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We just want to thank the many chaperones who volunteered for the zoo trip yesterday. The weather was PERFECT for walking around the zoo, and the kids had the best time.

Our next (and final) field trip will be our Kindergarten Celebration in the Park, which will happen on Monday, June 14 from 9:30-12:30. Please come if you can! Afterwards, we will pass out certificates, say a poem, and celebrate this momentous time in your child's life. Please send a bag lunch with your child on Monday.

Our homework is done for the year (yay!!!). As the students begin their break from formal studies, please continue to provide fun learning activities every day, such as journal writing, daily read-alouds, and fun family field trips to museums. Work on math skills at the ice cream truck or the poolside vending machine. Find opportunities for your child to read and write every day so that they will be ready to begin first grade in August.

Kindergarten will be very busy for the next few weeks! Here are a few highlights. For a complete listing of activities and important dates, be sure to click on the Kindergarten Calendar link to your right.

*Last week of homework is this week. Please be sure to work with your child and let them show what they have learned.

*Field Day--this Friday, June 4th. Students have been assigned to color teams. Be sure to dress your child in their team's colors. Another reminder will come home on Thursday.

*Zoo Trip--Tuesday, June 8th. Send a lunch in a disposable bag, so your child won't have to carry a lunch box around all day.

*Celebration in the Park for Kindergarten--June 14th. We would like parents to attend. Look for an invitation to come home this week.

One final note: Angel the Traveling Bear is lost! We sent home a flyer last week about the yellow sharing backpack that goes home with the Star of the Week each Friday. One of the students took it home over a month ago, and never returned it to class. Please have a look around your home and car for it, and return it to school if you find it. These items were purchased by Mrs. Jenkins, and she would like to use them again next school year.

That's all for now! Please watch and enjoy our latest videos below of the farm field trip, and a montage of Mother's Day cards (coming soon) made just for you.

Have a great week!
Mrs. C and Mrs. J

**FIELD TRIP ON JUNE 8TH…SEND IN PERMISSION SLIPS AND $$$ THIS WEEK!**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): MEMORIAL DAY—NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture showing a simple subtraction problem. Now turn the problem around and use the same numbers to create a different subtraction problem...ex.) 8-3=5, then 8-5=3

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been doing a chapter on Day and Night. We've learned many things like opposite pairs of day and night, morning and evening, full Moon and new Moon, plus many other vocabulary words like sky, cloud, and stars. Cut and paste or draw pictures to illustrate your choice of 6 of these terms. Write labels for your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Write the following words: hug, bug, jug, nut, and hut. 2.) Read and write this sentence 2 times: I like to hug my bug, then Illustrate using colors and details. 3.) Write a silly sentence using the words, hug, bug, jug, hut, and nut.

Friday (Fun Stuff): Practice tying your shoes this weekend.

Write neatly!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) At the top of the page, write the words: ape, dog, seal, and snake. Below each of those words, you will make a list of rhyming words. For example, under “ape” you may write grape or tape. How many rhyming words can you think of for each? Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Subtraction word problem: Draw a spring picture with objects such as eggs, birds or trees to create an interesting. Then make up a subtraction story to go with your pictures (i.e. There were 5 baby birds; four flew away. How many were left?) Write a number sentence, such as 5 - 4= 1, and cross out with a crayon what is taken away (subtracted). [Parents: remind your child that when they hear "How many are left?” that means we will be subtracting and not adding!]

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): 1.) Observe different jobs you see this week at home and in the community, and make a list the jobs. Find or draw a picture for each job on your list. 2.) Keep practicing your first & last name, address, and phone number so you could tell a policeman or firefighter.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.)We have been reading a bird anthology, and we learned the names of many beautiful birds. Look in a book or online and find pictures of a parrot and a woodpecker. Write two sentences that compare the birds (i.e. Both birds have strong beaks.) Draw each bird.

Friday (Fun Stuff): How many animals and insects can you find while playing outside this weekend?

Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Make a list of everything you know about elephants (i.e. “They are big. They are grey”). Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Using cheerios or some other small item, glue them onto paper to make the following number sentences. Write the number sentences beside each sentence made with your item.

