Dinosaurs

This week our theme was “Dinosaurs”.  The children made dinosaur masks and dotted dinosaurs.  We made a big dinosaur out of paper plates and painted it with watercolors.  We also made our Valentine’s Day cardholders and focused on the letter Dd & the number 9.

Next week our theme will continue to be “Dinosaurs”.  On Wednesday and Thursday we will enjoy our field trip to the Broadway Theater to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs!  We will also make a classroom book about dinosaurs and create dinosaur skeletons/fossils.  During our center time we will practice fine motor skills, number recognition, graphing and shapes.  We will learn about the number 10 and our letter for the week will be Oo.

Reminders & Updates:  

*Movie Theater Field Trip: Feb. 3rd OR 4th.  Your child should have returned their envelope containing $3.00 for snack (popcorn & soda).

*Valentine’s Day Party: Feb. 10th OR Feb. 11th.

*Early Release Day: Thursday, Feb. 18th.

*No School: Friday, Feb. 19th

Games & Sportsmanship

This week our theme was “Games & Sportsmanship”.  The focus of our week was on taking turns, sharing, participating and being a good sport.  Many of our games incorporated academic skills such as counting, colors, shapes, matching, etc…  To finish our week the second grade classes came in to play games with us!  Our letter for the week was Gg and our number was 8.

Next week our theme will be “Dinosaurs”.  We will be making dinosaur masks and dotted dinosaurs.  The children will also watercolor dinosaurs made out of paper plates and participate in centers to learn about sorting, graphing and patterning. We will focus on the letter Dd and the number 9.

Reminders & Updates:  

*No School: Jan 22nd (Inservice)

*Movie Theater Field Trip: Wednesday, Feb. 3rd OR Thursday, Feb. 4th.  Your child will need to bring $3.00 for snack (small popcorn & caffeine free soda) due by Jan. 27th or 28th.

*Early Release Day: Thursday, Feb. 18th.

*No School: Friday, Feb. 19th.

Snowmen & Snow

This week our theme was “Snowmen & Snow”.  The children made snowmen & snowflakes.  We worked together with a partner to create a page for our classroom book called We Made A Snowman!  We also worked on patterning, counting, 1:1 correspondence (touching & counting each object) and numerical order.  Our letter for the week was Ss and we learned about the number 7.

Next week our theme will be “Games & Sportsmanship”.  The focus of our week will be on taking turns, sharing, staying focused/involved and being a good sport.  It would be a great idea to play games at home with your child and practice these skills as well.  Many of our games also incorporate academic skills such as counting, colors, shapes, matching, etc… To finish our week the second grade classes will come in to play games with us!  Our letter for the week will be Gg and we and we will learn about the number 8.

Reminders & Updates:

*FBI Ice Skating Event: Friday, January 15th @ the Simek Center for those that have signed up.

*Just a quick reminder that when the temperature is above zero the children go outside for recess.  Continue to bundle them up with warm winter clothing suitable for playing outside in the snow.  We want them to be warm and have fun!

*No School: Friday, Jan 22nd (Inservice).

Winter Clothes

This week our theme was “Winter Clothing”.  We used our own winter clothing to work on sorting, matching, classifying, graphing, colors and counting!  We played a variety of games to help us work on these skills as well.  Our letter for the week was Ww and our number was 6.

Next week our theme will be “Snowmen & Snow”.  The children will be making snowmen & snowflakes.  We will work together with a partner to create a page for our next classroom book called We Made A Snowman!  We will also work on patterning, matching, counting, 1:1 correspondence (touching & counting each object) and numerical order.  We will learn about the number 7 and our letter for the week will be Ss.  

Reminders & Updates:

* FBI Skating Slips: Due on January 11th OR 12th.

*No School: Friday, Jan 22nd (Inservice)

*Our “Magazine Fund Raiser Sale” starts Wednesday, February 3rd.