Wednesday, February 11

 
Wednesday, February 11
Happy Birthday, Weston! 
White Day (No computer class or library.)

Big Book: Let's Make Music! By: Owen Holmes
Genre: Informational Text
Social Studies Connection: Perseverance This informational text is about musical instruments and playing music, which takes a lot of practice. Children learn that if they persevere, the

noise they make at first will sound like music with practice. Connect and Teach: Text Features

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: ish By: Peter H. Reynolds
GENRE: Fiction
Connect and Teach: Problem and Solution
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Review All Short Vowels
Irregular Words: Review
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Complex Sentences

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

 Handwriting: Number 19
Literacy Jobs

 Writer's Workshop: Then
         Writers use the word "then" to continue to the next part of their story.

KinderMath: Numbers 80-100
First, the kids take a 100’s chart that has been cut it into pieces and put it back together. Next, they will do a variety of activities that represent the numbers 80-100.

Time for Kids: Time to Eat!

Phy Ed 

Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC
There is still time to order until 8pm tonight!

~Yesterday our guest reader was Mrs. Marsicek (Our School Secretary).

~Write down the minutes your child reads to you and when you read to your child! Again, their weekly goal is 130 minutes. 
~Have your child wear red, pink, or white  tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 10

 

Tuesday, February 10
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: ish By: Peter H. Reynolds
GENRE: Fiction

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Connect and Teach: Make Inferences
Introduce Power Words: allow, energized, inspired

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Syllables, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Review All Short Vowels
Irregular Words: Review

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Complex Sentences   Writer's Workshop: Word Wall
Writers use the Word Wall to help write sight words in their stories. The kids will be told to continue to stretch out the sounds in unknown words but that they must spell sight words correctly. They will work on creating a personal Word Wall to keep in their Writer's Folder.

 Handwriting: Number 18

Literacy Jobs

  KinderMath: Numbers 50-79  

The kids will explore a 100's chart and take note of certain aspects. What do you notice about the numbers going across this row? All of the numbers have a 5 in them. Find the number 52 on your 100's chart. When finding 52, I know I find the number that shows 5 tens and 2 extras. Next, the kids will be directed in ordering numbers 50-79. The numbers 54, 62, and 71 will be written on the board. What number could I look at to help me order these? Should I look at the tens or the extras?  Last, each pair will get the number cards 50-79 to put in order. 

Music Today 

The Book order is due tomorrow.

Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC

We will go shopping at the Irish Pride Store today. The kids can choose to spend their tickets or save them for a bigger prize.

~ URGENT...If you haven't done so, we need to your reading minutes for the week of February 1-7! Please email me your total for the week...Thank you!
~Thank you to Georgie (Charlie's mom) for coming in to read to us yesterday!

Monday, February 9

Monday, February 9

Green Day: Library  

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: ish  By: Peter H Reynolds
GENRE: Fiction
Social Studies Connection: Perseverance In this fiction text, Ramon is frustrated that his drawings aren’t quite right, and he is ready to give up. His sister helps him embrace his unique style so he can persevere with his art.

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Connect and Teach: Make and Check Predictions

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Blending Onset and Rime

Phonics Focus Skill: Review All Short Vowels
Irregular Words: Review

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review More Complex Sentences

Writer's Workshop: I like ____because... In anticipation of Valentine's Day, the kids will write reasons why they like their friends.

                                                Handwriting: Number 17
                                               We did not get to this last Friday.

                                                       

Literacy Jobs

   KinderMath: Numbers 30-49 

The kids will watch as I build THREE ten sticks with cubes and count by 10's to 30. I'll lay down 6 additional cubes and ask, Now how many do I have? 30 and 6, 36! In addition, the kids will use ten frames to count up to 49. I will turn over a number card. It is a 4 and a 2. I know the first number tells me how many TENS I need. I know the second number tells me how many “extras” I need. I will then lay down 2 extra cubes to make 42. They will continue practicing this skill with various numbers between 30-49.  

Phy Ed 

Project: Valentine Bag
The kids will be decorating their bag this afternoon. If you can send in your child's valentines before Thursday, that would be great!

The Book order is due Wednesday.

Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC

  
~Keep logging your reading minutes...the kids would love to win a popsicle or ice cream party at the end of the month!
~The children enjoyed hearing stories from Mr. Rowe last Friday...

Friday, February 6

 

Friday, February 6
White Day (No computer class or library.)

 Irish Pride Celebration Today at 8:30

 Students of the month for January will be recognized as well as new students to our school. The new character word for the month will be introduced: acceptance. We will end the celebration by singing our Irish Pride song.

Big Book: The Little Red Hen On Stage By: Karen Knapstein
Genre: Play
Review Academic Vocabulary: lovely, several, spy Multiple-Meaning Words
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme (Producing), Blending Onset and Rime (r-ed, p-ig), Isolating Phonemes (initial), Blending/Segmenting Phonmes
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant z
Irregular Words: have, love
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Prepositions

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

 Handwriting: Number 17
Literacy Jobs

        KinderMath: Numbers 20-29

Today’s lesson focuses on the first of a few lessons  that will seem to be duplicates of each other. Kindergarten students need A LOT of hands-on work to understand numbers to 100. We want to make sure the kids have a FIRM  understanding of a “ten” so when they see 45 they see 4 tens and 5 extras. Build Numbers to 29: For this activity, the kids use 29 snap cubes and build TWO 10 sticks. The rest of the cubes will be added to the two 10 sticks for each number l give them to create. They will build each number in the 20's as I say it. (Numbers will be stated out of order.)    
Music Today  

The Book order is due Wednesday, February 11.
Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC

Project: Froggy
The kids will be making Froggy from the story Froggy's First Kiss.

~Thank you, Kristin (Isabelle's mom) for being our guest reader yesterday!

~Monday is Library Day.

~Thank you for continuing to record your reading minutes!
~We still have a few openings for guest readers...go here to sign-up for a time. Thank you! 
Have a wonderful weekend!