What's Happening This Week----March 7th Through March 11th

The Kindergarten Students enjoyed Dr. Seuss' Birthday by dressing up like the "Cat in the Hat".  The Kindergarten students made a "Cat in the Hat" hat and bowtie.  The Kindergarten students enjoyed  several Dr. Seuss snacks----a vanilla cupcake topped with blue icing and a red gummy fish { to look like the blue ocean water with a red fish }, blue and red jello gigglers in the shape of fish and some blue juice { to look like ocean water } with a red gummy fish floating in the blue juice.  All these snacks were made to go along with the Dr. Seuss book----One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  The Kindergarten students also enjoyed doing a Dr. Seuss sticker scene.  A Dr. Seuss "at" word family words worksheet was done along with several Dr. Seuss math worksheets and coloring worksheets.  The Kindergarten students enjoyed listening the many Dr. Seuss stories----"The Cat in the Hat" ,  "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish", "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Hop on Pop". The Kindergarten students' homework  assignment one night was to read several pages from the Dr. Seuss book----"Hop on Pop". I listened to each Kindergarten student read the pages from "Hop on Pop"----and everyone did such a great job of reading.  They all thought that the Dr. Seuss stories were funny and fun to read.

An Inside Peek of the Kindergarten/ First Grade Routine:

The hand sanitizer dispenser, right inside the Kindergarten classroom door, has helped the students cut down on illness this past cold and flu season, I believe.  Every student that comes into our classroom is requested to use the hand sanitizer.  Then, before going to lunch each one of the Kindergarten students wash their hands, at the classroom sink, with soap and water.  Another way to cut down on illness and the spreading of germs.  These  are all very great preventable measures taken to stop illness from spreading. 

Kindergarten

Phonics----The Kindergarten students this week will be learning about the sound that the letter "Dd" makes----Keyword---dog.  The students will learn that the letter "Dd" is a consonant letter.

Reading----The Kindergarten students will be reading word lists and the phonics booklet---"I Did It".  Some "Dd" words will also be read.  Some of the "Dd" words to be read are:  doll, dog, disk, sad, desk, drum, had, slid, hid, mud, red, rid, stand, sand, and, said and did.

Handwriting----The Kindergarten students will be printing the letter "Dd".

Math----The Kindergarten students will be learning to "Write and Identify Numbers From 21-31". 

Religion----In Chapter 25, the Kindergarten students will learn that "We Should Care As Jesus Did".

Science----In Science, the Kindergarten students will continue their study on "Matter".

First Grade

Phonics----The First Grade students will be learning about the final sounds of "ly", "ness" and  "less", the sound of "ar' as in star, the sound of "or" as in horse, the sound of "ch" as in cheese and the sound that the letter "Qq" makes---- keyword---quilt.

Reading----The First Grade students will be reading the stories----"On the Job With Dr. Martha Smith" and "Little Bear's Friend".  The booklet-----"Billy Bear's Lunch" and "A Dream to Fly"----will also be read.

English----The First Grade students will be learning about "Commas with Places"and "Words That Sound the Same".

Writing----The First Grade students will be writing their own spelling word sentences.

Spelling----In Unit 29, the First Grade students will learn about words that have "Long i Spelled with y".  This week's spelling words are:  my. why, try, sky, shy, dry, fly, by, cry, and fry.  The Challenge Words are:  type and myself.  The Special Words are:  down, every and because.  This week's spelling word test will be on Friday, March 11th.