Friday Note April 21, 2017

Friday Note: April 21, 2017

Events of the Week: This week we started an Author Study on Laura Numeroff. 

·          Language Workshop: We read several if you give books (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Dog a Donut, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, If You give a Moose a Muffin, and If you Give a Pig a Pancake).  We identified the characters and setting and practiced retelling the stories.

·          Writing Workshop: We introduced series of events writing.  We spent the week sequencing events in the right order and discussing that for our writing to make sense it has to be written in the correct order. 

         

• Reading Workshop: Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am beginning to call each student up to read with them independently to determine their end of year reading level. 

                                                 

• Word Study: We spent the week practicing correctly forming letters.

                      

• Math: We began a unit on solid figures (cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere).  The students enjoyed learning about these new shapes and finding them in our classroom. 

Important Dates:

·         April 25 - Make a Wish night (at the high school ball fields)

·         April 26 - Kindergarten Field Trip

·        April 27 & 28 - Kindergarten Screening (K students will have school)

·        May 16^th- Last Day of School. We will dismiss at 11:00. (Breakfast will be served, Lunch will not be served

Next Week:

± We will continue our author study on Laura Numeroff.

± In math we will continue learning about solid figures.

± We will continue working on our writing.

± During word study we will learn about suffixes.

± Our sight words will be “no” and “so” (these will be the last sight words of the year).

Have a great weekend!

Thursday Note

Thursday Note: April 13, 2017

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

Events of the Week: This week our unit was on animals and their babies.  We talked about various animal mommies and their babies and discussed ways in which animal parents care for their young- just like our mommies and daddies care for us!

• Math: We finished a unit on decomposing numbers 11-19.  Each day we practiced breaking the numbers down into a set of 10 and leftover ones.  

• Language Workshop: We read several books about animals and their young.  We also played games to match animal babies to their parents.

• Writing Workshop: This week worked on writing about our opinion. We told if we prefered inside or outside recess. We are working hard to remember capital letters, finger spaces, and ending marks.

               

• Reading Workshop:  We are continuing to work every day on applying the reading strategies to figure out unknown words in our books.  I am excited about the progress the girls and boys have made so far this year.  Please encourage your child to use the reading strategies when he/she is reading with you at home.

• Word Study: We focused on writing the entire alphabet, with each letter formed correctly.  This is a skill that we will be assessed on the 4th quarter progress report.  Please practice at home if your child is not able to write the alphabet neatly.

Important Dates:

·         April 14 – NO SCHOOL!

·        April 17-21 – Make a Wish Spirit Week (additional info is coming home today)

·        April 18 -  Art Night 5:00-8:00

·        April 21 - Field trip money and permission slip due

·        April 25 - Make a Wish night during baseball and softball games at the high school

·        April 26 - Kindergarten Field Trip

·        April 27 & 28 - Kindergarten Screening (K students will have school)

Kindergarten Field Trip

The kindergarten field trip will be Wednesday, April 26th.  We will travel to J.R. Martin Park in Republic to play and eat lunch before heading to the Dickerson Park Zoo.  A permission slip was sent home last week.  Please return these as soon as possible.

We Need Your Help!

Kindergarten screening for next year’s kindergartners will be held on April 27th and 28th.  If you know someone who will have a child in kindergarten next school year, please remind them to call the school to schedule an appointment for Kindergarten Screening (743-4810).  All children will need to have the following documentation:

• Birth Certificate
• Shot Record
• Proof of Residency (if NOT enrolled in Parents as Teachers)

THANK YOU for the Egg Hunt donations and to all the parents and grandparents that were able to attend the event.  We had a great time!

Next Week:

• We will begin an author study unit on Laura Numeroff.
• We will begin a unit on solid figures (cube, cone, sphere, and cylinder).
• We will be working on building and spelling simple words.
• Our sight word will be “his”.

I hope everyone has a wonderful

Easter weekend!

~Mrs. Wenger

Cox Care

For the last regular visit of the school year, the Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever Schools on Thursday May 11th. The Care Mobile is a medical office on wheels that provides FREE services to children ages birth to 18 years whether you have insurance or not. You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment, and to receive the necessary paperwork. Thank you!

Lost and Found-

Please check out the lost and found. Anything not claimed by Monday will be donated.

Friday Note

Friday Note: April 7, 2017

Events of the Week: Our theme was plants. We focused on the parts of a plant and what they do.  We planted flowers and vegetables in our classroom garden!

Language Workshop: We read books about plants.  We made our own plant artwork and labeled their parts and needs.

Writing Workshop: We are working on writing complete sentences that describe or tell, instead of “I like…” sentences.  Continue encouraging your child to write at home!

Word Study: We practiced building and spelling simple words.

Math: We began a unit on decomposing numbers 11-19.  Each day we practiced breaking the numbers down into a set of 10 and left over ones.

Important Dates:

April 14th:  No school

April 18th-  Art Night

April 25th- Make a Wish night

April 21st- Field trip money and permission slip due.

April 26th:  Kindergarten Field Trip

April 27 - April 28 - Kindergarten screening (Current kindergarten students WILL have school)

Kindergarten Field Trip

Information and permission slips were sent home today.  Please return permission slip with money by Friday April 21st

.Egg Hunt

On Wednesday, April 12th, the kindergarten students will have an Easter Egg Hunt!  The hunt will begin at 10:00.  Parents are welcome to come to school at 9:40 to help hide the eggs on the playground.  We are in need of candy & trinkets. Please send in the items by Monday, April 10th.  Thank you!

We Need Your Help!

Kindergarten screening for next year’s kindergartners will be held on April 27th and 28th.  If you know someone who will have a child in kindergarten next school year, please remind them to call the school to schedule an appointment for Kindergarten Screening (743-4810).  All children will need to have the following documentation:

Birth Certificate

Social Security Card

Shot Record

Proof of Residency (if NOT enrolled in Parents as Teachers)

Art Night

We are gearing up for our 12th Annual Art Night and are in desperate need of volunteers. Without volunteers art activities will be cancelled. If you can volunteer for even an hour please fill out the link below. Art Night can't happen without volunteers! Volunteer link: https://goo.gl/J575Zh

Summer School

This is a reminder that summer school registration is now open. Below you will find a link that will take you to an electronic registration form for all incoming K-8 grade students.

https://goo.gl/forms/wdjl0t1xXT13t3iy1

Next Week:

We will begin a unit over animal mothers and their babies.

We will continue our unit over decomposing numbers 11-19.

We will begin learning and practicing sequence writing.

Our sight word will be “this.”

Have a great weekend!   
 Mrs. Wenger

Message from the Art Teachers

We are gearing up for our 12th Annual Art Night and are in desperate need of volunteers. Without volunteers art activities will be cancelled. If you can volunteer for even an hour please fill out the link below. Art Night can't happen without volunteers! Volunteer link: https://goo.gl/J575Zh

Summer School Sign Up Reminder

Parents & Guardians, 

This is a reminder that summer school registration is now open. Below you will find a link that will take you to an electronic registration form for all incoming K-8 grade students. Please take several minutes to complete and submit this form to secure your child’s spot for the upcoming summer school session.You will need to complete multiple forms if you have more than one child wishing to attend summer school. Electronic registration will be open through Monday, May 1st. After this date, online registration will be closed and parents will have to contact the school offices to register their children. Please understand that your child will NOT receive a free t-shirt if registered after the online deadline of May 1st.

https://goo.gl/forms/wdjl0t1xXT13t3iy1