On-Line Newsletter
February 2 , 2007

What are the Molecules Learning?
January 28 - February 2, 2007

Math Workshop

  • Counting and adding strategies:Pigs in the Mud, Racing Bears, Double Compare
  • Next week: measuring with non-standard units: popsicle sticks, locking cubes, paper clips.
  • Looking at coins
  • tally marks
  • Counting by 5's
  • Number Sentences (2+3=5)
  • Addition Story Problems

Language Arts

  • Handwriting: letters strokes top to bottom
  • Recognizing and writing the letter /Ee/
  • Blends: /cl/, /bl/, /sl/
  • Popcorn word: "have"
  • Story Element: Setting, Characters
  • Modeled Writing: Using resources to spell. Be sure to check out the authors sitting in the Author's Chair.
  • Read Aloud: Because of Winn Dixie: Finally Opal understands why Amanda has a pinched face. Charlotte's Web: Wilbur knows what the plans are for him at Christmas.

Science

  • Shadows
  • Recycle, Reduce and Reuse

Social Studies

Kindergarten Bulletin Board
2/2
 Ground Hog's Day  
2/2
 Nick's Birthday
All Day!
2/5
William N's Birthday
All Day!
2/7
 Alison's Birthday
All Day!
2/9
 Fiona's Birthday
All Day!
2/9
Celebrate Writing Day
9:10
2/9
 Report Cards Coming Home
2/14
 Valentine's Day Party
12:30
2/14
 100 Day of School Celebration
1:30
2/19
 President's Day No School
2/23
 Chinese New Year Celeration!
1:00

Valentine's Day Celebration

Students are invited to give Valentine's Day cards to all their classmates. Click here for a complete student list. Please join us on Valentine's Day at 12:30 for a small party of treats and games.

Extend Math at Home

Please check out the directions for "Collect 15 Together" and play with your child. As we begin addition and subtraction this game will support their understanding of the concept. Also coming home today is a letter highlighting the various activities that we will be doing in the classroom. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Wanted! Needed! Please!

For upcoming projects we need the following. Thank you for looking and sending in on Monday.

  • small / med cereal boxes
  • 8-10 oz plastic containers w/lid.. (sour cream, butter, yogurt)

Happy Birthday Zoe and Nick!
Enjoy the photos.

 

 


Molecules are reading books at home like Magic Tree House books and others. Set up a free Book Adventure account and start keeping track of books they are reading. Over 7,000 book quizzes to take and lots of PRIZES. (Let me know if you need support getting set up.)

Practice making sentences with these magnetic words with the short \0\ sounds. Play scramble the sentence and have your child unscramble it.
Word Magnets

Practice recognizing short vowel words. Check out Chicken Slacker!

Celebrate the 100th day of school
Starfall 100th Day

Pennies for Patients

On Thursday, your child came home with information about a program that involves all ASFS students. The program is Pennies for Patients and we've set a classroom goal to collect $150.00 over the next three weeks. Molecules and parents are encouraged to bring in coins (please put in baggie) and each day we will count and then graph our donations. All types coins are welcome! The class with the highest contribution wins a pizza party. As a class we want to win, but not for pizza but to support the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

*** today we collected $32.07!!!

Celebrate Math Day

Thank you to the parents who shared their time during Math Day. The morning was a huge success with the Molecules rotating through seven different teachers, learning a new concept or strategy.

Blast Off!

To end our week in the Investigation Station, learning about recycling, we created a design brief and built a rocket from reused materials. The "blast off" was a success and enjoyed by all. The rockets had certain requirements to be included in the plan. Click here for photos!

Parent / Teacher Conferences

Spring Parent / Teacher conferences are March 1-2. I am looking forward to meeting with you to celebrate your child's successes and focus on concerns for a great second half of our school year. Please look at the conference schedule and let me know what time works best for you.

** If you feel a conference is not necessary or you'd like to do via phone or email, please let me know; this is absolutely no problem.

Groundhog's Day

The Groundhog didn't see his shadow but next week the and Molecules will. We will trace shadows on the blacktop, measure groundhog shadows to see how they changed over the course of the day, and use magnetic letters to block light. To enrich our study of shadows we read Gregory Predicts the Weather.

Book Ordering On-Line

February catalogs will be available until Feb. 28. You have the option to order the books on line and use your credit card or send it the order books that came home. Books ordered on line will still be sent to the classroom and delivered through back pack mail.

Scholastic Parent Ordering
Class User Name: rileyroom149
Password: asfs