Feb. 4th- 8th

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Monday: I will be Step testing so there will be a sub in class. 

This week we will also be celebrating the 100th day of school! Can you believe it already a 100 days! Wow, how time flies! 

This week is national Kindness week. It’s a National week dedicated to spreading Kindness and respect throughout the schools and having students become aware of their actions and how being kind goes a long way! We will be talking about different ways to spread kindness and joining together in teamwork. 

**Please send an empty cereal box to school with your child for a project we will be doing in class by Feb. 8th. If you have an extra box please send it with just in case we have some that forget.

Language Arts: Unit Teamwork.

Letter Sounds: Kk sound, review Ww and short Ee sounds. 

Pre-decodables: Kim and Sam
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  We will be talking about ten's and one's and finding groups of ten. We will also be focusing on sequencing numbers. Reviewing patterns, shapes and sorting. 

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge:  Ms. Sather's class will be in Mrs. Mase's room for Nursery Rhymes and Fables.Check out Mrs. Mase's link for this weeks Core knowledge updates. 
http://mrsmase.blogspot.com/ 

This week in Core Knowledge we will be starting a farm unit. We will be talking a closer look at different animals on the farm and why they are so important to us. 

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Counting forward and backward

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K 

*Practice IXL

Jan. 28-Feb. 1

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Please send an empty cereal box to school with your child for a project we will be doing in class by Feb. 8th. If you have an extra box please send it with just in case we have some that forget. 

Thursday: Cologne Academy’s Extraordinary Expo  5:30-7. 

Language Arts: Unit My Shadow.

Letter Sounds: Final Zz sound, Ww and  review Uu, Jj and Ff.

Pre-decodables: Liz and Tad
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  We will be talking about ten's and one's and finding groups of ten. We will also be focusing on sequencing numbers. 

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge: This week we will be switching classrooms for Core Knowledge. Ms. Sather's class will be going into Mrs. Mase's room for the next 45 days to take a closer look at Nursery Rhymes and Fables.   

In Ms. Sather's room for Core Knowledge Mrs. Makala's class will be finishing up our unit on the 5 sense and starting a unit all about the farm. 

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Counting forward and backward

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K 

*Practice IXL

Conference Sign Up

Conferences are Feb. 12th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again on Feb. 15th 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=caconferences

Jan. 21-25

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Monday: College T-shirt day

Friday: 2 hour late start--College T-shirt day OSA at 2:50. 

Language Arts: Unit My Shadow.

Letter Sounds: short Uu sounds Xx and Zz.

Pre-decodables: Bud and Max. 
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  We will be sorting by attributes, ordering objects and talking about ten's and one's in a given number. 

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge: This week we will be switching classrooms for Core Knowledge. Ms. Sather's class will be going into Mrs. Mase's room for the next 45 days to take a closer look at Nursery Rhymes and Fables.   

In Ms. Sather's room for Core Knowledge Mrs. Makala's class will be with me and we will continue discussing the 5 sense. We will also be reading about Ray Charles and Helen Keller. 

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Counting forward and backward

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K 

*Practice IXL

Jan. 14 -18

Notes: Just a few reminders:

 Please remind your children as the flu season is among us to wash hands frequently. Last week we had many kids out in our classroom and many teachers. We went over some healthy choices last week and any extra reminders are great. 

Language Arts: Unit My Shadow.

Letter Sounds: Jj, Ff and short Uu sounds.

Pre-decodables: Jam Pot. 
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  We will be focusing on 3D shapes. We will also be talking about different attributes of a shape. 

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge: This week we will be switching classrooms for Core Knowledge. Ms. Sather's class will be going into Mrs. Mase's room for the next 45 days to take a closer look at Nursery Rhymes and Fables. This week:
Monday: Roses are Red and Ring Around the Rosie
Tuesday:  Rain, Rain, Go Away and It's Raining, It's Pouring
Wednesday: Jack Be Nimble and Little Jack Horner
Thursday: Star Light, Star Bright 
Friday: There Was a Little Girl  

In Ms. Sather's room for Core Knowledge Mrs. Makala's class will be with me and we will be discussing the 5 sense.

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K

*Practice IXL

Jan. 7th to 11th

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Thursday-- Ms. Sather will be out for professional development so there will be a substitute. 

Language Arts: Unit Stick to It.

Letter Sounds: Rr, Gg and final g sounds.

Pre-decodables: Ron Hops and Glad Pam. 
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  We will be focusing on numbers 10-20 reviewing less and more than a number. Counting  on from a given number and back.

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge: This week we will be exploring magnets and talking about biographies focusing in on Jane Goodall and the Wright Brothers.  

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K

*Practice IXL

Jan. 2-4

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Wednesday- School Resumes Jan. 2nd

Notes: Don't forget to send winter gear for your child to wear while outdoors. If your family is in need of winter gear for your child please contact the school-we will do our best to provide donated items to ensure all students have what they need to stay warm while playing outside.

 

Language Arts: Unit Stick to It.

Letter Sounds: Short Oo,and Rr sounds.
Pre-decodables: No Decodables this week.
**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math: They will be focusing on numbers 0 to 16.

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge: This week we will finish up our unit onTaking Care of Earth.  Friday we will be talking about Magnets.  

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K

*Practice IXL