Friday, February 25, 2022

February 28th - March 4th


Calendar Dates:

February 28th - Return PE Roller Blading Permission Form 
March 3rd - Picture Day
March 10th - Open House from 5:30 - 6:30pm
Friday, March 11th - Early Release at 12:30 p.m. 
March 14th - 18th - SPRING BREAK!
Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day! 
We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!


Important Information

Book Bags / Library Books

Library will resume this Monday! If your child still has a book at home please return it so they can get a new one on Monday 2/28! 
New Book Bags will come home on Monday, February 28th! 


Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter




Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:
This week in Writer's Workshop continue writing a "How To..." piece. We will be sharing about things we know how to do and give simple steps to complete it! We will transition words like: First, Next, Last.

Phonics:
We will review all the common sounds that letters represent.
We will review short vowel sounds.
We will review the "H Brothers" digraphs
ch, th, wh, sh

Readers Workshop:
In Reader's Workshop we will continue our new unit on becoming AVID Readers! We will learn how to set reading goals for ourselves and work hard to reach our goals!



Math

In Math this week, we will be learning all about addition and subtraction! We will learn that there are different strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems. We will learn to use counters, draw pictures, use number lines, and even use our fingers to solve these problems. We will also begin using these skills to solve story problems! We are amazing problem solvers!!



Social Studies

In Social Studies, we will be starting a new unit on Geography!  We will be learning about locations relative to our school and neighborhoods. 


Science

In Science this week, we will be reviewing our unit on Earth Materials! We will discuss how materials are. made and how they are used in our everyday lives and environments.  

Please Celebrate our Scientists of the Week:
K1 - Khalid

K3 - Arnav


Friday, February 11, 2022

February 14th - 18th




Calendar Dates:

February 14th - Class Valentine's Party
February 18th - No School!
February 21st- Bad Weather Day (No School!)
February 22nd - Kindergarten Celebrates 2's DAY (2/22/22)


Important Information

Valentine's Day

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day at school on Monday, February 14th! Please have your child address a Valentine card to each person in their homeroom class, and bring them to school by Monday, February 14th!

On Monday, February 14th we will celebrate with a class party from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, only 2 parents (room parents) can attend the party.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Book Bags / Library Books

No library this Monday 2/14! Your child can keep their books or go ahead and return!  We will resume library on Monday, February 28th.  
We will also be sending new reading book bags home on Tuesday, February 15th! Please keep reading these books with your child each night and return them on Fridays! Happy Reading!



Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter




Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:
This week in Writer's Workshop we are learning how to write a "How To..." piece.  We will be sharing about things we know how to do and give simple steps to complete it!  We will transition words like: First, Next, Last.  

Phonics:
We will wrap up our unit on short VOWELS! 
We will practice hearing and recording (writing) the sounds in CVC Words such as cat, man, dot, etc..


Readers Workshop:
In Reader's Workshop we will begin a new unit on becoming AVID Readers! We will learn how to set reading goals for ourselves and work hard to reach our goals! 


Math

In Math this week, we will finish our unit on comparing teen numbers. In addition to identifying and using the vocabulary "greater" and "less," we will become experts at being able to tell what one more and one less than each number is. We will end our  unit with a fun Keynote project to show all we have learned! Be looking for that on Thursday! We will also do some fun Valentine's math activities!



Social Studies

In Social  Studies, we will be working on our citizenship qualities. We will explore the importance of friendship and how to be a good friend. We will set goals of ways we can show kindness and be friends to each other. 


Science

In Science this week, we will be wrapping up our unit on Earth Materials! We will be studying all about SOIL! We will explore different types of soil, and we will even take a few trips to our school  garden to explore the soil there! 


Please Celebrate our Scientists of the Week:
Toshith - K1

Sriya - K2

Jake - K3

Alex - K3

Rex - K3




Sunday, February 6, 2022

100th Day of School

100 Days of friends, 100 days of FUN, 100 days of darling, dazzling, AMAZING work we've done!

We had SO much fun celebrating the 100th Day of School! Here are a few pictures below to show some of the fun things we got to do today:





































K1 - Class Pic

K2  - Class Pic

K3 - Class Pic