1 + 1 =

2 + 1 =

3 + 1 =

4 + 1 =

5 + 1 =

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Day and Night is our new unit. Find, observe and classify magazine pictures of the daytime sky and put them on a blue colored paper. You can write a sentence to go with your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write 5 sentences describing how to take care of a baby kitten or puppy. Draw a picture of a person walking a baby puppy and draw a picture of a person bathing a baby kitten. (you may use a computer for your drawings or trace pictures from a coloring book) Have fun!!.

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?


Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Choose 5 sight words from the back of this page. Write sentences using all of the words. You can put more than one sight word in a sentence. Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Make homemade paper flash cards with the numbers 0-10 written on each one. Flip them over so you can't see the numbers. Flip over 2 cards and create a math "subtraction" number sentence in your journal. Draw a picture to represent your number sentence. Now do this again two more times to create more subtraction sentences. Remember that the biggest number should always come first! Explain to an adult why the biggest number must come first.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Compare and contrast needs and wants. Name 3 things you need to live and 3 things you want.

Thursday (Language Arts): Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Write a short story about your animal use as many Kindergarten Sight Words that you know. Be creative in your drawing and use some silly sentences about your animal. Have Fun!!

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?

Monday (Phonics & Writing): On the back of this sheet are Kindergarten Sight Words. 1.) Read each of the sight words on the list; 2.) Choose 10 of the words you were able to read. Ask a parent to read each of those words aloud and write the word in your journal, like a spelling test. (Parents: Do not help them spell it, but see if they can write the words independently from memory.) 3.) When finished, underline any words that you misspelled, and write each misspelled word three more times at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday (Math): Write 3 different number sentences to make ten and draw pictures to match. For example: Draw 6 apples and 4 pears, then write 6 + 4 = 10.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Practice saying your address and telephone out loud. Don’t forget the zip code!

Thursday (Language Arts): In class the students will read Pig Can Get Wet. Write a short story about a pig using the following words in your story: wet, hen, get, pet, and ten. Draw a picture using colors and details.

Friday (Reading): Find a book that you can read all by yourself. Read it aloud to someone in you family this weekend.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*
Work hard!
The K-Team

Some important reminders and upcoming dates:

• Orders for the Kindergarten Yearbook for our class will be placed by Mrs. Jenkins tomorrow for $15.99 each. Please send in your check or cash tomorrow morning if you want to order one at the sale price. After Thursday, April 29, the price will go up to $19.99.
• The farm field trip is coming up on Tuesday, May 4. Most have turned in permission slips and money, but not all. Please send in both tomorrow if you have not already done so, and feel free to call us if you have any questions.
• The K-Team is planning two final field trips for the year that will be coming very soon. We will go to the National Zoo later in May. This is a HUGE trip...lots of fun, but lots of supervision is needed and we could use as many fingerprinted chaperones as possible. Watch for the permission slip to come home soon. Also, we will have a Celebration in the Park to congratulate our awesome students for completing their first year of school. We will be inviting all parents to walk with us to High Bridge Park and enjoy the day. Mor info coming soon.
• Pastries for Parents is coming on the morning of May 10th. You will enjoy delicious pastries, adorable singing by the kindergarteners, and special time in the classroom with your child. Please put it on your calendar...we would love to have you!

Our Kindergarten Yearbook is on sale!!!  This softback, colorful photobook will be a wonderful way for you and your child to remember this magical year of Kindergarten. Please order one by Thursday, April 29 while we have access to the Mother's Day Sale offered by Shutterfly ($15.99 per book). The yearbook will be available after the 29th, but the cost will go up slightly.Order forms went home last week, and we will send another round home this week, in case you misplaced it.

This week in language arts, we will focus on the short /e/ sound. Short /e/ can be very tricky when it comes to spelling, because it sounds very similar to the short /i/ sound. Please use this video short to help your child practice at home. You can also give them rhyming words with the /e/ to try to spell (i.e. pet, vet, met or pen, men, then) for practice.

