February 2nd - February 6th

What We Are Learning

Reading:  This week we learned a new reading strategy to solve tricky words.  Skippy Frog reminds us we can skip a word, think about what makes sense, and reread the sentence.

Alphabet: This week we started looking at word families. We started with the _at family (example: cat, rat, mat, etc.). We practiced creating words that rhyme with at. We also learned what two sounds the diagraph “th” makes.

Writing:  This week we continued writing nonfiction/fact books. We made sure that our stories do not have “floating letters” and reviewed that each word has to have a vowel in it.

Math: We continued our addition and subtraction unit this week. We reviewed subtraction strategies and practiced subtracting from 10.

Theme: During theme this week, we learned about Groundhog’s Day.  We researched what groundhogs are, what groundhogs have, and what groundhogs can do. Did you know that groundhogs are woodchucks? Your child should be an expert! Ask them what they learned!

Valentine’s Day Party

Our Valentine’s Day party will be on Thursday, February 12th.  For this day, your child is invited to bring valentines to pass out, as well as a box or bag to keep their valentines safe.

Your child can make a Valentine Box (or bag) at home.  They can be as simple as a decorated brown paper bag or as complicated as papier-mâché. It’s up to you!  Just make sure there is an opening for kindergarteners to easily place their valentines into.

Your child needs to bring a valentine for each child in our class. These can be store bought or homemade! (If your family does not have the resources to provide valentines for your child, please let me know and your child can make some at school.)

Please be sure to send your child’s valentines and valentine boxes ON February 12th.  Our room can get really crowded, so please do not send them ahead of time.

Popcorn Words

Please practice reading, writing, and spelling our Popcorn Words.

This week’s words:

will & play

Previous words:

she, did, for, of, you, come, here, have, said, are, got, get, it, on, had, has, he, do, look, in, like, and, a, up, at, I, see, am, we, to, the, is, my, can, me, & go

Dates to Remember

February 12th: Valentine’s Day Party

February 13th: No School

February 16th: No School

March 3rd: McTeacher Night

March 6th: Dismiss at 12:30

March 7th- March 13th: No School/Spring Break