Addition and Subtraction Test

I am sooooooooooooo proud of how everyone did on today's Topic 8 math test over addition and subtraction! Everyone did amazing!!!

Kids that scored a 100 or better (they could get up to 4 extra points for bonus problems) on their test:

Trey
Garrett
Chris
Kylee
Bailey
Ana
Anthony

Keep up the excellent work!!

Coming Up Next Week

2/2: Groundhog Day

http://www.groundhog.org/

Check out that website to see what Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog has to say about whether spring will come early, on time or late.

2/4: the 100th Day of School (Doesn't time fly!)

We will be doing activities all day to celebrate the 100th Day of School. Please remember to send your child to school with 100 small items. A sheet and baggy will be send home on Monday explaining the assignment.

We will also be starting our unit on the sun and moon next week. Of course, it is always a great idea to check out books on our unit the public library. :)

Homework 1/28

Solve:

5 + 3 =
4 + 6 =
10 - 5 =
4 - 2 =

Bring the problems back tomorrow solved and receive a sticker :)

Super Challenge Homework:

Finish the Fact Families

5,4,9

5 + _ = 9
_ + _ = 9
9 - _ = _
_ - 5 = _

7,3,10

7 + _ = _
_ + _ = _
10 - _ = _
_ - _ = _

Newsletter Weeks 20-21

Kindergarten Newsletter

Week 20-21

Jan. 25-Feb. 6

Our theme for the next two weeks is the earth’s resources. We will discuss conservation, the importance of recycling, the earth’s natural resources, and the earth’s many features (prairies, deserts, mountains, ice caps, bodies of water, etc).In math, we will finish up Topic 8: Addition and Subtraction.

We will begin Topic 9: Numbers to 20. Please practice writing, reading and recognizing the numbers 0-20 with your child at home to ensure their success.

School to Home Connection

(Week 20)

Focus letter: Uu

This week’s passwords: in, that

This week’s poem: Hey Diddle diddle

(Week 21)

Review focus letters: r, p, l, u

This week’s password: who, what

Nursery Rhyme:
Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey! diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Important Dates

Jan. 26th: Picture Day (class pictures)

Feb. 9th: Kindergarten Program

Feb. 12th: Valentine’s Party (1:45-2:45)

Kindergarten Program:

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 7pm for the kindergarten program. We hope many will attend. If you plan on your child participating, please arrive at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Notes from your teacher:

Please make sure that you are practicing the passwords with your child. Knowing these words is imperative in helping your child become a successful reader.

CAE Kindergarten Blog:

http://caekindergarten.blogspot.com/

Class Picture Day is Tomorrow

Please fill out the order form and send $10 with your child tomorrow if you'd like to order the keepsake class photo. Class photos may NOT be purchased after tomorrow. Individual photos will also be taken tomorrow (the money for the individual pictures is NOT due tomorrow).

If you send your child in dress shoes, please remember to send tennis shoes for PE and recess.

Awesome Addition

Alexa and Chris playing "The Hot Seat."

They both got the correct answer but

Chris got the point for the boy team because he was so fast!

Sarah vs CJ

Outcome: The girls won the game 15-12

Alysha adding 2 + 3... and then getting to eat her math manipulatives (Kix)!

Polar Bear Art

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These are now on display in the hallway. Along with our penguins and Arctic & Antarctic Brain Map.

Insulator Science Experiment

Will bubble wrap keep Alysha's hand warm?
Is the shredded paper keeping Bilaal's hand from getting cold?

Jaden has only the protection of the thin ziplock bag

from the freezing cold ice.

Recording their answers.

:) means it kept their hand warm

:( means it didn't keep their hand warm

Kylee does the jean material experiment.

Anthony's glove it filled with crisco.

Crisco is used to show how an animal's

blubber keeps it warm in the cold weather.

Ms. Montez's class joined us in the Science Lab.

Literacy Centers

Chris reading Little Bill.
CJ and Ana listen to Tacky the Penguin on tape.
When they finished they illustrated their favorite part
in their Writing Journals.

Christina, Kristy and Trey work on changing a word's

ending sound to make a new word.

Ex: bus --> bug

Busy working

Mia using an overhead marker to complete the language games.

Bilaal is cleaning the game off for the next person.

Ana is arranging the sentence in the correct order.

Then she writes the sentence in her Writing Journal.

Kylee and Bailey are reading around the room while

they work on their passwords.

Hall-o-gram Party Day

Everyone with their purses or "murses" filled with /Pp/ objects.

We read Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse by Kevin Heinkes.

Then we made our own and filled them with objects

that start with the letter p. They had to draw and label

their objects. The boys got a kick out of it.

Dr. Beaird came to party and play with us too. He was

definitely a pro at Mia's Bop It game.


Evan, Bilaal and Mohammad playing with cars.

Everybody was playing and having fun!

I brought in some of my toys that were my

favorites when I was a kid... you might recognize them

as the Maple Town and Sylvanian Family dolls.

Pajama and Pancake Day for /Pp/ Week

We did an accelerated math fraction lesson.

We not only cut our pancakes in halves but

we cut them into fourths and even eighths!

They got the concept, it was great!

Finally getting to eat the math lesson!

