In Science we will be reading about all the animals that live on the Floor of the Rainforest. They will paint their own Anaconda. All of the animals and puzzle pieces they have been working on will be put together into a Rainforest pocket book.
We will be planting strawberries in the garden and creating texture collages to display in the hall.
In Social Studies we will be reading about how Betsy Ross sewed the flag of the United States. We'll be comparing the Texas flag to the United States flag. We will read F is for Flag and talk about how the United States flag has 13 stripes and 50 stars. The children will learn a song called, "Fifty Stars Are On Our Flag".
The children will be learning the different coin songs to help them remember the names of the coins. We will be practicing the Quarter song this week. A song sheet witht the words will be sent home this week.
Some of the students will be working on ending consonants. They will be reviewing the vowel digraphs "ai" and "ay". We will also be reviewing verbs and adjectives.
Other students will be working on reading short vowel stories and words that begin with the letter "w".
This Thursday, March 11 is Grandparent's Day. Dr. Flint is planning to speak from 2:00-2:30. The grandparents will join us in our class at 2:30 and the children will sing the Texas songs that we have learned and recite "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Refreshments will be provided. Please let us know how many grandparents are planning to join us.
March 1-4
The children have enjoyed learning about Chinese New Year. We sampled Hello Panda cookies, Chinese noodles, Chinese fruit lollipops, White bean pastries, apples and mandarin oranges. They also had a wonderful time parading down the hall for the other classrooms using instruments and walking under the Chinese Dragon.
We will be reading the life of George Washingon. The children will be making their own George Washington. We will also read the Quarter book and talk about how George Washington is on the quarter. Students will be writing what they would do if they were the new President. They will also draw what their version of the flag would look like if they were President and explain it to the class.
In Science we will be reading about the Understory Layer of the Rainforest. We will leanr about the Jaguar and its habits. The children will be drawing their own jaguar and coloring the Understory layer with their colored pencils.
In Math some of the students will be counting by ones, tens, and hundreds. They will match or write the two-digit number. Other students will be subtracting with word problems. Please practice adding money using nickels, dimes and quarters.
In Music we will read and sing a Rainforest Rhyming Counting book. We will also be reading and learning "This Land is Your Land". Students will listen to the B-L-U-E songbook and learn how to spell the word.
We will be reading the life of George Washingon. The children will be making their own George Washington. We will also read the Quarter book and talk about how George Washington is on the quarter. Students will be writing what they would do if they were the new President. They will also draw what their version of the flag would look like if they were President and explain it to the class.
In Science we will be reading about the Understory Layer of the Rainforest. We will leanr about the Jaguar and its habits. The children will be drawing their own jaguar and coloring the Understory layer with their colored pencils.
In Math some of the students will be counting by ones, tens, and hundreds. They will match or write the two-digit number. Other students will be subtracting with word problems. Please practice adding money using nickels, dimes and quarters.
In Music we will read and sing a Rainforest Rhyming Counting book. We will also be reading and learning "This Land is Your Land". Students will listen to the B-L-U-E songbook and learn how to spell the word.
Feb. 22-25
In Science we will read "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle and talk aout how the Sloth hangs upside down from trees. The students will be making the Emergent and Canopy Layer puzzle pieces of the rainforest.
In Social Studies the children have been practicing the Chinese song called "Zhao Pengyou" which means Looking for a Friend. Mrs. Worman (Laura's mother) who lived and taught in China for 12 years will play a game with students to go along with the song.
This week we will read Against the Odds, a story about Pandas. We will also paint a Chinese flag and make Mandarin hats.
We have also been working on recognizing numbers 1-100 on the 100's chart. Please be practicing these numbers at home each evening.
The children will be planting Pansies into a pot for our atrium. They will also observe and draw a pansy for our Nature Jouranal this week.
In Social Studies the children have been practicing the Chinese song called "Zhao Pengyou" which means Looking for a Friend. Mrs. Worman (Laura's mother) who lived and taught in China for 12 years will play a game with students to go along with the song.
This week we will read Against the Odds, a story about Pandas. We will also paint a Chinese flag and make Mandarin hats.
We have also been working on recognizing numbers 1-100 on the 100's chart. Please be practicing these numbers at home each evening.
The children will be planting Pansies into a pot for our atrium. They will also observe and draw a pansy for our Nature Jouranal this week.
Feb. 16-18
In Social Studies this week we will be celebrating Chinese New Year and learning about their customs. We will be painting and decorating dragons and having a parade with a large dragon down the hall. We'll sample traditional food and play with little slide drums at our celebration on Thursday.
In Phonics we will be practicing words that begin with the letter "c". We will read Cathy Cook. Some of the students will be reviewing verbs and using am, are, is, has, have, does, and do. They will also begin learning what an adjective is.
We will be learning and listening to the words for the Y-E-L-L-O-W and W-H-I-T-E songs on the CD. Students will make their own songbooks to practice at home.
Please be sure to bring a heavy jacket for playground each day since the weather has been chilly. Be sure to remind your child to drop their snack in the basket each morning by the front of the classroom.
Open House is this Friday at 7:00. You will have the opportunity to look at your child's portfolio of work as well as listen to Dr. Flint speak about the Summer Program and information about Fall enrollment. Please let me know if you will be attending Open House.
In Phonics we will be practicing words that begin with the letter "c". We will read Cathy Cook. Some of the students will be reviewing verbs and using am, are, is, has, have, does, and do. They will also begin learning what an adjective is.
We will be learning and listening to the words for the Y-E-L-L-O-W and W-H-I-T-E songs on the CD. Students will make their own songbooks to practice at home.
