First, I would like to say "Great job!" to both classes.  Each class had a guest teacher last Thursday and Friday, and they earned super reports!  I am so proud of them for making good choices and working hard.

Gingerbread time...Monday and Tuesday, we read seven different gingerbread tales.  Gingerbread Cowboy and the Gingerbread Girl were the overall favorites!  The classes enjoyed acting out "Five Little Gingerbread Men" while we practiced counting back from 5-0.  We will be partnering with the fourth graders to write our own gingerbread stories in the next few days--what fun!  Until break, we will be learning about Kwanzaa, Hannukah, and Christmas.  We will be having holiday fun!

Tuesday Tip

If your son/daughter is struggling with letter names (upper or lower case), try http://pbskids.org/lions/games/abcd.html.  This is a silly game that helps students to learn the letter names while having fun.  We have used it in class and the kids love it!  I've been told you can hear their laughter down the hall when we complete this activity on the Smart Board.  Hope you like it as much as we do!

Hello December!

First, I would like to say how nice it was to be able to meet with so many of you at conferences over the past few weeks.  It is so important for parents and schools to work together for students' success.

This has been another terrific week in Room 201.  We tackled our third math test of the year.  What a great opportunity for students to learn test taking skills at an early age.  I am certain that this will help make the transition to future grades easier for them.  The students will be bringing home the Chapter 4 packet for math this week so that you can see what we will be studying in the next few weeks.  We are going to be working on comparing numbers and groups of objects to 10 to determine which ones are greater, less, or equal.

In language arts, we continue to work on blending sounds to read and write words.  We introduced two new sight words: "he" and "for."  The students are so excited to learn new words!  I am so impressed with their enthusiasm and determination.  We read "A Bed For The Winter" and learned about animals and their habitats. 

Thanks to all of the parents and grandparents who came to school to have lunch with the students this week!  The kindergarteners were thrilled to have visitors!  Thanks also to all of you for helping to make our school Book Fair a huge success!