April 2

Hello Friends and Families:

Welcome Back. I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing spring break. Judging by the weather today, I think spring has finally arrived. We have been so busy in our room in the days prior to spring break.

We enjoyed learning about 3D shapes. All students were able to name each of the four shapes kindergarteners should know. Here are the items from our class' shape museum (Remember that all pictures can be made larger by clicking on them individually):

We have also been hard at work understanding why words can rhyme and how we can make our own silly rhymes. We really enjoyed reading Doctor Seuss books, and MRS. MC NOSH books to spark our rhyming creativity (I apologize for the sideways pictures).


We have also been reviewing our PYP Profile words in a journal that we can give to our first grade teachers in the fall. We have reviewed and reflected on how we are balanced (remembering to take care of our minds and bodies) and how we are caring.

We are working hard on our math journals, and trying to recognize and read words we know.

Our new door display reflects our understanding of how to make rhyming words. We read Dr Seuss' WOCKET IN MY POCKET and came up with imaginary creatures like "sockets, jockets, and gockets" to put inside our own pockets:
To celebrate Science Night at Lincoln Center we invited two volunteers from 3M into our room to help us learn about DNA. We were able to separate the DNA from pea shoots in small vials by stirring a solution gently with small sticks.



I am excited to see the students on Monday. I can't wait to hear about the many adventures they had during the last week. Can you believe that these kids are almost first graders?? WOW!

March 22

Hi Families:
I am sorry that my Monday note did not come home yesterday. Can you tell Spring Break is near? Here is what we will be working on this week:
· Printing the letter x
· Finding syllables in words
· Sound spelling words
· Rhyming words
· Roll and Record sight word game
· -ing endings (a great thing to practice at home)
· Journal writing
· IB Profile word reflection about how to be a good communicator
· Labeling locations on a map from the postcards we have received so far
· Vocab words: country, continent, equator, ocean
· Math journals
· Exchanging pennies for nickels
· Dividing groups in half
· Making patterns with movement
This week for show and tell the kids may bring in a free choice item. It must fit into their bag or backpack. Items from the 3-D shape museum will be returned today.
Upcoming Reminders:
· March 24: Lincoln Center Science Night (Gym1 and2)—6-8p.m.
· March 24: Buy One Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair (Media Center)-- 3:30-7:30 p.m.
· March 28-April 1: No school—Spring Break
· April 4: March reading calendars due (If you return 6 out of 8 calendars your student may attend the end of the year ice cream party). April reading calendars will be sent home on Wednesday.
· April 7: Second Grade concert—1:15 p.m.
I hope you enjoy a wonderful spring break with your student. Hopefully the weather is warm and you have plenty of time to play outside, and relax. Remember to keep reading each day.

March 14

Hi Families:

Spring is around the corner. We will be working on so many new and exciting things this week in kindergarten.

Here are some of the specific skills and concepts we will be covering over the next five days:
· Review penny, nickel and introduce dime (continue to practice at home)
· Counting by 2’s
· Exchanging pennies for nickels (continue to practice at home)
· Exchanging nickels for dimes (continue to practice at home)
· Adding details to our writing and pictures
· Introduction to US map and states
· Sight word roll and record
· Printing the letter Vv
· Compare and contrast two versions of THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
· Reading: COOKIE’S WEEK, WOCKET IN MY POCKET
· Rhyming words

This week for show and tell, please help your student bring in something that has a state name on it. We will be mapping these states. Examples of things to bring in might include: a t-shirt, state quarter, postcard, book, etc. Let me know if you have any questions.
Please remember to turn in school pictures/money. The class pictures are yours to keep at no cost. All student portraits cost money. If you would like to keep some/all of the photos please see the price list that was included with the packet. I would like to have all picture orders back by Friday. If you do not want to purchase any pictures, please send the entire packet to school with your student. Thank you for your help.
Book orders were sent home last week. If you would like to order any books please enter your orders online or send them to school with your student no later than March 21st.
Upcoming March Reminders:
· Early Release Day: March 16: 1:30 pm
· Patience’s birthday: March 21st
· Spring Break: March 28- April 1: NO SCHOOL

Happy Spring!

March 7

**Happy Birthday Dyana!**

Today we read HORTON HEARS A WHO to continue our celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America month. We enjoyed talking about the author's message to us: "A person's a person no matter how small." We had so much fun making our own Hortons to hang on our door.

We also read the CAT IN THE HAT books and discussed them in greater detail. We had fun comparing and contrasting the characters. We learned that the cat and the fish have different points of view on how to spend rainy afternoons.



I am still trying to figure out how to not post pictures sideways:-)

March 6

We had so much fun celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday to kick start Read Across America month. We will continue our Dr. Seuss celebration this coming week. On Wednesday we joined several other classes in the gym to listen to Mr. Moore (aka The CAT IN THE HAT) read THE CAT IN THE HAT.

Here we are in our CAT IN THE HAT hats:-) Pretty stylish don't you think?

We also did some fun activities that correlated with ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH. We used colored goldfish crackers to practice making bar graphs and tallies.

We also practiced our number writing using a fun CAT IN THE HAT sheet. We are getting good at writing our numbers!This coming week we will be doing activities with HORTON HEARS A WHO, GREEN EGGS AND HAM, THE FOOT BOOK, and OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO.

Thank you to those students who did not get to go to Warner Nature Center yet for being patient while we try and reschedule our trip. We have learned that weather can certainly affect outdoor activities and that it is important to stay safe.

We ended our unit on weather and will be starting our new unit called AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL on Monday.

Show and tell this week will be related to 3-D shapes. We will be practicing four shapes: a cone, cylinder, cube and sphere. Please help your student find a common object at home that is one of the four 3-D shapes. We will keep them on display in our room for several days so please do not send anything perishable.

Remember that Monday March 7 is an early dismissal day at 1:30. There will be no targeted services until Tuesday. Remind your student how they will be getting home from school.