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): We are learning about rhyming poems this week. Write a poem that has four lines with rhyming words. EX: “One day I saw a cat; He was fat, fat, fat; He went to see the rat; they both had a chat.” Be creative!

Tuesday (Math): Count the adults that live in your home. Next, add (+) using this symbol, the number of kids who live in your home. Write a number sentence to show your whole family. Draw a picture of your family. For example: 2 + 3 = 5 people in my family.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Find a picture of a map in a magazine, book, or on the internet. Label your map (i.e. United States Map) and write one sentence about what you can see on the map.

Thursday (Language Arts): This week we will be reading about The Tortoise and The Hare. Write a short story about a turtle and a rabbit that are best friends. Use these words in your story: here, she, he, like, said, the, play, a, friend, and have. Ex. “The rabbit is my friend. She said she likes to play with me here in the back yard,” etc. Illustrate your story using colors and details. Have fun!

Friday (Social Studies): Try to memorize your home address, and practice saying it throughout the day, i.e. when you do your hair, when you take a bath, or during breakfast.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Work hard!
The K-Team

We are excited to be creating a yearbook for our class, and hope that you would consider ordering one to commemorate your child's first year in elementary school. An order form came home with your child today with more information. If you would like to purchase one, please send in your money by April 29th for the discounted price.


Also, we have just started a new unit in math on addition. Students will use manipulatives, worksheets, and their own fingers to practice adding. Please support this unit at home by encouraging your child to add up simple household items.


Finally, you may be interested in taking your child to "Maryland Day...Explore Our World" on this Saturay, April 24th at the University of Maryland at College Park. There is so much to do there, including hands-on math and science activities, exhibits, live performances and much more. To learn more, click on the link above. I will be taking my boys to Maryland Day, and I hope to see you there too!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name, then write your telephone number below. 2.) Make a list of words with the short /o/ sound that rhyme with NOT.

Tuesday (Math): Make a piece of toast or sandwich at home. Cut it into 4 equal size parts. Describe in a few sentences how to share your sandwich with one person, two people, and four people. Can you share it equally with 3 people? Explain and draw pictures about your ideas.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We are using action words like walk, run, roll, etc. to describe how objects can move. Write any 5 actions words you want and then list 3 objects for each action word that move that. For extra credit you may write a sentence for each object/action word. For example: fly/kite -- The kite can fly.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write 4 words for each of these sounds: _ot, _ig, and _ug.. Example :_ ot-- hot, pot lot; _ig---big, fig, pig

Friday (Reading): Find words that you don’t know in a book this weekend. Look those words up in a dictionary to find out what they mean. How many new words did you learn?

Work hard!
The K-Team

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names, then have an adult help you say your address (house number, street name, city, state, zip code. 2.) Write your address below your name. Practice saying your address to a family member.

Tuesday (Math): 1.) Fold a piece of paper perfectly in half. With the folded edge at the bottom, cut out a fun shape. Open the paper to see two sides that are equal (symmetry). Last, color both sides exactly the same and glue your symmetrical shape into your homework journal. 2.) Practice saying your address to a family member.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Find the street sign on your street and read it. Practice saying your address to a family member.

Thursday (Language Arts): DICTATION WEEK: Read the following sentence aloud to your child. Repeat slowly. Have your child independently write what they hear you read (Don’t’ help them!!!) When finished, compare your child’s sentence with the real sentence and talk about how they did. Practice reading and writing any words your child had particular trouble with.

Friday (Family Fun Project): The K-Team kids have been reading books about the farm. Using a shoebox and creative ideas, construct an exhibit (diorama) of farm life on a farm. You could use clay, sticks, toys, magnets, magic markers, or anything else your imagination can think of. Make it *awesome*, and bring it to school when you return from Spring Break.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Keep practicing your address!
The K-Team

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Phonics & Writing)1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters and today’s date; 2.) Write a short story (2-4 sentences) about a dog, a hog, and a frog. Use the word “said” in your story. Draw an illustration using colors and details.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Draw or cut out three pictures of objects that will stick to a magnet.

