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.

March 1

Hello Families:

What a busy past few days. I wanted to let you know that I will be back at school on Wednesday. I have been out sick with the flu. Thank you for your support, patience and flexibility during my absence. I am sad that my illness has caused me to miss the field trip. It sounds like the kids have had fun. I have placed a few updates on the calendar--this week is Read Across America week. To celebrate reading and Dr. Seuss (whose birthday is Wednesday) please feel free to participate in the special dress up activities.

Tuesday: FOX IN SOCKS: Wear crazy socks
Wednesday: THE CAT IN THE HAT: Wear red, white and black
Thursday: OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO: Wear a shirt with a place on it
Friday: GREEN EGGS AND HAM: Wear green

Remember that February reading calendars are due ASAP. I will send March calendars in folders on Wednesday. Students who return 6 out of 8 calendars may participate in the ice cream party in June.

There will be no show and tell this week. I know that many students accidentally brought their show and tell bags home last Friday. Please return them to school ASAP.

Peek of the week calendars will be sent home no later than Thursday.

Reminder: PTA MOVIE NIGHT: Thursday, March 3 at 6 pm in Gyms 1 and 2. They will be showing Toy Story.

I have missed the kids and can't wait to catch up with them tomorrow.
Happy March!