100th Day Snack

This past Monday was our 100th Day of School!  We celebrated with fun rotations--each Kindergarten teacher hosted a fun 100th Day activity in their room.  In our classroom we made a 100th Day Snack consisting of 100 pieces, 10 each of Teddy Grahams, Skittles, Cheerios, Popcorn, Goldfish, Fruit Loops, Raisins, Marshmallows, Chocolate Chips, and Pretzels.  We practiced counting by 1's and 10's to 100 while making our snack and also made a 100th Day hat that reinforced these skills as well.  Mrs. Holmes hosted a number Seek 'n Find game with Hershey's Kisses labeled with numbers 1-100 hidden throughout her room, Ms. Meengs read Dr. Seuss' You're Only Old Once and did a writing activity with the kiddos, and Mrs. Hines assisted the students in making portraits of themselves at 100 years old using shapes that we've learned.  The kiddos sure had a blast! 

Octopus Hot Dogs for "Oo" Week

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Newsletter for the Week of January 28th - February 1st, 2013

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Unit 3, Week 6 - Hide, Clyde!

     This week our Focus Story will be Hide, Clyde! by Russell Benfanti.  Clyde the Chameleon has a problem--his brothers can change their colors to match their surroundings, but Clyde cannot. When his brothers become green to match the leaves, Clyde turns red.  How will he adjust when he suddenly ends up in a strange place with even stranger colors?
     Our Target Skill this week is identifying the Main Idea of a story.  We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and identifying the plot of a story.  We will work again to identify, form, and match the letter "Oo" to its phoneme--/o/.  This week our focus will be on the long "o" sound. 

Amazing Words: chameleon, jungle, pattern, skin, hide, scampered

High-Frequency Words: they, you, of  (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)

Letter: Oo


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Newsletter for the Week of January 21 - 25, 2013

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Unit 3, Week 5 - Seeds

     This week our Focus Story will be Seeds, written and illustrated by Ken Robbins.  This book explores a variety of different seeds, how they're dispersed, and the plants/trees that they become through real-life, detailed photographs.  The author also touches on the importance of each of these plants to animals and people, as well. 
      Our Target Skill this week will be learning to draw conclusions.  We will also continue to practice making predictions, recalling information, and comparing and contrasting this week.  We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letter Oo to its phoneme--/o/. 

Amazing Words:  seeds, pod, roots, stem, pit, sprouts

High-Frequency Words:  they, you, of  (Please continue to practice ALL of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)

Letter:  Oo


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Newsletter for the Week of January 14 - 18, 2013

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Unit 3, Week 4 - Farfallina and Marcel

      This week our Focus Story will be Farfallina and Marcel by Holly Keller.  This is the tale of the unlikely friendship between a caterpillar (Farfallina) and a goose (Marcel).  Suddenly, Farfallina disappears for a long time and reemerges as a butterfly.  Will the two friends be able to find and recognize each other again?
     Our Target Skill this week will be learning to identify the plot of a story.  We will also continue to practice character identification, making predictions and retelling a story.  We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letter Ff to its phoneme--/f/. 


Amazing Words: goose, gosling, caterpillar, butterfly, reflection, cocoon

High-Frequency Words:  see, look  (Please continue to practice all of our Popcorn Words at home!)

Letter: Ff


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Newsletter for the Week of January 7-11, 2013

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Unit 3, Week 3 - See How We Grow

     This week our Focus Story will be See How We Grow, by Katacha Diaz.  We will follow a set of twin girls throughout this story as we discuss how children grow and change from the newborn stage to Kindergarteners.
     Our Target Skill this week will be determining the cause and effect of certain events.  We will also continue to practice making predictions and retelling a story, as well as comparing and contrasting.  We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letters Dd and Kk to their phonemes--/d/ and /k/--respectively.



Amazing Words:  twins, newborn, crawl, walk, children, babies

High-Frequency Words:  see, look (Please continue to practice all of our Popcorn Words at home, as well!)

Letters:  Dd and Kk


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