Language Arts
Printing - the letter "R" (Start at the blue sky, pull down straight, pick up! Back to the blue sky, curve right, pinch in at the red fence, slant right down to the green grass.)
Daily 5
- Review: We returned to school and reviewed what it looks like to do Word Work, Work on Writing, Read to Self, Read to Someone and Listen to Reading.
- Book Shop: We loved to clean out our book boxes and "shop" for fresh material on Friday - it's always a great time to choose our own books that are a "just right" fit!
- Decodables: We also added another black and white decodable book to our book box (and are sending home some we've retired, ready to be added to your black book boxes at home!)
- Coming up: we'll be playing games to practice our ip/it/ig and am/at/ap word families while adding a fresh crop (like op/ot/ox) that will be popping up in our decodable books along the way! We'll continue to add star Word Wall words to our mini offices, and use them well in our reading and writing.
Math
- Addition symbol: While we've talked about adding (joining groups together) many times in SK, playing games and noticing patterns, we worked hard this week to write our own number stories that use the addition (and equals) symbol. We illustrated our stories too!
- Interrupted counting: We love to count in SK, and starting from all different numbers was a fun challenge! We practiced counting up from 7, 11, 23, even 50! We counted by ones, and also fives and tens. Give it a try with your SKer this weekend!
Social Studies
- MLK Jr Day: We are looking forward to learning more about kindness, courage, and equality next week in SK. We will read great books, write our thoughtful ideas, and share our work and play in a way that would make Dr. King proud!
Extra! Extra! Special Announcements:
- Dismissal Times: For now, please stick with our usual dismissal time. We will be sure to let you know if times change in the future.
- Home or School? Please share with your SKer what your family's plan is for their boots and snow pants. Your SKer needs to know if they must take their boots and snowpants home each night, each weekend, or not at all. We are happy to send them home, or keep them here!
- Ice Skating: We're looking forward to our first lesson Wednesday 1/9 at 8:30! ********Please remember that all children should be dropped off at the rink (except for bus/before school friends.) One teacher will meet you there at 8:15, and the other will be there shortly after with the bus/before school friends. Thank you to our kind parent volunteers for helping to get us all geared up and ready to hit the ice. Please remember to have all SK friends bring their hat, mitts, jacket, snow pants, and ice skates!
- Show & Share/Special Helpers: We're thrilled to announce our upcoming round of special helpers and their show & share dates! We've pasted them into the bottom of this post, and have also sent them home in Friday Folders. (The night before your SKer's special helper and show & share day, please take a peek inside the show & share bag that will come home with them; help them choose an item, and fill out the little sheet of clues, enclosed in their show & share tote.) Thank you!
- Superstars: We're thrilled to be celebrating our January Superstars (Summer 1/8, Evan 1/9, Lilly 1/14, and Lewis 1/17). Please know that we'll always send home your Superstar's poster with a note detailing the way our afternoon will run. If you receive the supplies and have any additional questions, please feel welcome to get in touch!
- No School: Please remember that school will not be in session on Monday 1/21 or on Monday 1/28 (MLK Jr Day, and Faculty Inservice.)
- Rest Time Notebooks: Please ask your SKer if they need another notebook for their rest time Art Box - many busy friends have run out of space to create!
Special Helpers + Show & Share Schedule:
(This info is also coming home on a hard copy in Friday Folders)
Monday 1/7 - Charlotte
Tuesday 1/8 – Summer (Superstar! Please encourage Summer to bring something extra special to her that tells us more about who she is... the show & share item does not need to follow our show & share 3 Clues format.)
Wednesday 1/9 – Evan (Superstar!) Please encourage Evan to bring something extra special to him that tells us more about who he is... the show & share item does not need to follow our show & share 3 Clues format.)
Thursday 1/10 - Fiona
Friday 1/11 - Gabe
Monday 1/14 – Lilly (Superstar!) Please encourage Lilly to bring something extra special to her that tells us more about who she is... the show & share item does not need to follow our show & share 3 Clues format.)
Tuesday 1/15 - Lukas
Wednesday 1/16 - Krista
Thursday 1/17 - Lewis (Please encourage Lewis to bring something extra special to him that tells us more about who he is... the show & share item does not need to follow our show & share 3 Clues format.)
Friday 1/18 - Marco
Monday 1/21 – NO SCHOOL, MLK Jr
Tuesday 1/22 - Maya
Wednesday 1/23 - Nuriyyeh
Thursday 1/24 - Parker
Friday 1/25 - Petra
Monday 1/28 – NO SCHOOL, Inservice Day
Tuesday 1/29 - Sofia
Wednesday 1/30 - Summer
Thursday 1/31 – Trevor
Welcome back, Mrs. Linzmeier!! Lukas was very excited about having 3 teachers and he made up a song about Mrs. Linzmeier being back on the way home. (Lyrics: "Mrs. Linzmeier is back, I missed her so much��") He also loved gymnastics on Friday and couldn't stop talking about it. Have a good weekend. Susi
ReplyDeleteParker is so happy to have Mrs. Linzmeier back and also to have three teachers! Welcome back, Mrs. Linzmeier!! She was also very happy that someone found her "iclicled" hat in a "snow mountain." Thank you for sending it home! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteTrevor too, was so excited to have three teachers for the last few days. Looking forward to ice skating that starts next week! Welcome back, Mrs. lLinzmeier!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Mrs. Linzmeier! Gabriel is very excited to start ice skating! And he loved playing in the snow at school and practicing gymnastics.
ReplyDeleteGood times in SK! Typically it's hard to come back from winter break but it was extra special this year as Davis couldn't wait to see Mrs. Linzmeier! We are all so happy to have you back. We love that you are including MLK day within social studies this upcoming week.
ReplyDeleteDavis wanted to add to the blog comments that if anyone really needs to learn how to tie shoes that Gus is an expert and is very helpful in that area:-) Thank you Gus J for teaching Davis how to tie his shoes the super fast way!
Welcome back Mrs. Linzmeier! We are so happy that you are back. Lewis enjoyed the first couple of days back at school last week. He loved the gymnastics and is looking forward to a full week back this week.
ReplyDeleteSK Hooray!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Mrs. Linzmeier!
Sounds like another great week in SK!
Gus so beautifully talked about the MLK exercise you did today in class where signs said people with certain attributes (blond hair, tied shoes) could not come into a section for some time. What an amazing way to bring the spirit of MLK to these young children. I think they would really get it. Gus was clearly in tuned with how this made the kids feel to be excluded based on certain characteristics. Brilliant.
Thanks thanks! We are excited to start skating this week. Yippee!
Kristie