Jan. 10-21

Winter is certainly here!  While we have been cooped up inside, we have been reading, writing, and talking about winter!

Language Arts:  Our letters last week and this week were G and I and our sight words were "go" and "in."  For G, we read The Gruffalo, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Smartest Giant.  We worked on recalling, predicting, and retelling.  We also read The Important Book and made a class book The important thing about me is that...We read many winter books and have made beautiful and fun art projects to fill our room and hallway.

Math:  We are practicing addition.  One game is with blocks, the addition sign and recording on our slates.  Another game involves rolling two dice, adding them and graphing the answers.  We practiced number sense with a visual and auditory game using slates to write numbers.  We continue to practice counting on, patterning, and sorting.

Science:  Winter!

Social Studies:  We are reviewing school rules and expectations.  We talked about Martin Luther King and the good things he stood for.  We read Tacky the Penguin and discussed that everyone is different but each of us is important!  We used cooperation when making snow creatures in small groups!

Notes:  We had our first Literacy Centers day and had lots of fun.  Thank you to Mr. Marron, Dr. Platt, and Mrs. Sathianarayanan for volunteering.  Our next Center Day is Wednesday, Feb. 2nd.  @ 1:10.  I have 3 volunteers but would love a 4th so I can float from group to group.  Please let me know if you are interested.  Open House is Thursday, Jan. 27th from 6:30-8:30.  You are encouraged to come at your scheduled half to help with crowd control. :)  If anyone is interested in being a Guest Reader, let me know!  We've had Mrs. McDonagh and Mrs. McHale and the kids have enjoyed the stories so much!!  Fridays work best but I can sure accommodate your schedule.

Have a wonderful weekend!  Stay warm and GO BEARS!