Thursday (Language Arts): April showers bring May flowers! Using High Frequency Words and, a, I, is, the, and to, write a story about a rainy day. In the story tell why you like or do not like a rainy day. Illustrate your story with a picture of clothing you could wear in the rain.

Friday (Science): How do you know it is Spring? While you are playing outside this weekend, look for signs of spring. On Monday, tell your teacher what you found.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

This first week of Spring, we will be doing a variety of special activities to celebrate the new season! We have been learning about the winds of March, and will create items that can catch the wind. In science we will experiment more with the forces of push and pull.

Two very special events will occur on Thursday (which is the last day of school for students before Spring Break). The first is the K-Team's first-ever Spring-Fling Fruit Fair. Three of the K classes will rotate between rooms and do fun learning activites with unusual fruits. If you are available to help out with this event, please contact us as soon as you can. Also on Thursday, Mrs. C is planning a Lunch Bunch Easter Egg Hunt for those students who stayed on green behavior for the month of March.

Our class has submitted an entry to our school science fair, which will be held today. If you get a chance, stop by the school to see our information board. If you cannot make it, just have a look at this video:

What will happen when you put Mentos candies into various liquids?

As Spring comes on the scene, we wave a fond farewell to the beautiful blizzards of 2010.

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters and today’s date; 2.) Write a story(2-4 sentences) about a vehicle that has wheels. Give your vehicle character a name. Illustrate your story and make sure your sentences have capitals, finger spaces and punctuation.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture showing 4 quarters to equal one dollar. Use the equals sign between your quarters and the dollar. Color them the correct colors.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): As we enter Spring, it still feels like winter sometimes. We need to dress the right way for the weather each day to stay healthy. Identify the different types of March weather in order to tell what people should wear in each type of weather by drawings or using pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): Using the High Frequency Words for.have.go.my. and to, complete the following sentences using the correct words:1.Can a pig_____out and play today? 2. This is _____toy! 3. The girls did not _____ a turn. 4. The treats are _____ all the students. 5. Al gave the papers ______ the boys. Be sure to use capitals, finger spaces and punctuation.

Friday (Reading): How many different types of vehicles can you find this weekend? Make a list!

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!

The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters; 2.) Write a short story (2-3 sentences) about Zelda the Zebra who lives in the zoo using fingerspaces and punctuation. Illustrate using colors and details.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture using coins to show 3 different ways to make 10 cents. Label your coins with the correct amount. Practice counting coins for 10 minutes up to 10 cents.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We learned about inventors in Social Studies. Write two sentences about a famous inventor. Include the inventor’s name, and the name of their invention.

Thursday (Language Arts): We are practicing dictation in class. Read the sentence below aloud to your child. Repeat it slowly. Ask him/her to write the sounds they heard to make a sentence. Remind them to use capitals at the beginning, spaces between words, and punctuation. When finished, compare your child’s sentence to the sentence on the homework sheet. Practice writing the words they missed, paying attention to the letter sounds they hear.


Friday (Reading): Read three books this weekend for fun. Which was your favorite?

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

First off, a note from Mrs. J:

Earlier in the year, I sent home a letter telling you about the STEP podcasting course that I and several other High Bridge teachers are taking, and my assignment to create and share a podcast. Well, I have just completed the first episode of my first podcast, and it should be of great interest to you. "Demystifying Reading Instruction" is a podcast geared towards helping parents and others to teach their young child to read. At the top of this page (just above this paragraph) you will see a small player for Episode 1-Phonemic Awareness. When you can, please take a listen. I hope the show will be interesting as well as instructive. Thanks for all of your support, and stay tuned for more episodes!

We want to give props to our Hamburger reading group for doing a fantastic job last week on their play performance. They have been working on reading fluency (or using their "reading voice"). Each of the four students were given a part in the play and a short script. They were able practice independently and cooperatively for several days, and then they fluently read their parts in front of their classmates. Keep up the super reading, Hamburgers!

Our latest class movie is now out! Several weeks ago, we celebrated the 100th day of school. There were plenty of math and language arts activities centered around the number 100, and a delicious pizza party. Watch the video below to see some of the activities. The video is also up on our Video page of the site. Have a great week!

