Friday Note 2-24-17

Friday Note - 2/24/17

This Week: Our theme was nursery rhymes. Our sight word was “do”.  

• In math we continued to work on subtraction.  We are learning to separate from a group to find out how many are left over and write a number sentence to represent the problem.    

• Language Workshop— We read many different nursery rhymes.  We also made Jack and Jill and Hey Diddle Diddle books to add to our book books.  
• Writing Workshop— We practiced writing an opinion piece together as a class.  An opinion piece consists of three sentences (or more).  The first sentence states an opinion (P.E. is my favorite special class).  The next two sentences give reasons why.  The first time as class we wrote about our favorite special class.  Later in the week students wrote on on their own. The first day they wrote their opinion. THe second day they wrote a reason. The third day they wrote another reason why that is their favorite special class.  Please have your child read their writing to you.  We also completed a sentence assessment this week.  Please look over this with your child and encourage your child to work on writing at home.  Remember, I will be looking for your child to be forming letters correctly, using spaces, writing first and last name correctly, writing more sounds they are hearing in words and writing a complete sentence on 3rd quarter Progress Reports next month.  
• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.
• Word Study— We focused on the middle vowel sounds in words.

Important Dates:

• March 1-31: Box Top Contest
• March 3:  Cox CARE Mobile
• March 9:  Reading Journey Ends (logs due)
• March 10: 3rd Quarter Read-a-thon
• March 10:  End of 3rd Quarter
• March 13-17: No School - Spring Break!
• March 27-30: NWEA Testing
• March 28 & 30: Spring Conferences

Dr. Seuss Week:  

Please encourage your child to participate as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday all week.  We will read different books and complete fun activities each day.  

Monday: Wear green

Tuesday: Wear pajamas

Wednesday: Wear wacky clothes and wacky hair

Thursday: Wear your favorite hat

Friday: Wear crazy socks & mismatched shoes

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have

it   he   she   to   can   with   go   we   me

 you   and   are   they   in   of   do

We had 9,501 Box Tops turned in during our last contest!  Mrs. Verch’s 2nd grade won with 805 turned in from their class.  Next contest runs from March 1-31.  

Next Week:

• We will celebrate Dr. Seuss Week.
• We will continue working on understanding subtraction.  
• Our sight word will be “not”.
• We will review rhyming, syllables, segmenting & blending, ending sounds & medial sounds.  
• We will begin end of quarter assessments.    

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Friday Note 2-17-17

Friday Note - 2/17/17  

This Week:  In math we began our unit on subtraction. We learned how to separate groups and how to compare two groups by telling how many more objects are in one group than the other group. This is a difficult concept for some kindergarteners to master as they want to count the amount in each group rather than determining the difference between the groups. * Gregtangmath.com has some fun games to practice these skills. This is a free resource. We played a few games in class and the student really enjoyed them.

Our theme was universe. Our sight word this week was “of”. Friday  was Jump Rope for Heart.  Thank you to all who donated to the American Heart Association.  

• Language Workshop— We studied the universe.  We asked questions and read books about the sun, moon, Earth, and stars.  Then we listed key details and new vocabulary words from each book.  The students really enjoyed learning about this topic.
• Writing Workshop—We practiced writing complete sentences in our journals.  We are working with students individually to look at their writing and to set goals for their writing, such as using a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence.  Please encourage your child to write at home.  
• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.
• Word Study— We practiced identifying ending sounds.

Classroom Needs:

We are running low on baby wipes (we use these to clean our breakfast trays). Any donations are greatly appreciated.

Important Dates:

 Feb. 20: No School

 March 3:  Cox CARE Mobile

 March 6-10: PTA Penny Wars (be watching for more info)

 March 9:  Reading Journey Ends (logs due)

 March 10: 3rd Quarter Read-a-thon

 March 10:  End of 3rd Quarter

 March 13-17: No School - Spring Break!

 March 27-30: NWEA Testing

 March 28 & 30: Spring Conferences (be watching for more info)

Book Bags

Keep reading and returning the book bags every Friday.  Also, please encourage your child to read these books several times before returning them.  It would be best if you are reading the books each night.  Please take care of these books while they are at your house.  

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she

to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are   they   in  of

Reading Journey

I hope you and your child are finding a special time each night to work on our reading journey.  Remember, our goal is to complete fifteen reading activities.  This reading journey will end on March 9th.   

Next Week:

• We will learn about nursery rhymes.
• We will continue to practice different ways of making numbers.
• Our sight word will be “do”.
• We practice medial vowel sounds.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

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POSSIBLE NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

One of the many things our Early Childhood Staff feel fortunate to have is a school board and administration who value early childhood education. NOT EVERY SCHOOL CAN SAY THAT! We've had a long tradition of that support here at Clever R-V that began with past superintendent, Richard L. Henson. Thankfully, our present superintendent, Steve Carvajal, continues the tradition.

Earlier this winter Mr. Carvajal approached us with a plan to research the possibility to expand school services to include a daycare center on our campus. We realize there are other daycare opportunities in the community where many families are satisfied and content. We also know, for many families, finding daycare is a struggle as providers are not abundant in our area and often turn families away due to capacity restrictions. In other words, there are plenty of children to go around! As our community grows, our families’ needs are greater than available opportunities. Our school district is working to find a way try to meet needs so ALL children have the opportunity to have care provided in a safe, appropriate, nurturing environment.

