Back in the Swing of things

Wow! I can't believe how time gets away from us! We have been hard at work in the classroom, learning subtraction strategies and money in math. In literacy we have been continuing to learn about good sentences, rhymes, and things good writers do!

 We wrote thank you letters to Dr. Ellis and Dr. King, thanking them for teaching us about how to have healthy teeth.

 This is our song to learn the continents of the world. It is sung to the tune of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"...

 We talked about different words that tell us to subtract and strategies we can use to help us solve subtraction problems. I encourage the students to know several different strategies to solve one problem! This will be important in later years when they have to explain HOW they got an answer.

We have read numerous Froggy books, discussing the adventures that Froggy goes on. The kids really LOVE Froggy! Especially when he does something silly!

The students also had to write an opinion piece, stating what there favorite Froggy book was and why it was their favorite. Notice that this student has written 3 complete sentences, that is the MINIMUM number of sentences that students must write now.

Another Froggy writing. This writing also has three sentences, and has a very detailed picture to accompany the writing.

Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth

Today we had a wonderful visit from two local dentists, Dr. Ladd Ellis and Dr. Mitch King! They came in and taught us how to brush our teeth, floss, and when to go to the dentists. They also showed us what happens if we DON'T take care of our teeth!

YUCK!

Thank you Dr. Ellis and Dr. King for teaching us so many wonderful things.

We wrote thank you notes to Dr. Ellis and Dr. King for their wonderful presentation!

A fun song your child can sing as they brush...

Brush Your Teeth

(Sung to "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Till they're clean and white.
Brush them, brush them,
Brush them, brush them,
Morning, noon and night.

Snow Day!

As the kiddos are in art, I have been reflecting on what a wonderful day we have had. We began our day catching snow and writing about how it feels, smells, and what we see in the snow. I think it was the kids favorite writing by far.

We then worked hard all day long on addition, editing our writing (we are working on spacing this week), and on remembering characters, settings, and events of a story. Tomorrow is another fun filled day, as it is Valentine's Day!

An example of our editing...students went back and reviewed their work. Students went back and put in red lines where they forgot to put spaces. Hopefully this will remind them to put their space in whenever they write! :)

America The Beautiful

We spent the week learning about America and the symbols of our great Nation. We learned so much about the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and the bald eagle just to name a few. The students learned the reasons behind the colors of the flag, how to show our respect, and to honor the United States flag as we say the Pledge of Allegiance every day.
We also learned the song "You're a Grand Old Flag" in our poetry study this week. Students look for sight words, punctuation, and vocabulary words that we are studying within the poem/song. The poem is then carried over into centers.

Math was spent learning the skill of addition... This week we learned facts through 5, next week we will focus on facts through 10.

Arkansas

Arkansas!!!!

Woo Pig Sooie! We have been busy learning all about Arkansas this week. We have learned about the state "mascot", the state tree, the state flag, the state bird, just to name a few.
Having fun while learning is the key to kindergarten.... Be sure to ask your child what has been going on in our classroom this week!

Working Hard

We have been working hard for several weeks learning nouns, word families, and doing research. Here is just a little sample of things we are doing in the classroom!

Upcoming Events

Wow! All of the things written down on the upcoming calendar are a little overwhelming! Be sure to check your email often, check backpacks nightly, and look for notes about upcoming events....some of which are class pictures, book orders, and a field trip, just to mention a few. We have been hard at work, learning all about nouns, verbs, penguins, and place value!