This week was all about Snowmen! In our art center we wrote our last names on snowballs to build a tall snowman. We also loved playing with real snow in our science center and making snow globes in our art center. We read tons of snowman books this week aloud and in our guided reading groups. We read the book “Snowballs” and sequenced the life of a snowman, wrote sight words in “snow” or shaving cream, and practiced subtraction with marshmallows, snowballs and sleds. Math doesn’t get any more fun in the winter than that!!!

1/19 – No School1/23 – Report Cards Go Home2/5 – Conferences 4:00-7:00 as needed2/6 – Family Movie Night2/10– Conferences 4:00-7:00 as needed2/12 – Valentine’s Party

Theme for the Week: Martin Luther King Jr.

Vowel Friends:A and i say “a” like in rain

Math: Subtraction

Science/Social Studies: of Space- day and night, stars and moon, rotation and revolution and MLK Rainbow Word: at & that

Show and Tell : A picture of you and a friend

at that

January

News from Mrs. Poffenberger

Week in Review

Upcoming

Events

Rainbow words

Our party is on February 12th. Parents are welcome but not obligated to attend.

Valentine cards are great way to practice name writing! Use this experience to practice

writing first or first and last names. HOWEVER, PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS

VALENTINE CARDS TO A SPECIFIC STUDENT, AS CARDS WILL BE PASSED OUT DOWN A LINE IN ORDER TO TAKE

LESS TIME AWAY FROM OUR FUN PARTY! Again, please have children only sign their own name. Also, it is easiest to pass out cards that are unisex. Valentine bags will be made at school so there is no

need to send one in. THANK YOU for helping make this experience FUN and

EDUCATIONAL! There are 23 students in your child’s class.

Practice writing numbers and words in the snow

Create your own wordless books –discuss the sequence of a plot

Watch the phases of matter- make ice, boil water to see the steam, etc.

Make a snowman and create your own sequencing activity with pictures or drawings

Have a scavenger hunt using positions words

Count to 100 by ones, fives, and tens

Find things that rhyme with snow, hat, cold, etc.

Keep reading! Try discussing story elements: setting, plot, character, and conclusion.

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Home Connections

We met our first Stevenson vowel friends this week: “oa” sounds like “O”. These are peanut butter and jelly words. The “o” is the crunchy peanut butter and makes the sound, the “a” is the smooth jelly and it doesn’t make a sound, just gently kicks “o” to say his name.

Valentine’s Day Party & Cards

PB & J Vowel Friends