Sunday, February 7, 2016

A Peek at the Week...


Halfy Birthday to... Liz!



Star of the Week is... Sophia

Math: This week in math we worked on +1 and -1



Reading/Phonics:
Snap words: she, that
Word families: am, ed
Color words: brown and black
Comprehension: Making inferences and connections

Groundhog's Day:  We all got to make a prediction on if we thought the Groundhog would see his shadow or not!  We voted that he would NOT see his shadow and we were right!


Art:  We learned about patterns and lines and using that knowledge we created a clown picture.  

Next week:
Snap words: not, had
Word families: et, ag
Number words: one, two
Tuesday is Late Start-wear your Irish Pride Shirts

Alivia's Story
I am writing this letter to inform you about a student in our class ALlvia, who is going through some tough times. On December 15th, Alivia’s family was informed that she had a brain tumor.  We were all in shock and disbelief and also very scared.  On December 28th, Alivia had surgery to remove the tumor.  After having the tumor tested at St. Judes’s, they found that the tumor was cancerous.  On February 5th, Alivia had a port inserted because beginning February 8th, she will be down at the Mayo clinic undergoing radiation.  She will have radiation treatments Monday-Friday for 6 weeks.  During this time, they will be staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  If you are interested in donating any items to add to a basket for them, please send it in with your child or drop off at the office.  We have been making cards for Alivia and she was able to stop in last week to talk about her situation.  The kids all asked great questions and had so much empathy for Alivia.  Please keep Alivia and her family in your thoughts.  A caring bridge website has been set up.  Below is a link to her story.  If you have questions, please let me know,
Mrs. Jost


Saturday, January 30, 2016

A Peek at the Week...

Happy Birthday to...Logan!


Halfy Birthday to...Levi!

Star of the Week is...

Math: This week we finished up our unit on finding whole/part.  We also worked on our number writing and did a skill snap shot.  This is helpful so I can check for any number reversals.  We are doing a great job writing our numbers!

Reading/Phonics:
Snap words: this, said
Word families: ad, an
This week was reader's theatre.  We practiced reading with fluency and expression.  This week we added a question mark.  We talked about how to change our voice to make it sound like a question.  





We learned a new game called ZAP!  It is a fun game used to help recognize snap words! 




Storybook Reader:


Technology:  This week we learned about PBS Kids and had time exploring the games!  Click HERE to try it out at home!




iPad Math: We learned about and practiced our new math app Splash Math!  We Loved it! Click HERE to sign in with the log in info you received at conferences.  If you lost the info, please contact me and I will get you a new sheet, Thanks!





Next Week...
Snap words: she and that
Word families: am and ed
Math: intro to addition and subtraction (+1 and -1)




Sunday, January 24, 2016

A Peek at the Week...

Happy Birthday to...Lucy!


Halfy Birthday to...Taylor!


Halfy Birthday to..Kyrsten!



Star of the Week...Ellie!


Math:  This week in math we worked on finding parts of a whole number as well as finding the whole number with parts.  We also learned some math roll and record games!



Reading/phonics:
snap words: be, all
word families: at and ap
Comprehension: Story elements continued





Character Education: This week was our last week of Character Ed.  Mrs. Weninger talked to us about a project we are doing to help kids in Haiti go to school.  Starting this week we will begin to collect money-coins or dollars to send to Haiti.  For every $50 we collect as a school, we can send one child to school.  We will be competing again other grade levels.  In February we will be having some special days to help raise money as well.



Storybook Reader:


A Peek at Next week...

Snap words: this, said
Word families: ad and an
Color words: pink and purple
Conferences Tuesday and Thursday
We will start back up with our reading groups this week.  I am looking forward to sharing all the great gains I have seen while assessing your child!





Sunday, January 17, 2016

A Peek at the Week...

Star of the Week is...Brooklyn!

Math: This week in math we worked on using ten frames to help us break apart numbers.  Ex. I have 6, I need 4 more to make 10.  We had a lot of practice with this and are doing well learning this concept.




Phonics/Reading:
Snap words: when/have
ch and wh brothers
Comprehension: Story elements
Characters, setting, problem and solution

Storybook Reader: Amanda read the story Walter the Farting Dog!

Character Education: This week we learned about the last Unthinkable- Un-Wonderer.  He gets in our brains and makes us not want to learn about and talk to others.  He doesn't want to listen to our friends' ideas.

Next week:
Snap words: be, all
word families: at and ap
more story elements
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL on Friday, January 22nd-Teacher Workshop Day!