Weekly News and Homework

Language Arts: We will learn about and practice writing Q words, sing songs, read books, stamp our new sight words (me, yes, but) and practice spelling them every day, write upper and lower case letters, write in our journals, sing about letter sounds, make and learn to read Q books, continue our literacy center rotations, and more!!

Math:  This week we will continue learning about greater numbers.  We will also count by 1s, 5s, and10s to 100, work with our number of the day (Spanish, tally marks, addition and subtraction problems, etc.), and read various graphs. 

Bible: This week’s Bible story is called “Jesus and the Children.”  We will read Bible stories, sing along with Wee Sing Bible Songs and Wee Sing More Bible Songs, recite, discuss, and illustrate Psalm 100:2a, and pray together every day.   

Science, Social Studies, Art, and Misc: This month’s themes are Dr. Seuss, Read Across America, St. Patrick’s Day, and Spring.  We will also learn about plants and farm animals on our field trip to Wilder Ranch.  We will continue to do our team jobs, attend art class, music class, library, computer lab, and PE, explore the classroom during choice time, and more!!!

Sharing: No sharing time this Friday (field trip)

 

Upcoming Events:

Friday, March 14^th: Field Trip to Wilder Ranch, 9-2

Monday, March 17^th: St Patrick’s Day Party, 10:30-11:30

Monday, March 17^th: Chapel, 2:25-2:55, Join us!

Thursday, March 20^th: Spring Pictures

Friday, March 28^th: TLCS Spirit Day—Career Day!!

Friday, March 28^th: End of Third Quarter

Monday, March 31^st: Character Trait Chapel, 2:25-2:55, Join us!

 

This Week’s Homework:

The following assignments should be completed by Friday:

1.     Phonics page for the letter of the week- Qq

2.     Handwriting page for the letter of the week- Qq

3.     2-3 choices from our monthly family activity calendar.

4.     Sight word practice! 

5.     Ten minutes (or more!) of reading every night with a parent, guardian, or older sibling, etc.  I’m sure your child would love to read the book in his or her small manila folder to you!  Sight words are fun to read together, too.  Reading together every night is VERY important.  Let’s work together to develop a love of books and reading in our children!

School library books are due every Wednesday morning.

 

St. Patrick's Day:

St. Patrick's Day is coming up; let me know if you’d like to join us! It's on a Monday and we have art and Chapel in the afternoon, so we'll have to be creative with our timeline...

Here's what I have in mind:

9:30-10 Build/set-up leprechaun traps around the room in groups of 2-3.

10-10:30 Recess with the other K class while we (teachers and parents) wreak a little leprechaun havoc in the classrooms: create green footprints, put gold coins in the traps, etc

10:30-11:30 Class party with some healthy green and/or rainbow snacks and fun activities at our centers

Please let me know if you can donate Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops (for a math activity), gold-wrapped chocolate coins, themed plates and napkins, or a green fruit/veggie tray or kebabs (grapes, kiwi, cucumber, honeydew, etc.).  I have a rainbow snack lined up already J.

Homework Option:

If you would like to build a leprechaun trap at home with your child this week, you may do that in lieu of the homework listed above.  Please bring the trap in on St. Patrick’s Day and we will set it up alongside the traps we’ll make in the classroom. This assignment is optional!  You can find some great ideas here: http://www.pinterest.com/shannasatt82/leprechaun-traps/