Hello Families!
Our school year is officially half over and we have a lot to look forward to in the next few weeks. Please read the important events carefully so that your child is prepared! Thank you to all who sent in boxes of tissues-We are going through them quickly😷!
If you are at Shaker Lane, be sure to check out our new bulletin board! The children have been working hard on fine motor skills and sentence writing and this is displayed in the K wing.
We will also discuss respect this week and what that looks and feels like in school, especially. Here are a few read aloud stories if you are interested in watching with your child.
Respectful Ninja
This week, the children will...
In Language Arts:
- learn a new trick word- have
- practice CVC words (reading, writing and making real and nonsense words)
- continue to learn vocabulary words from our new W&W books
- write about their own past
- practice ABC order
- practice discriminating between those tricky vowels!
- complete unit 2 Fundations assessment
Math:
- solve word problems (both add/sub) through 10 in many different ways
- sequence numbers 0-20
- show number quantities using 10 frames
- practice graphing skills
Second Step:
- participate in lesson 18- handling being knocked down
Science:
- continue to learn about temperature changes and how salt affects ice
- discuss physical changes (freezing, melting, etc.)
- learn some characteristics of evergreen trees
Coming up: IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
Report Cards: will be available after school on Monday 2/2. Please remember that our K report card is a standards based report and reflects end of the year standards/benchmarks. We have a lot of learning to do before the expected benchmarks are met!
The 100th day of school: Feb. 6th (unless we have a snow day...then it will be 2/9) is the 100th day of school and we will be celebrating with lots of fun activities that day. The children are encouraged to bring in 100 of something to share with the class (like a show and tell). This could be a collection (buttons, rocks, beads, Legos, ANYTHING!) or they could wear 100 on them (100 cheerios on a necklace, 100 smiley faces on a t- shirt, or just the number 100 on a hat etc). This should not be a stressful thing! I will read a book as we get closer about the 100th day of school coming up, which has lots of ideas and we will discuss some ideas together. I will begin to talk about it with the class so they will be aware of the expectation. We will also have a special snack on this day! HERE is more information. **Our amazing ROOM AMBASSADORS are helping to organize a fun, special snack for the children. They are in need of donations and you can venmo: Ashley-Reardon-3 or send in a check/cash in an envelope marked BRYNN and we will get it to Ashley.
Global Play Day: Is on Feb 11th for Shaker Lane.The students are encouraged to bring in collaborative toys, games etc to share and play with their friends. I am asking that there be NO electronic/noisy games or toys. I appreciate it! Some fun things to bring in could be a large sheet/blanket to make a fort, craft materials, board games, card games, etc.. The whole school will be participating in this day of play! HERE is something for your fridge to remind you- please read this!
Valentine's Day: Our Valentine's Day class list is at the top of the blog for anyone who likes to get things done early:). Each child brings in a card for each classmate. I encourage your child to at least sign his/her name on the cards they are giving and it might be too much for them to do at once. Please note that we are NOT allowed to attach any candy to the Valentine card. Please have Valentines in by 8:55 am on 2/13.
Shaker Lane School Spirit Day- HEART Day: is on Feb. 13th and students are invited to wear anything with hearts on it, bring in something with hearts on it, create something with hearts on it...etc! This is to celebrate our HEART program as well as Valentine's Day!
Here are a few pictures from last week:
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| Thank you to Mr. Verdery for being our Mystery Reader! We loved the book you picked out for us💖 |
using thermometers to measure and compare temperature of snow and hot water
sequencing a snowman to melting
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| playing UNO with a friend at choice time |
reading CVC words and matching them to a picture
making math sentences to 5
we used evergreens to paint our evergreen for our bulletin board
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| Thank you so much for being our Mystery Reader, Mrs. Bolles! We enjoyed the funny book😁 |
