Third quarter is coming to an end!

Oh my!  I am so excited for how much the students have learned this year, but as there are only two days left in the quarter, I am rather sad.  This is a wonderful group of students--they look out for one another, celebrate each others' achievements, and are so caring toward one another.  I am looking forward to one more quarter with them, but will greatly miss them next year!

This past week was packed with fun!  The students had such a good time learning about Antarctica in Reading Street.  In math, we took our 7th unit test AND a subtraction test.  We counted to 100 by one and by ten...we discussed how important it is to be able to count by 10 in order to count money.  This was just the incentive the class needed! 

We had a special visit from the fourth graders this week, as well.  Mrs. Reynolds' students worked with our classes to learn about the Egyptian cartouche and made one for each student.  Both grades had a great time!

A few reminders...
1.  Please pay your school fees, if you have not already done so.  These fees pay for materials that the students use each day, such as their math books, take-home folders, and such.
2.  There is no school on Friday, March 29.  This is the start of our SPRING BREAK.  We will return to school on Monday, April 8, 2013.
3.  If you or someone you know will have a Brantner kindergarten student in the 2013-2014 school year, be sure to make your appointment to register at the main office.  We will have our orientation soon, and only those registered for kindergarten will receive an invitation.  Hope to see many faces there!

Book Fair

Hi all!  "B" class will be attending Book Fair tomorrow, 3-21-13.  "A" day will be visiting the Book Fair on Friday, 3-22-13.

Hope you had a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I honestly cannot believe that the third quarter is nearly over.  As I look at the students each day, they have grown so much since the school year began.  They are taller, more independent, and have learned so much.  The students impress me each day, but as I complete testing for the third quarter, I see just how far they have come in these three quarters...great job kindergarteners!

Last week we had loads of fun with the Three Bears in the morning, and various Cinderella stories in the afternoon.  The "A" class got to watch a wonderful MadCap production, and the "B" class got to watch a slightly less exciting puppet show, performed by me.  :)

This week, we are reading about animals in the Antarctic for a good dose of nonfiction and learning about St. Patrick's Day in the afternoons.  Writing continues to focus on how to make a sentence.  Did you remember to: start with an upper case letter?  end with a period?  put space between your words?  make sense?

In math, we are focused on teen numbers, addition, and subtraction.  What fun!  We also continue to practice counting to 100 by 1 AND 10.  We also will keep on counting backward, to boost our subtraction skills.

Have a great week!