Feb. 4-8

Our kindergartners are 100 times smarter!  Happy 100 Days of school!

The letter of the week was H and are sight words were "have" and "here."

We read Animals in Winter and learned about animals who migrate, hibernate, gather and hunt. We played a fun sorting game to recall what each animal from our story did in the winter.   We read Abe Lincoln's Hat. We made a fun art project and wrote what WE would like to keep under a large, black hat if we had one! We read Hector the Hermit Crab and retold the beginning, middle, and end.  We read a few 100 Day books, and wrote about 100 things we would like to have and 100 things we are glad we don't have. We are really taking off in writer's workshop! We had a share day to celebrate writing and inspire the other authors in our room. We can learn from each other. I have sent some of the students writing home.  Please celebrate their successes!

In science, we conducted a few experiments. The first was to see if magnets can attract to each other through a variety of objects. As we discussed our results, we found that our answers varied depending on the strength of our magnets. We also read a magnet book about the north and south poles. We had a blast discovering what happens when two north poles or two south poles are put together. do they magically move? NO! They repel!

Math involved addition and subtraction stories using dice, manipulatives, and dry erase boards. We have a daily math journal that provides the opportunity to use essential math vocabulary, engage in math talk to explain our thinking and learn from each other that math problems can be solved in a variety of ways.  For each problem we include 1. Drawing our thinking and picture 2. Writing the math equation  3. Labelling our answer. 

Please send your child with valentines for 27 students in a bag labeled with your child's name. Make sure they are signed and ready for passing out.  This means that I should not be pulling apart Valentines and helping your child to sign them.  Also, if you decide to send something extra, like a sticker, pencil, or eraser, they should be ATTACHED TO THE CARD so that your child makes one round of passing out.  Your help with this is truly appreciated.

Thank you to Mrs. Thippisetty, Mrs. Ashish, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Swanson, and Mrs. Yack for running the 100 Day Celebration centers. The kids had a great time!

Please check your child's backpack for a white letter addressing conferences.

Have a great weekend!