Presidents' Week Updates

Valentine's Day is always a kindergarten favorite.  The children decorated bags with hearts and glitter to hold the many Valentine treats and exchanges. We hope the long weekend was fun filled and full of love.

Math: This week we will continue with telling time and making our own clocks from lids with movable hands.  Introducing coin recognition will begin with the penny and a bank.

Word Work: We have introduced the special friendship that q has with u, now we will add q to our personal dictionaries.  The focus vowel is e.  We will build words with e  and add these new words to our word wall.

Reading: This week we will spend time reading from non-fiction, taking time to notice the photos,  captions, titles and subtitles.

Writing: Lessons this week will focus on periods and the end of sentences, capital letters at the beginning and the introduction of characters talking using speech bubbles.

Social Studies: President's week offers us an opportunity to learn about patriotic symbols, American history, and honoring those who have helped form our nation.

Duran, Lili, and Sasa make patriot collages with Mrs. van Woerkom.

Noah writes about President's Day

Jaiden types her sentence about the flag.

Fiona uses tempra paint to include a blue field and red stripes.

Science:  In upcoming weeks our science investigations will include both solids and liquids. This week we will explore our collection of 20 objects to find out which ones will roll down a ramp.

Events to Calendar:

Monday, February 25th, is a special visit to the dentist.  Our class along with Mrs. Densa's students will visit Dr. Worman's office to learn about good dental care.

Tuesday, February 26th, is class picture day.  Weather prevailing, photos will be taken outside in the courtyard area.

Wednesday, February 27th, is our field trip to Lowry Park Zoo.  We invite each and every parent to join us on the full day of fun and learning.

Thursday, February 28th, kicks off the 2013 Relay for Life with a cookout and the paper links project.  Forms and donation envelopes will be coming home soon.

Thursday, February 28th, is report card day.  Please visit Netclassroom to access your child's online report.

Thursday, February 28th, we will see the third grade performance about America.