We had a very fun and busy week to end the month of February. Thank you so much for your support with our activities. The kids looked adorable in their 100 year old outfits! We read stories about the 100th
day of school, counted by tens, stacked collections of 100 items, created a
portrait of what we might look like at 100 years old, graphed and ate a snack made up of
100 treats, and so much more!
This week we will spend time reading books by Dr. Seuss in honor of his birthday. We will
be reading lots of his books and creating some fun projects to go along with
our learning. Monday is crazy hat day at Eagle. Your child may wear a crazy
hat (or any hat) to school on this day! We will also be making hats, so no need to worry if you forget! Throughout the week, your child may also bring in his or her
favorite Dr. Seuss stories to share with his/her classmates. We will wrap up this unit on Friday with a green eggs and ham breakfast snack in our classroom. It's always fun to watch the kids 'try' the green eggs :)
As writers, we are beginning a new unit! The children will work on writing 'how-to' books. We began brainstorming ideas for our books. Please help your child to make a list of things that he/she knows how to to do. For example: make a snowman, bake cookies, paint a picture, make a sandwich, build a castle... Please look for a note in your child's folder. Thinking and talking about ideas at home will help your child to write many 'how-to' books at school!
As readers, we are working on various literacy activities each day. We are also working in small reading groups. At times, your child might bring home a book from school. Please listen to your child read, identify sight words in the story, and talk about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. After reading and discussing the story, please put the book and the note back into the bag and into your child's folder so that another child may use it. The children are growing so much as readers and love showing off their skills! :)
Also, please remember to write down your at home reading minutes on the
record sheet for Read Across America! Please
use this reading log to track your child's reading minutes each week during the month of March. The class with the most reading minutes wins a pizza party at the end of the month!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Eileen Browne
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