Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Online Math Games

I just discovered a place to go online to have your child practice their math facts. Academic Skill Builders has several different math concepts that can be practiced, against other kids OR privately. The games were designed to work with an interactive whiteboard, but from what I can tell they can be played on your computer at home. As with all online activities, monitor your child to help keep them safe.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Newsletter, September 25, 2010

Theme: One of a Kind

Important Dates: 10/1 September Reading Calendars Due, 10/4 - 8 SEPs (out at 2:30 each day); 10/15 Pumpkin Patch Field Trip, 10/22 Oct Book Orders Due, 11/1 October Reading Calendars Due

Peek at Next Week:
Monday: Identifying a Rectangle, Identifying the Number of Sides and Angles of a Rectangle; P.E.
Tuesday: Writing Number Sentences for "Some, Some More" Stories, Creating Addition Problem Situations; Art
Wednesday: Creating and Reading a Repeating Pattern; Early Out (dismiss at 1:30)
Thursday: Addition Facts: Doubles with Sums to 18; P.E.
Friday: Identifying the Attributes of Pattern Blocks; Math Test; Spelling Test; Computers; Library

Spelling Words: pretty, am, me, make, will

Miscellaneous:

Coming home in your child's homework folder today will be two additional papers that need to be returned to school. 1- Field Trip Permission Slip, 2- Personal Narrative Planning Sheet. Please send both back to school as soon as possible.

Don't forget to read each night for 20 minutes.

Starting October 11, I will need 1 volunteer each day to come and help in our classroom: Mon, Tues, &Thurs, at 2:15. If you would like to come, please let me know. I have only had one volunteer contact me about helping, I still need at least 3 more.

Check your child's homework folder each night. There is generally something for them to work on. Remind them to turn it in when they get to school.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Newsletter, September 17, 2010

Theme: One of a Kind

Important Dates: 9/22 Hearing Screening, 10/1 September Reading Calendars Due, 10/22 Oct Book Orders Due

Peek at Next Week:
Monday: Counting from 0 to 23; P.E.
Tuesday: Writing Addition Number Sentences, Representing Equivalent Forms of the Same Number; Art
Wednesday: Identifying Ordinal Position to Sixth; Early Out (dismiss at 1:30)
Thursday: Addition Facts: Doubles with Sums to 0; P.E.
Friday: Making an Organized List to Solve a Problem; Math Test; Spelling Test; Computers; Library

Spelling Words: funny, are, he, she, with

Miscellaneous:


Don't forget to read each night for 20 minutes.

Thank you to all of you that ordered books from the book order. It is a great way for you to get books in your home and books into our classroom.

Starting October 11, I will need 1 volunteer each day to come and help in our classroom: Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri at 2:15. If you would like to come, please let me know.

Check your child's homework folder each night. There is generally something for them to work on. Remind them to turn it in when they get to school.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Newsletter, September 10, 2010

Theme: One of a Kind

Important Dates: 9/14 Book Orders Due, 9/14 Dibels Testing, 9/16 Walk-a-Thon, 9/17 Vision Screening, 10/1 September Reading Calendars Due

Peek at Next Week:
Monday: Counting Pennies; P.E.
Tuesday: Identifying a Number Between Two Numbers; Art
Wednesday: Dividing a Solid in Half; Early Out (dismiss at 1:30)
Thursday: Picturing and Combining Sets, Graphing a Picture on a Pictograph; P.E.
Friday: Sorting by One Attribute; Math Test; Spelling Test; Computers; Library

Spelling Words: little, big, is, all, here

Miscellaneous:



Reading calendars for September are now in your child's homework folder. Each child needs to read for 400 minutes a month. That is only 20 minutes a night, 5 days a week.

The PTA is collecting clean Capri Sun pouches as part of their fundraising efforts to help get updated technology into the classrooms. Send them to school along with your Lin's receipts and your box tops.

Check your child's homework folder each night. There is generally something for them to work on. Remind them to turn it in when they get to school.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Newsletter, September 3, 2010

Theme: One of a Kind

Important Dates: 9/10 Walk-a-Thon Packets Due, 9/14 Book Orders Due, 9/16 Walk-a-Thon, 9/17 Vision Screening, 10/1 September Reading Packets Due

Peek at Next Week:
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Identifying: Morning, Afternoon, First, Last, Between, Middle, Second, and Third; Art
Wednesday: Identifying a Triangle, the Number of Sides and Angles of a Triangle, Sorting by One Attribute; Early Out (dismiss at 1:30)
Thursday: Making a Shape on a Geoboard; P.E.
Friday: Acting Out and Drawing Pictures for Some, Some More and Some, Some Went Away Stories; Math Test; Computers; Spelling Test; Library

Spelling Words: the, not, you, do, want

Miscellaneous:
Our annual Walk-a-Thon is coming up. The PTA has prepared packets for each child. This is a great way to raise money for our school. The PTA is working hard to get some new technology into the classrooms. Please support this effort is possible.

The PTA also collects the "Box Tops for Education." Send them with your child; we have a jar in our classroom to collect them in.

Lin's also donates money to the school based on the amount of Lin's receipts that are turned in. Write your child's name on the back, and turn it in to the office. Each week the office draws from that box for prizes.

Reading calendars for September are now in your child's homework folder. Each child needs to read for 400 minutes a month. That is only 20 minutes a night, 5 days a week.