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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