then switch to 2 digit subtraction. This concept can be a little trickier than addition for the students. Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Timelines are a thing of the past! We are starting a unit on environmental change and how we (humans) impact the environment around us. The students will list pros and cons of living in certain regions of Texas, nation and world using natural resources, natural hazards and weather as some of their reasoning. We will learn the difference between rural, suburban and urban living. The week will end with each student picking a piece of nature and showing how human modification had an effect on the land.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
February 11- Valentine's boxes due
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location TBD)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Life Journals due Friday
Using our powerful sensory language, we will unwrap a surprise this week! Using our five senses, we will describe each step that we experience with our surprise treat. As writers, we will describe how it looks, feels, sounds, tastes, and smells. Stay tuned to see our excitement unfold with juicy language. It'll be a writing experience that ROCKS!
Our grammar lessons will tie into our reading using the adjectives of sensory language. We will work on spelling patterns of long u (-oo, -ew) and will have a spelling check on Friday.
READING:
We will use our sensory language that we learned last week to look through 'Poet Eyes" and understand poetry on a rhythmic level. Through repetition, alliteration, fluency and tone, we will see how these aspects of a poem make it come alive!
MATH:
This week we will have a quick assessment on addition and then switch to 2 digit subtraction. This concept can be a little trickier than addition for the students. Our slogan for subtraction is "More on top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door to get 10 more. Numbers the same, zeros the game." The addition slogan is "If you have 10 or more, carry next door. If you have 9 or less, let it rest."
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Timelines are a thing of the past! We are starting a unit on environmental change and how we (humans) impact the environment around us. The students will list pros and cons of living in certain regions of Texas, nation and world using natural resources, natural hazards and weather as some of their reasoning. We will learn the difference between rural, suburban and urban living. The week will end with each student picking a piece of nature and showing how human modification had an effect on the land.
REMINDERS:
Feb. 6 - Early Release Day
February 11- Valentine's boxes due
Feb. 13 - Family Spirit Night (location TBD)
Feb. 14 - Valentine party
Life Journals due Friday
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