week of February 25

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of February 25)

In Phonics, our new letter is Jj like in Jar and Jones.  We have been working very hard on beginning sounds and ending sounds of words as well.  Please continue to practice sight words and read your readers.

In Math, we will be working with nickels and counting by 5’s.  We will also be reviewing AB, AABB, and ABC patterns.  We will talk about hot, cold, and various temperatures as well.  We have been working very hard on writing our numbers 0-20.

Our new Reading story is “Abuela”.  It is about an adventure in a city as well as various forms of transportation.  This is our last story in the unit on adventures.  A new unit starts the following week.

Please wear warm coats, hats, and gloves.  We are trying very hard to get outside for recess if at all possible.

On Friday, March 1^st, it will be Read Across America Day to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  We will have students from Bloomsburg University come in to do a book and reading activity with our class.  We will also have lots and lots of reading fun with our selection of Dr. Seuss books and activities.  Here is a list of things our class has going on this week:

Monday: The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (rhyming families, patterns, making characters)

Tuesday: The Butter Battle Book, Oobleck (graphing and supporting your opinion, making Oobleck and comparing solids and liquids)

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (identify realism vs. fantasy, counting objects, matching illustrations to a story)

Thursday: Horton Hears a Who, Horton Hatches an Egg (5 senses, making predictions, problem solving)

Friday:  The Sneetches (anti-bullying and acceptance of others, support your opinions)