Monday, February 23

Monday, February 23

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

READING AND VOCABULARY

Big Book: Presidents' Day By: Judith Bauer Stamper

Genre: Informational Text

Print Concepts: Concept of a Sentence FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowels a and i

Irregular Words: by, my

Fluency: Expression
WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Signal Words

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Number 20 

KinderMath: Comparing Collections
We begin a new unit today and for these beginning lessons, the kids will be working on comparing sets up to 20. We will take time to review our work with numbers to 100 through a comparison of counted collections.
 Phy Ed

~Thank you goes out to Marie (Luna's Grandma who read to us on Friday..

~Precious time reading to the high schoolers last Friday!

~The kids now have a pizza play center to enjoy...What would you like on your pizza?

Friday, February 20

 
Friday, February 20
White Day (No computer class or library.)

*Mr. Meyer's College English class will be our Reading Buddies from 8:20-8:50 this morning. We are very fortunate to be connected to the high school so experiences like this happen!
READING AND VOCABULARY

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: Dancing through Space  By: Lydia Lukidis

GENRE: Biography

Connect and Teach: Character Clues
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowels a and i

Irregular Words: by, my

Fluency: Accuracy and Self-Correction
WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Signal Words

Big Book: Presidents' Day By: Judith Bauer Stamper

Genre: Informational Text

Connect and Teach: Text Features

 Literacy Jobs 

Social Studies: Abraham Lincoln
The kiddos will be introduced to this significant president and hear a story about his life. After the story, we will complete a directed drawing of him.

Music Today 

Snocoming Pepfest: We are heading to the high school to enjoy their Snocoming Pepfest festivities beginning at 1:45!

~Return your weekly reading minutes on Monday...we are in second place for our grade level and really want to push into first place to win the popsicle or ice cream party!

Have a nice weekend!  

Thursday, February 19

 
Thursday, February 19
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

Weather Related Late Start!

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: Dancing through Space  By: Lydia Lukidis

GENRE: Biography

Connect and Teach: Make Inferences
Introduce Power Words: spotted, choreography, soaring

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Syllables, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowel i
Irregular Words: by, my

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Signal Words

Literacy Jobs
  Phy Ed

D.E.A.R time today: 1:05

                      Social Studies: George Washington

The kiddos will be introduced to our first president and hear a story about his life. After the story, we will complete a directed drawing of him.

~We had the cutest geriatric kinders along with lots of kids adorned in red!!
They are ALL 100 days smarter!

~Thank you to Alyssa (Lenna's Mom) who read to us yesterday!