Friday, February 28, 2025

Weekly Update 2/28

Field Day was a day filled with laughter, excitement, and friendship! We had a blast playing games and cheering each other on. We even participated in an opening and closing ceremony. We couldn't have asked for better weather. We loved having many families join the festivities and cheer us on today. Thank you for all the ways you supported this day for us.

Important upcoming dates:

3/4: Kindergarten graduation pictures (students will be wearing a hat so please consider this when doing hair)
3/7: Early Dismissal at 12:30
3/10-3/14: Spring Break

Upcoming Quarter 4:
3/28: Spirit Wear, Birthday Book club & Treat Friday
4/5: Fine Arts Festival at Archway Lincoln with Usborne Booksale
5/9: Kindergarten Field Trip - more information soon

***Kinder celebration will be held on May 21rd at 11 am***

Spalding:

Our goal is to continue building recognition of the 70 phonograms and the weekly words. With the words, we talk about why the letters say the sounds referencing the rules so that there is an understanding of which phonogram to use. These words are most often sight words so we also hope they will recognize these words in the in books they are reading. Keep encouraging writing at home through random words as well as building sentences. Practice with this is crucial for 1st grade. Make sure as you practice you keep switching the order to give them the best practice. 

Literature:

We are nearing the end of Mr. Popper's Penguins. We have now seen the Popper's take the penguins on tour to perform a show. It has been fun to read about how the music Mrs. Popper played told the penguins what to perform. We also finished our Fairy Tale unit by talking about Snow White. We learned that the story version is a bit different than the version we have been familiar with. Our weekly poem this week was Jack Be Nimble. We talked about how it isn't smart to jump over a lit candlestick but some people in the past thought it would bring you good luck. In Grammar, we also practiced retelling short stories using the words First, Next, and Last.

Math:

The scholars reviewed addition equations this week as we wrapped up our addition unit. Most students favor the number line or counting on as a tool to help them solve problems they do not know; however, a good number of students are using their fingers to find the answer. We also focused on the "friends of ten" again. Knowing the facts of 10 is critical for future levels of math to have automaticity in knowing which numbers can make ten. Please take the time to practice this skill at home with your scholar. The more automatic it becomes for your child, the easier mental math will be later!

History:

We learned about another important President this week- Thomas Jefferson! The students learned that he served as Vice President before becoming our third President. They understand that while he accomplished many great things in his life, the most important is his involvement in writing the Declaration of Independence. We discussed the significance of this document and how it allowed Americans to be free from England's rule. Knowing that he was one of our most important Presidents, they were eager to guess which forms of money he is found on. 

Science

We spent this week digging more into invisible forces by reading two books investigating gravity, air, and movement. We recognized how gravity works, experimenting more with ramps with various objects and demonstrating how some objects can be moved up the ramp using magnetism. We also had fun exploring how a straw can use the force of air to move objects. We observed that objects with more mass fell faster and that using the force of air had many factors to consider before determining if the object would move.

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