Well, we have had plenty of lion weather this year! In Circle Time, we learned this phrase and the kids tried to figure out the meaning of that phrase.


In science, our class will be preparing an invention to display at our school science fair. The students will collaborate with Mrs. C to come  up with something great! Stay tuned for more info on that.

If you have older students who attend public schools in Maryland, you know that the Maryland State Assessment (or MSA's) are coming up soon. At High Bridge, 3rd through 5th graders will be involved in testing for the next several weeks. The MSA's are hugely important tests, and classes have been gearing up for this for months. Well, when I came across this cute video, I couldn't pass up sharing it with you! This is a video of students at Forest Heights Elementary (located in our county) encouraging test-takers to do their best on MSA's. If you have older students (or know someone who does), please check out this video and pass it along. Enjoy!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): Lowercase d and b are easily confused. On you paper, randomly make 5 d’s and 5 b’s. Circle all the d’s. Write a sentence at the bottom “D is for _____ and ______ and _______ and ________.” Make sure your d’s are correct!

Tuesday (Math): Trace a penny 5 times and color them brown. Now draw one more and color it. How many do you have in all? Write a sentence to tell about this story. Next, write another sentence to tell how many pennies are in one nickel.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been talking about United States Celebrations. Some of the special people and holidays we celebrate in our country are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents' Day, the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, and George Washington. Find one picture from a book, newspaper, or internet and write the name of a holiday and the date that we celebrate. Write a sentence to tell why it is important as a U.S. celebration.

Thursday (Language Arts): Take a walk inside of your home and make a list of 5 words and their opposites. Ex. empty-full, clean-dirty.

Friday (Reading): Read three books this weekend for fun. Which was your favorite?

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your name and your birthday (i.e. “Johnny James, December 20”) Use finger spaces, and make sure that only the first letter of the name is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Make a list of words that begin with Q. Write one sentence using some of your Q words.

Tuesday (Math): Trace 10 pennies in a row into your journal. Write "1" and make the sign for a cent mark on top of each. Color them brown. Write a sentence to tell how many pennies you have in all.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been using describing words to compare objects. Look at things in your room or house and choose a category with a parent to put 3-5 objects in it...like things that are brown, things that are hard, soft, shiny, dull, red, yellow, etc. Write the names of the objects, and draw or cut & paste a picture. If you really want to shine, number them.

Thursday (Language Arts): We are practicing dictation in class. Read the sentence below aloud to your child. Repeat it slowly. Ask him/her to write the sounds they heard to make a sentence. Remind them to use capitals at the beginning, spaces between words, and punctuation. When finished, compare your child’s sentence to the sentence on the homework sheet. Practice writing the words they missed, paying attention to the letter sounds they hear.


Friday (Phonics): Play the “How Many Sounds?” game this weekend when you are out and about. Name an object you see, say all the sounds that are in that word, then count the sounds (i.e. “Fence…/f/ …/e/…/n/… /s/…fence has four sounds!”)

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!

The K-Team

As we begin our math money unit next week, our plan is to open a School Store in our classroom. The students will earn coins in class each day. They will make their own origami wallets to keep their coins in, and will be allowed to purchase an item from the store to keep. Here is where we could use your help! If you can, please send in small, inexpensive items for the School Store. School supplies, like small rulers, pencils, erasers , etc. are ideal. Or other dollar store items that have several items in one package for a dollar (i.e. bubbles, bracelets, socks, matchbox cars, etc.). No candy please! We would truly appreciate your help with bringing this money unit to life.

Monday (Phonics & Writing): NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Math): Using a measuring teaspoon, fill it up carefully to the top with water several times to see how many teaspoons will fit into a cup. Next, do the same using a tablespoon. Trace both spoons in your journal, then write the number of times you filled each spoon below each drawing. Which spoon needed to be filled up more times in order to fill the measuring cup?

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Write 2 sentences about your favorite American holiday. Illustrate your sentences.

Thursday (Language Arts): Decorate a box with the letter L. Inside the box place pictures, items or words that begin with L. Draw a picture of Larry Lion holding a lamp in your journal.

