March 28th-April 1st

OSA-Friday, April 1st at 2:45 in the CA gym.

SchoolWay Web App

SchoolWay's updated Web App is now available.  Our school has access to three apps:  Apple, Android, and Web.  With the web app, you can stay up to date even without a smart phone.  https://webapp.myschoolway.com/cologne

LITERATURE

Fractured Fairy Tales

Focus: What are fairy tales? And the characteristics of a fairy tale.

MATH

This week's focus: Subtraction

During the months of April, May, June students will work on the following skills

• numbers to 100 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
• addition and subtraction
•  patterns : ABA and shrinking
• capacity
• telling time to the hour
• money: identify coins and the coin’s value, counting coins with the same value

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words.  We are also labeling, stretching out words, and using our vowels.  This week we are working on turning our writing and ideas into books and scrolls.  We are working on thinking about what we are going to write and planning it out across all of the pages in our story. Including details and labeling in our pictures is an important way to tell more about our story.  We are also working on neatness, finger spacing, punctuation, and making sense.

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Weather- kindergarteners will learn about the 4 seasons including the temperature and activities /proper clothing associated with specific seasons. 

March 7-11

FIELD TRIP--Friday March 11th.  Please have your student wear their college t-shirt and uniform bottoms.  They will also need a bag lunch with a drink.  We will be leaving at 9:30 and coming back at 3:00.

SchoolWay Web App

SchoolWay's updated Web App is now available.  Our school has access to three apps:  Apple, Android, and Web.  With the web app, you can stay up to date even without a smart phone.  https://webapp.myschoolway.com/cologne

LITERATURE

Fairy Tales

Rumplestiltskin

Snow White

Focus: What are fairy tales? And the characteristics of a fairy tale.

MATH

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         Ordinal Position

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·        Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words.  We are also labeling, stretching out words, and using our vowels.  This week we are working on turning our writing and ideas into books and scrolls.  We are working on thinking about what we are going to write and planning it out across all of the pages in our story. Including details and labeling in our pictures is an important way to tell more about our story.  We are also working on neatness, finger spacing, punctuation, and making sense.

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Kindergarteners will learn about Kings and Queens, the Royal Family, and traditional songs and peoms related to Kings and Queens.

September 29-March 4

K-2 announcement: This year we will be doing a daily “penny day” challenge.

Monday: Each student brings in 25 pennies

Tuesday: 50 Pennies

Wednesday: 75 pennies

Thursday: 100 pennies

Friday: as many as you can!!!!

*We will fill in your barometer each day after we count at lunch time. Winning classroom gets a classroom party! ( $30 to spend on whatever they want)

Friday- ALL students and staff can bring $2 if they would like to wear a HAT! Add $ to your bucket.

WEDNESDAY:

Dr. Seuss' Birthday.  We will be having all kinds of activities to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday.

SchoolWay Web App

SchoolWay's updated Web App is now available.  Our school has access to three apps:  Apple, Android, and Web.  With the web app, you can stay up to date even without a smart phone.  https://webapp.myschoolway.com/cologne

LITERATURE

Fairy Tales

Sleeping Beauty

Princess and The Pea

Cinderella

Focus: What are fairy tales? And the characteristics of a fairy tale.

MATH

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         Ordinal Position

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words.  We are also labeling, stretching out words, and using our vowels.  This week we are working on turning our writing and ideas into books and scrolls.  We are working on thinking about what we are going to write and planning it out across all of the pages in our story. Including details and labeling in our pictures is an important way to tell more about our story. 

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Kindergarteners will learn about Kings and Queens, the Royal Family, and traditional songs and peoms related to Kings and Queens.