Kinder News 2.18

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS
Readers Workshop: We reviewed private/partner reading procudures.
Writers Workshop: We wrote and rewrote (these were also in the bag that was stolen) this trimester PBA. Most students wrote stories about their winter break.
Math: Children are beginning work with teen numbers.
Science: We have begun our newest unit "Animals Two by Two". We introduced our first animal - Goldfish. We learned about the parts of a goldfish and how to take care of them. Our class goldfish has been named Flippy.
Cooking: We made a non-edible project this week, creating snowman dough with a mixture of salt, corn starch, and water. We then built and decorated the snowmen.
Music: This week we gathered with all Kinder classes in the cafeteria to begin learning songs for our February concert.
Literacy: We learned and practiced the word "can" while we created a class book with the sentence frame "I can _________".
Art: We completed our January self portraits.
Author Study: We started reading several books by Jan Brett including The Mitten, The Hat, The Umbrella, and Honey Honey Lion.

NOTES AND REMINDERS
Flat People: Thank you to those of you who participated in our winter break project, photographing your children's adventures with their flat counterparts. We will begin our Writers Workshop component of this project next week. So, if you have not returned photos with your child, please do so by Tuesday. Thank you!!! Also, for the time being - please hold onto these dolls. We will begin our next experience in the coming weeks which will involve sending them to friends and relatives. Thank you for taking part in this very special project that I'm sure your children will not soon forget!
Snow Day: On January 23, we will be celebrating a Kindergarten tradition - Snow day. This is a day where kids will dress for the snow, make snowman sundaes, have ski races (with paper skiiers) and even have an untraditional snowball fight to end the day :) I will be seeking volunteers in the coming weeks, so look inside Thursday folders for a sign up sheet.
January Reading Logs: Reading Logs for January went home in Thursday folders. The due date is stamped on the top: January 30, 2009.
Thank You: Gigantic thank you to all who were thoughtful enough to think of me during Christmas and my birthday. Your generosity touched me and I appreciated every card, gift, or well wish.

IMPORTANT DATES
Monday January 19 - No School (MLK Holiday)
Friday January 23 - Snow Day