Book Fair

Our book fair is tomorrow. Please remember to send money with your child if you would like he or she to attend. I sent a permission slip home yesterday. If you have lost the slip, please just write a note giving permission or feel free to call me in the morning.

Experiments and Plaidypus Lost

We are learning in science all about heating and cooling. We watched a short clip of Sid the Science Kid. He was wondering why his ice pops melted. Our class pondered the question, discussed various reasons, and reviewed more items that might melt. Also, we conducted an experiment. The students used hot water to see how it reacted to the frozen ice cube. The goal was to melt the ice to get the tasty grapes for a snack. The class loved it!!! This was an awesome experience for these kiddos.

We read Plaidypus Lost. The story is all about a little girl who loses her platypus very often and spends most of her time searching for him. The class enjoyed reading the story. Our class project was to make our own platypuses. I think they turned out really cute.

Activities

 

Sight Word Groups

Here are a few of the activities we are doing within the classroom. 

Science Tools Investigation Centers

Busy, Busy Weeks

We have been extra busy these past few weeks. Between learning our letters, their sounds, numbers, and centers, we haven't had much time for anything else. 

Progress reports are going out tomorrow. Please sign and return. The progress report testing had everything that we have learned so far on it. The students had to tell me the sounds for the letters L and O. They were asked to count to 30. Students were even asked to name a few classroom rules. Sight words are on the test as well. This is why it is very important that you work with your child on learning these words.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I will be more than happy to schedule a conference face to face or on the phone.