Please be sure to bring a heavy jacket for playground each day since the weather has been chilly. Be sure to remind your child to drop their snack in the basket each morning by the front of the classroom.
Open House is this Friday at 7:00. You will have the opportunity to look at your child's portfolio of work as well as listen to Dr. Flint speak about the Summer Program and information about Fall enrollment. Please let me know if you will be attending Open House.
Feb 8-11
We will continue to learn about the Rainforest. The children had fun learning about the Emergent Layer of the Rainforest and painting their favorite animal. This week we will learn about the animals that live in the Canopy Layer of the Rainforest. We will read about a Sloth and how it hangs from the trees.
In Art the children will be making their own Valentine soaps and Door Knob Hangers to take home.
In Bible we will read about Friends. We will also make Valentines Cards for our friends.
Some of the students will be practicing how to write a lowercase"d" this week. We will also practice words that begin and end with the letter "d". Other students will be reviewing plural -s and -es. They will learn how to change "y" to "i" and add -es such as "candies". We will also learn when to add -ed and -ing.
Our Valentine Party will be this Thursday, Feb. 11. The children will be decorating their own valentines cards on party day. We will also play several games and sing songs such as A-Tisket, A-Tasket and "The More We Get Together".
Please send Valentines to exchange at our party on Thursday. Be sure to sign-up in the hall to bring something for our Valentine Party.
In Art the children will be making their own Valentine soaps and Door Knob Hangers to take home.
In Bible we will read about Friends. We will also make Valentines Cards for our friends.
Some of the students will be practicing how to write a lowercase"d" this week. We will also practice words that begin and end with the letter "d". Other students will be reviewing plural -s and -es. They will learn how to change "y" to "i" and add -es such as "candies". We will also learn when to add -ed and -ing.
Our Valentine Party will be this Thursday, Feb. 11. The children will be decorating their own valentines cards on party day. We will also play several games and sing songs such as A-Tisket, A-Tasket and "The More We Get Together".
Please send Valentines to exchange at our party on Thursday. Be sure to sign-up in the hall to bring something for our Valentine Party.
Feb 1-4
In Music we will be learning the "Texas Our Texas" song. We will also learn the B-L-A-C-K song and make our own songbook to take home.
In Science we will begin to read and learn about the Rainforest Habitat. we will be making our own parrots and talking about the different animals that live in the rainforest. The children will also be painting their favorite animal in the rainforest in the easel.
Our letter of the week is "h". Some of the students will be tracing and writing lowercase "h" in D'Nealian. Other students will be working on matching pictures that end with "sw", "sp" and "sk". They will be learning about plural nouns and review the sound for long "i".
Please bring 3 items with texture by Wednesday if you have not already brought them to school. Someof the students have shared their items in circle and will be gluing them on the poster as a class on Thursday.
The children really enjoyed Dr. Flint's visits our class last week. She brought a Winter Wren's nest and speckled egg for us to examine, and she shared a wonderful story about finding the nest in her yard.
Special thanks to Nathan Flint for talking to the class about Sea Creatures and bringing a real octopus, crab, and shrimp for the children to touch.
In Science we will begin to read and learn about the Rainforest Habitat. we will be making our own parrots and talking about the different animals that live in the rainforest. The children will also be painting their favorite animal in the rainforest in the easel.
Our letter of the week is "h". Some of the students will be tracing and writing lowercase "h" in D'Nealian. Other students will be working on matching pictures that end with "sw", "sp" and "sk". They will be learning about plural nouns and review the sound for long "i".
Please bring 3 items with texture by Wednesday if you have not already brought them to school. Someof the students have shared their items in circle and will be gluing them on the poster as a class on Thursday.
The children really enjoyed Dr. Flint's visits our class last week. She brought a Winter Wren's nest and speckled egg for us to examine, and she shared a wonderful story about finding the nest in her yard.
Special thanks to Nathan Flint for talking to the class about Sea Creatures and bringing a real octopus, crab, and shrimp for the children to touch.
Jan. 25-28
In Science we will begin learning about our sense of touch. We will use the texture dominoes in science center. we will begin making a Japanese Shoji Screen with a Polar motif.
We will be making a texture collage this Thursday. Please bring 3 items with texture to share with the class by Thursday. We will be gluing the items on the poster.
We are continuing to paint the animals that live in the Texas State Parks. The children will be playing a matching game in Science Center that shows all of the Western Animals such as the coyote.
In Music we will learn the "Yellow Rose of Texas" with an interactive CD. The Kindergarten students will be painting their own R-E-D songbook. A sheet with the tune of the song and words will be sent to sing at home.
Some of the students will be tracing and writing lowercase "j". We will be reviewing ending sounds in class this week. Other students will be learning verbs. We will also review the long "a" and "ai" sound.
Each week some of the children will bring home new Dolch words/flashcards. Please be sure to practice these words each evening at home.
We will be making a texture collage this Thursday. Please bring 3 items with texture to share with the class by Thursday. We will be gluing the items on the poster.
We are continuing to paint the animals that live in the Texas State Parks. The children will be playing a matching game in Science Center that shows all of the Western Animals such as the coyote.
In Music we will learn the "Yellow Rose of Texas" with an interactive CD. The Kindergarten students will be painting their own R-E-D songbook. A sheet with the tune of the song and words will be sent to sing at home.
Some of the students will be tracing and writing lowercase "j". We will be reviewing ending sounds in class this week. Other students will be learning verbs. We will also review the long "a" and "ai" sound.
Each week some of the children will bring home new Dolch words/flashcards. Please be sure to practice these words each evening at home.
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