Friday (Reading): Choose a book to read with a family member. First, find all the words that you know in the book. Next, have that family member read a page to you first, then you read the page to your family member.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Math): Get cereal pieces (or any identical group of manipulatives) and three objects. Measure the objects using your cereal pieces. Make sure the objects and the pieces both start at the beginning or starting point. Draw your objects and write how long each object is.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been talking about the 4 seasons. Find a picture for each season, and paste it in your journal. Write a sentence of what you like about that season, or draw or paste a little picture that goes with that season, like sunglasses for summer, pumpkin for fall, umbrella for spring, and snowman for winter.

Thursday (Language Arts): Some animals make their homes in snow and ice. Label and draw pictures of 3 animals that live in snow and ice.

Friday(Fun Family Project): Martin Luther King,Jr. Day was on Monday! Each child will be given a coloring sheet of Martin Luther King,Jr. Construct a poster using the coloring sheet of Martin Luther King,Jr. Write 3 sentences with important facts about Martin Luther King,Jr. You may get info from history books, library books, news articles or the internet. Parents, please assist your child in celebrating this great historical event.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Mrs. C's science class has been exploding with a whirlwind of fun science experiments in the past few weeks! Come take a look at what they have learned.

During our weather unit, the students learned about storms and tornados. They brought in empty liter bottles for the grand experiment of creating tornados in a bottle. The kids added colored water and glitter to their bottles to highlight the swirling funnel clouds.

To see the video of our tornado experiment, just click on the link above or follow the fun stuff link to the right. You can also discover more information about tornados at Scholastic's website.


Here is Miss Veronica once again! She will help the kids review what they know about solids, liquids and gases. The video can also be found over at the Video Shorts section of our classroom website.


Have a great week everyone!

Hooray! We have two new class movies to share with you this week. The first is called "The Mystery Stocking", a tale of drama and intrigue in which the kids try to figure out just what is in that stocking.

Also, be sure to check out "Rules". In this movie, the kids rap about rules and give us an inside look at rules in their homes.  You can find these movies and many more by following the Fun Stuff link to your right, or just click here.

Well, that's all for this week. So...

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write the following sentence: “My name is (first name) (last name).” Use fingerspaces, and make sure that only the first letter of the name is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Think of words that end with the letter “G” (i.e. pig) and make a list. Write the number of words below your list.

Tuesday (Math): Draw 3 triangles using different sizes in order to show big, bigger and biggest. Next draw 3 pencils to show long, longer, and longest. Discuss with your family how the words big and long are similar. Write one sentence to tell about these words.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Draw lines to divide the paper into 4 boxes and label each with a type of weather we have: rainy, sunny, windy, or snowy. In each labeled box draw something that you might wear when the weather is like that.

Thursday (Language Arts): Turn your homework journal sideways and write the words “Happy New Year” across the top, putting extra space between each letter. Under each letter write 2 words that begin with that particular letter. Your answers may include animal words reading words, fruits, objects in your home, etc. Here is an example:

H           A           P           P           Y           N           E           W           Y           E           A           R

hat        ape      pizza       pig        yes         nine      eagle      why         yet        ear        able        rug

Friday(Reading): Pick a book, and before reading it, look for words you know. Then take turns reading with someone in your home (i.e. Mom reads one sentence, you read the next, etc.)

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Happy New Year!!!
The K-Team

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*


**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names 3 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Write 3 sentences using the words I, like, to, a and my. Use capitals, punctuation and finger spaces.

Tuesday (Math): We have been practicing numbers through 30 in math. Make paper numbers on small squares. Place them on paper plates or inside bowls. Toss a penny and see which number you land on. Write the number in your journal. Draw an easy picture to show that many objects.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been learning about weather. Look in magazines or on the internet and find one picture of each. Cut out the pics and paste in the homework journal.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write the upper case letter P 5x's. Write the lower case letter p 5x's. Name, write and illustrate five (5) fruits that begin with the letter Pp.

Friday(Reading): Practice tying your shoes and zipping your coat over the weekend.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team