Hooray for Dr. Seuss!

Hooray for Dr. Seuss!

The week we come back from vacation, children across America will be celebrating the birthday of Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.  In honor of this literary great, we will join in the festivities by reading a Dr. Seuss book each day.  At home, you can help add to the excitement of this week by having your child prepare for the stories we will be reading.

Monday, March 6th:

Wear red and white (stripes if you have them) as we read The Cat in the Hat.

Tuesday, March 7th:

Bring in your favorite stuffed animal to hold while we imagine what would happen What Pet Should I Get?

Wednesday, March 8th:  

Let’s get wacky and wear crazy or colorful clothes or hats while we read Wacky Wednesday!

Thursday, March 9th:

Wear clothes with lots of pockets and hide tiny treasures as we get ready to hear There’s a Wocket in my Pocket.

Friday, March 5th:

Wear your favorite socks as we snuggle up to read Fox in Sox.

Happy Reading!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The students had a wonderful day yesterday sharing their Kind Comments and creating a heart full of love. They spent more time stopping to read comments and finding out who said what, than they did gluing and adding stickers. This class is a community of learners that care about each other and it shows in the kindness they shared.

Length

We will begin working with length in Chapter 9 of math, measuring and comparing the length and height of objects around us. Students will measure using non-standard units (rather than inches or centimeters) such as crayons, paper clips or linking cubes. 

Doubles and Doubles +1 Concentration

Today we practiced some new facts in a fun way--

...with a game!

Students played Concentration by matching doubles and doubles +1 facts.

You can play at home with a traditional set of cards---just remove the face cards.