As we research our options, we need your input. Please take a moment to answer and return the following survey at your earliest convenience. Simply click on the link below and input your answers. Thank you for your support as we work to provide options for our growing community. We'll keep you updated as this possibility develops.

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Specials Teachers Blog

Great News! The special teachers (Art, P.E., Music,Spanish, Library)  have created a blog of their own. I placed a link at on blog. Their blog will be updated each Friday.  

http://k5specials.blogspot.com/ 

Friday Note 2-10-17

  FRIDAY NOTE - 2/10/17

This Week:  Love was in the air. We made valentines for our classmates during center time and enjoyed the valentine party on Friday. Thank you so much to all the parents who helped make the party a success.

·         Math- We continued to work on addition and making 10. I will finish up addition assessments and we will begin subtraction in the coming week. 

·         Language Workshop— We continued working on our project based animal research project. The class really enjoyed researching their animals and sharing what they learned. I hope you enjoyed the videos I put on Seesaw.

·         Writing Workshop—As a class, we wrote about pictures of animals. We are still practicing making complete sentences.

·         Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.

·         Word Study— We did a lot of blending and segmenting words.  For example, I gave students a word like CAT, and they had to tell me the sounds they hear in the word, C-A-T.  We played several games and activities to practice this skill.

Important Dates:

o   Feb. 16:  Cox Care mobile

o   Feb. 17:  Jump Rope for Heart form and money due

o   Feb. 20:  No School

Book Bags

Keep reading and returning the book bags every Friday.  Also, please encourage your child to read these books several times before returning them.  It would be best if you are reading the books each night.  Please take care of these books while they are at your house. 

  

The Character Word for February is:

Tolerance

(accepting other’s differences)

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   have   it   he   she

   to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   are  they

Library Books

Remember to please take care of the library books while they are at your house.  A good idea is to keep the library book in your child’s backpack when it is not being read.  Library books are due back each Thursday, so your child can check out a new book.

         

Next Week:

·         We will learn about the universe.

·         We will finish addition and start subtraction.

·         Our sight word will be “of”.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

Fun Raiser --Update 2-03-2017

As of this morning, the students have collected:

376 bottles of shampoo/conditioner

754 pairs of socks

$483.50

317 tubes of toothpaste

620 toothbrushes

483 cans of food

I am so proud of the students because they did all the work from deciding who they wanted to help, thinking of the spirit week idea, creating the themes for each day, talking to the students to promote it, making the flyers, collecting and counting the items.  I think they were really able to see how they can make a difference in their community. 

Mrs. Brown  

Friday Note 2-3-17

Friday Note - 2/03/17

Events This Week:

• In math we continued our unit on addition.  This week we focused on making the numbers 6-10 in different ways and then writing the number sentences.  Please look carefully at the math papers your child is bringing home.    

                                                                         

• Language Workshop— We started our project based learning unit on animal research.  The students chose animals that they wanted to learn more about, and I placed the students in groups of 2 or 3.  The groups started researching their animals.  The groups started writing down facts about their animals.  We will continue this fun project next week.
• Writing Workshop— We continued working on writing complete sentences.  We practiced looking at a picture and writing about it.
• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.
• Word Study— We did a lot of blending and segmenting words.  For example, I gave students a word like “cat”, and they had to tell me the sounds they hear in the word, c-a-t.  We played several games and activities to practice this skill.

Important Dates:

o   Feb. 10:  Valentine’s Party (set up 11:30, party 12:00-1:00)

o   Feb. 14:  Jump Rope for Heart form and money due

o   Feb. 16:  Cox Care Mobile

o   Feb. 17:  Jump Rope for Heart (during special class time)

o   Feb. 20:  NO SCHOOL!

Valentines and Boxes Reminder:  Please make sure your child’s Valentines and box are at school no later than Wednesday!  The children will pass out their Valentines prior to the party.

The Character Word for February is:

Tolerance

(accepting other’s differences)

Book Bags

Keep reading and returning the book bags every Friday.  Also, please encourage your child to read these books several times before returning them.  It would be best if you are reading the books each night.  Please take care of these books while they are at your house.     

Sight Words—Keep practicing!

I   is   like   see   my   a   the   be   it   he   she   they

  to   can   with   go   we   me   you   and   have   are

Library Books

Remember to take care of the library books while they are at your house!  A good idea is to keep the library book in your child’s backpack when it is not being read.  Library books are due back each Thursday so your child can check out a new book.

Next Week:

• We will continue our group research projects.
• We will continue our unit on addition.
• Our sight word will be “in”.
• We will continue working on blending and segmenting each sound in simple words.

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Wenger

"Fun" Raiser update --------WOW!!!!!!

So far this week, we have collected:

364 bottles of shampoo/conditioner

739 pairs of socks

and $461.50

to help students in Clever through Care to Learn!

The Opportunities students and I are blown away by the generosity!  Thank you so much to all who have been participating and promoting.

Tomorrow is PJ day!  Please donate a new toothbrush or toothpaste and wear PJs.

Friday is Team Day.  Donate canned goods with pop tops lids and wear your favorite team jersey or team wear.

Thanks,

Stephanie Brown

Art Instructor, grades 6-8

Gifted Instructor, grades 1-8

Clever R-V Schools