Penguins with Bits of Snowflakes

Kain compared to an Emperor pengiun. Beautiful snowflakes!

(just pour glue thickly onto wax paper

and then sprinkle with glitter. Let it dry for

24 hours and peel carefully)

Everyone pretending to be a daddy pengiun taking care of their egg.


The father pengiun keeps the egg off of the ice
and warm until it hatches. So, that is what we are doing!

Jan. 21st = Wear Yellow and Beach Wear

Thursday- Viking U; PTA Dad's Club @ Alley Cats, HAPPY Thursday- Wear Yellow and beach wear (Sponsored by the CAE Spirit Club)

* No swimsuits please
* Sunglasses, hats, beach towels, Hawaiin shirts, grass skirts (over clothing), etc are all acceptable

Just one of the many reasons about why I love teaching kindergarten

This morning CJ asked me, "Mrs. Hendrix, how do you always get dressed like a doll. It's cute!"

Gotta love it!

Kindergarten Newsletter

Kindergarten Newsletter
Week 19
Jan. 18-22

We are finishing up our unit on Arctic
and Antarctic animals. In math, we will begin Topic 8: Addition & Subtraction. With your child, make up stories about adding and subtracting situations. Have them use objects to act out the stories or have them draw a picture of the story.

School to Home Connection
(Week 19)
Focus letter: Ll
This week’s password: it, went
This week’s book: A Picture Book of MLK


Valentine’s Party
Our Valentine’s Day party will be
Friday, February 12th at 1:45pm. Students will be able to exchange valentine cards. Be on the lookout for the class list of names coming next week. There is no need to bring a box from home because we will be decorating bags/boxes in class. However, donations of stickers, doilies, foam stickers and anything Valentine related will greatly be appreciated!

Important Dates
Jan. 22nd: Pickles and Popcorn
Jan. 26th: Picture Day (class pictures)
Feb. 9th: Kindergarten Program
Feb. 12th: Valentine’s Party

Kindergarten Program
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 7pm for the kindergarten program. We hope many will attend. If you plan on your child participating, please arrive 15 minutes early. We look forward to seeing you there!

Winter Words Homework

Tonight's homework is to read the take home book Winter is Here. Then make a list of winter words (your child can either try to write them or they can dictate to you). If your child brings in their list of winter words to school tomorrow they will get a winter treat :)

Have fun and be creative!

Our Winter Giving Tree

The following are items that we need for our classroom.

* white paper lunch sacks
* glitter (of various colors)
* winter stickers

Kindergarten Newsletter Week 18

Kindergarten Newsletter
Week 18
Jan. 11-14

Our theme this week is arctic animals. We will discuss arctic animals’ characteristics, adaptations and their habitats. We will discuss several different arctic animals but our main focus will be on the penguin. It would be a great idea to take your child to the Arlington Library this week to check out books on arctic animals .

School to Home Connection
(Week 18)
Focus letter: Pp
This week’s password: is
This week’s book: The Mitten

Important Dates
Jan. 12th: Cici’s Pizza Night
Jan. 14th: Kindergarten’s Pajama Day (kinder ONLY)
Jan. 15th & 18th: Student Holiday – No school
Jan. 22nd: Pickles and Popcorn
Jan. 26th: Picture Day (class pictures)

Notes from your teacher:

Our class has earned 25 hall-o-grams for our excellent hallway behavior! As a reward, your child will be able to bring some toys to play with on Thursday, Jan. 14th (PJ Day). All I ask is that you do not sent your child with electronics. Also, please make sure that their toys can fit into their backpacks or that they are sent in a bag that can easily be carried by your child.

Snowman Building Race - Ordinal Numbers

To review ordinal numbers 1st-5th we had a snowman building race. I timed each group and then we put their scores in order from the fastest time to the slowest time (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th).

Three Little Kittens

Our nursery rhyme for this week was The Three Little Kittens and the kids absolutely loved acting it out. I have the book on tape and the narrator sings it to a tune and music - it's really cute.

When I taught 2nd grade one of my favorite things to do was to teach my class various reader's theaters. We'd practice them all week and then on that Friday we would go perform the plays for Mrs. Faustino's class (pre-k am/pm). It was always a blast and I thought it really taught the 2nd graders tons of important skills (public speaking, fluency, inflection, confidence, how to entertain, etc). So, it is an amazing feeling to know that I can also do the same thing with a younger class!
And what an excellent job they all did - especially for their first time performing (and they must had been so nervous because they were all just in pre-k last year)! It was too cute!




Everyone got a chance to act it out in class. Later, names were drawn to see who got chosen for the different roles (book holder aka "teacher", mom, dad, 3 kittens and the singers/narrators).

Performing for Mrs. Faustino's AM Pre-K class.

Kristy: "teacher"

Evan: dad

Zoish: mom

Trey: kitten

Sarah: kitten

Anthony: kitten

Trey got to perform for his little sister's class and he did an excellent job hamming it up :)

PM Performance

Alexa: teacher

Garrett: dad

Mia: mom

Bailey: kitten

CJ: kitten

Alysha: kitten

We used props like magnifying glasses to look for our mittens, mittens, a hamburger bun on a plate (our pie), parent clothes and balls of yarn to play with.