Please be sure to check your child's backpack everyday to clean it out and look at important papers.
Scholastic Book Orders
Scholastic Books-not only do they have monthly books for $1, but you help the class earn point to purchase books. Feel free to place an order using the link below and use our classroom identification code. Book orders are usually delivered in a week and a half.
Classroom code: M9M7P
Be sure to check out the new school calendar
Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite.
Don't forget to use SMARTYPANTS at home. This new, fun reading program can be accessed at home. All students received their log in information last month. If you have any question, let me know.
Don't forget to use SMARTYPANTS at home. This new, fun reading program can be accessed at home. All students received their log in information last month. If you have any question, let me know.
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Please help me reinforce the following hand signals and rules:
Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)
1 finger: restroom
Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during both recesses, lunch and after school.
2 fingers:water
Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name
3 fingers: pencil
Student may replace their dull or broken pencil for a new one
4 fingers: tissue
when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away
5 fingers: question
question for me to give more information on
Classroom rules:
#1: Listen while the teacher is talking
#2: Follow directions quickly
#3: Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school
#4: Raise your hand to speak or stand
#5: Keep your hands to yourself
#6: Keep your dear teacher happy
If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.
School News:
February Family Project Due 2/14
February family project will be going home today. Please check it out!
Here are some examples below:
2/12 100th day of school
Students can dress up like 100 year olds!
This is a fun filled day for Kinder!
2/14 Valentines Day
Classroom celebration
26 total students-no need to fill out "To" on cards
2/16 & 2/19 NO SCHOOL
2/22 February Awards
2/27 Last day to turn in Six Flags reading log
3/2: Read Across America Day aka Dr. Seuss Day
Here is a look into our week
Songs to practice at home:
Language Arts: Unit 4-week 3
- CVC reading rest
- 5 points: read entire word with out sounding it out "cat"
- 4 points: sounds out word then reads it /c/ /a/ /t/..."cat"
- 3 points: sounds out words unable to read word correctly or at all /c/ /a/ /t/
- 2 points: only 2 sound produced /c/ /a/
- 1 point: only 1 point produced /c/
- 0 points: no sounds produced
- Theme: Video game/coding
- Story of the week: "Have fun Molly Lou Mellon"
- Poem of the week: "100th day"
- Letter(s) of the week: blends
- Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
- Song we review in class: Parts of a story song
- This week's focus: sequence
- High Frequency Words (HFW-also known as Sight words : Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by "seeing" them)
- This week's words: one, two, three, four, five
Math: Unit 9-Comparing numbers to 10
Science: Video games/coding
Have a great rest of the day!
- Students will be able to compare numbers to 10
- <, >, =
- Students will be able to describe what coding is
- Students will be able to describe what computer science is
Writing: The Writing house
- Review writing house and lines
- Practice writing a sentence that contains a "who" and a "what"
- Practice pages to use at home
Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.
Be sure to check grades online. Parents were given access to teacher grade books. I try to update my grade book every weekend.
Have a great rest of the day!
Mrs. Gil
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