A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope all of my Room 121 friends are enjoying their break so far! Our classroom was filled with lots of love before vacation! Please take a moment to enjoy a few pictures of our Valentine's Day fun below!

Important Dates:

February 28th:

Welcome Back!

Classes Resume

March 4th:

Book Character Dress Up Day

(See Below for Details)

Announcements:

2.2.22!

Happy 2.22.22! Since we knew we would be on winter break for this very exciting day, we decided to have some fun on 2.2.22 instead! Enjoy this flashback photo of what sure was a memorable day!

Book Character Dress Up Day

Next week we will be celebrating Read Across America! As part of our celebration we will be learning about a different children's storybook author each day, and participating in many cross-curricular activities. This exciting week will culiminate in a book character dress up day where your child will be invited to dress up as their favorite storybook character! This notice with more details will be sent home on Monday. Please click here for a few costume ideas.

Curriculum Update:

Valentine's Day

Love was in the air last Monday as our class celebrated Valentine's Day! We had a wonderful time sharing valentines with our friends and learning about the different ways we can make others feel special everyday of the year!

The fun didn't stop there! The children also enjoyed completing valentine/heart themed reading and math centers throughout the week!

Super Readers!

I have fixed some technical issues I was experiencing and am THRILLED to share a few videos from our super reader ceremony and parade that we had last month. Please click the links below to view these very special videos!

Super Reader Ceremony

Super Reader Parade

Super Reader Parade

*A very special thank you to Boyden's 4th grade students who took the time to cheer us on!

I hope you enjoyed this peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that in new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoyed yesterday's beautiful weather! It's hard to believe that we celebrated the 100th day of school last week. Boy is time flying! Please take a look at a few pictures from our celebration, as well as some other important updated below!

Important Dates:

February 14th:

Valentine's Day!

February 21st-25th

Winter Break

No School

Announcements:

Valentine's Day!

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day in our classroom on Monday, and students who wish to bring in Valentine cards (and have not already done so) are more than welcome to! Please remember to include every child in the class (we have 17) and have your child sign the cards with only THEIR name. A friendly reminder that candy/food of any kind is not allowed.

Progress Reports
Your child's progress report/report card is available for you to view on X2 as of Friday, February 11th. If you have any problems accessing their report or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Library Tomorrow!

A friendly reminder that our class visits the library/media center on Mondays. Please have your child return their book so that they are able to select a new one. Please also return your child's clean quiet time towel as well. Thanks so much for all of your help! :)

Curriculum Update:

This Week's Sight Word: no

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we continued to practice reading CVC words such as cat, mop, and wig. The students were also introduced to what we call nonsense words. Terms such as fub, mif, and rig are all examples of nonsense words, and a child's ability to read this words correctly indicates how strong their word decoding abilities are. We will continue to practice reading nonsense words throughout the rest of the year.

Reader's Workshop

In Reader's Workshop we brought our Superpowers unit to a close as we practiced using intonation as we read in order to bring our books to life and avoid the dreaded "robot reading". We also learned about Book Talk Power and how we can retell our favorite stories to those around us!

The students above practice reading aloud and using their Book Talk power with a partner.

Math

It was an exciting time for math in Room 202 last week as we celebrated the 100th day of school! The class enjoyed participating in 100th day math centers which had them counting, reading, and writing numbers from 1 to 100!

Another highlight of our 100th day was our fashion show! Click the links below to see our Kindergarten models! (don't mind our messy classroom ;)

https://youtu.be/by3JQtHWwwY

https://youtu.be/PwWrCq9-ppk

https://youtu.be/dmYUYc7wbKM

https://youtu.be/NCnVErxwsHY

https://youtu.be/E9Yi64kPMnI

We are 100 days smarter!!!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and stayed safe and warm in yesterday's snowy weather! The next few weeks are going to be VERY busy in Room 202. Please see below for a few important announcements/reminders as well as pictures from our week! 

 Important Dates:

February 2nd:

Crazy Sock Day!

February 8th:

100th Day of School

T-Shirt Project Due

February 11th:

Early Release Day

No Lunch Served

February 14th:

Valentine's Day!

February 21st-25th

Winter Break

No School

Announcements:

Valentine's Day

On Monday, Feburary 14th we will be celebrating Valentine's Day in our classroom! As part of our celebration the children are welcome to bring in valentines to give out. A notice with details will be sent home tomorrow, but please find a few important pieces of information below.

• We have 17 students in our class
• In Kindergarten it is recommended that your child just sign THEIR name to the cards and not individually address each one (This makes the distribution process MUCH easier!)
• No food or candy is allowed
• Please make sure your child has a valentine for each student in our class. We don't want any broken hearts!

Snow Gear

A friendly reminder that students who bring snow gear (snowpants, boots, gloves/mittens, etc.) to school WILL be allowed to go in the snow. Please help your child practice putting on their snow gear independently. Thank you!

Library Tomorrow!

A friendly reminder that our class visits the library/media center on Mondays. Please have your child return their book so that they are able to select a new one. Please also return your child's clean quiet time towel as well. Thanks so much for all of your help! :)

Curriculum Update:

This Week's Sight Word: go

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we completed Unit 2 which focused on writing our uppercase letters. A friendly reminder that the parent information packets that gets sent home each week have great practice pages inside! If you are looking for additional materials to have your child practice their handwriting skills at home please don't hesitate to reach out!

Reader's Workshop

It was a SUPER exciting time in Reader's Workshop last week as we celebrated our reading superpowers! On Friday, Super Reader Man sent us a special mystery package and note inducting us into the Super League of Readers!

What could be in the box???

Congratulations Super Readers!

Math

In math we practiced counting to 100 by tens! We complete many fun hand-on activities to help us practice this skill, and enjoyed listening to this very catchy Jack Hartmann song!

Science

The chilly winter weather was perfect as we continued to learn about polar animals! Our focus during last week's lessons was the polar bear, and we had a fantastic time learning many new polar bear facts! Like, did you know polar bears have two layers of fur? Our learning culiminated in a VERY hands on science experiment which had the children  use vegetable shortening to demonstrate how blubber keeps polar animals warm!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!