Short weeks fly by!

Hello! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend last week for Presidents' Day! Please be aware that students do not have school tomorrow, 2-25-11. Teachers will be working at an in-service day. I am sure that boys and girls will enjoy the time off.

It was a short week, but we accomplished a great deal. I am glad to announce that we began working with word families today. Word families are words that share the same ending with a different beginning sound. Today we focused on "-ig" words. We read a mini-book called "A Pig" and practiced the words: big, pig, dig and wig. Please have your child share the book with you. I am impressed by how many students were able to read the book independently.

Next week is Dr. Seuss week in our class. To get ready for the fun to come, we used the Smart Board to go to seussville.com where we played "Fox in Socks." This was a fun way for the students to practice their rhyming skills.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Until next week,

Miss Stepaniak

What a great time for a long weekend!

Wow! What a beautiful day! I hope that the weather stays this nice so that everyone can enjoy our four-day weekend.

The students had a fantastic time at their Valentine's Day parties. (See photo above.) The boys and girls became the Princesses and Princes of Hearts for the day! They loved their crowns and looked very regal. Thanks to all of you who helped make the party a success! The treat bags were filled with goodies, and the craft was a hit. Thank you to the "room moms" who volunteered to help with the festivities. The students are still talking about how much fun they had.

The short week has moved quickly and next week will be another short week. This week we "met" the sight word "she," and next week, we will concentrate on "is." We continue to focus on writing sentences with the correct structure. The students are creating some interesting sentences! I am so impressed with their progress.

February 11, 2011

Reminders:
1. We will have our Valentine Parties on Monday, 2-14-11. If you would like your son/daughter to bring Valentines for the rest of the class, please sign his/her name in the "from" portion only. We will deliver the cards in a train fashion, placing one card in each students' bag. There are 23 morning students and 22 afternoon students.
2. There is no school on Friday, 2-18, or Monday, 2-21. Happy Presidents' Day!

The students are quickly mastering the teen numbers. I am proud of how hard they are working! Each day we are counting to 65. Soon we will be counting to 100 each day. Many students have already mastered this skill. Way to go kindergarteners!

The boys and girls are becoming expert sentence writers! Each day we practice creating sentences. I am impressed with how well they are mastering what it takes to make a good sentence--they must make sense, use space between words, sound out words they don't know, begin each sentence with a capital letter, and end each sentence with a period.

Enjoy your weekend--the weather is supposed to be lovely!