Skating, Superstars and Sunshine!

We had one big week in SK P217 - ice skating lessons, a double superstar week, and even some spring-like sunshine at the end of our week!  Read on for more details on our days in SK:



Language/Daily Five:
Printing: the letter "N" (Start at the blue sky, pull down straight, pick up!  Start back up at the blue sky and slant down right, then push up straight from the green grass to the blue sky.) and "n" (Start at the red fence,pull down straight to the green grass, push back up, curve into a rainbow under the red fence, pull down to the green grass.)
Daily Five: We incorporated a new sign in system to hand off greater responsibility to our independent learners, keeping track of which of the five break-out stations they've tackled this round, and which are left to conquer!  We added "what" to our word wall words, and are sending home a fresh decodable ("black and white") book to add to your SKer's black book box.  SKer's are proud to work in star words to all kinds of original writing, and love being detectives for them in books (try reading a favorite story at home, and ask your SKer to go on a star word hunt!)
Journals: We enjoyed books about MLK Jr, a great man who dreamed of peace, fairness and love for everyone to share.  We felt inspired to write about our own dreams for SK!  Be sure to ask your SKer what his or her dream is to make our room a better place for friends to work and play together.



Math:
Counting on - Our SK friends practiced coutning (by ones, fives and tens) from all different numbers.  It's trickier than it sounds!  We are really working to be sure that all friends have the hang of counting the end of one set of numbers before moving to the next (i.e. "27, 28, 29....30, 31) and that each SKer feels confident through the tricky teens, and while counting by fives and tens, especially when they're not starting from 1.
Addition symbol - Our friends continued their work with the addition symbol, writing number stories while listening to winter word problem, and creating their own "joining together/putting together/adding up" stories to convey with an equation!



Social Studies:
MLK Jr - Terrific kids literature and even a social experiment helped us to kick off a thoughtful exploration of courage, fairness and peaceful problem solving in our classroom. 



Reminders:
Snow Pants/Boots - Please don't forget to talk with your SKer about your snow pants/boots plan (i.e. do they come home each night, weekends only, or not at all?)  It'll help us keep everyone's things where they belong!
Ice Skating- Our new date is Thursday January 17th (E Day) - see you at the rink bright and early! 
Box Tops - We have our very own Box Tops for Education container outside of our classroom door!  Please encourage your SKer to be a detective for products with Box Tops, and send them along to school for collection.  We appreciate your help in this collaborative SK community project!



Announcements:
Show & Share Night - The big night is January 31st, and more information is headed home with your SKer in his or her Friday Folder.  Don't forget to send back the (enclosed) form with your dinner order if you're choosing to dine here at school!