K-3 Newsletter

                           Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

January 26, 2018

Here we are at the end of January! The student’s have enjoyed our Jan Brett author study this month. I hope that are sharing some of their favorite books that we have read with you.  We  have not yet voted on our class favorite Jan Brett book, we still have a few more to read. We are comparing The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Thanks for sending them in! Remember to visit your local library to check out any Jan Brett books that your child may mention that they enjoyed. Also, please remember to return all your school library books on Fridays.  Many of you have multiple books out.If you forget, you can always send them in with your child on Monday and I will be sure to get them up to the library for you. Thank you in advance.

In February, we will be focusing on Chinese New Year. We will study about China, it’s location and its customs and traditions concerning Chinese New Year. We will be planning a Chinese New Year dinner here at school. The date is set for Thursday, March 1st at 5:00 pm. Each family will be asked to bring something and it is sure to be a wonderful evening. I will keep you informed of the details as soon as they are decided.

Our letter of the week was, “Cc”. We practiced the soft c and hard c and brainstormed a list of words for each category. Our tongue twister was “Cindy celebrates with cider and celery..”

In math, we practice identifying and writing our tricky teens. We also practiced addition .within 5 and we practiced recognizing and writing teen numbers.

In Writer’s Workshop, we created a shared story called Fabulous Francis. Each student added a detail to the story and added onto each other’s thought. We read it aloud and then each student made an illustration to match the story. It was a great activity.

I am in need of shoe boxes for an upcoming project, if each student would please bring a shoebox in if they have one that would be great!

Today is our 87th day of school, our 100th day of school  is fast approaching. To celebrate I am asking each student to put 100 of something in a paper bag and put 3 clues about what is inside the bag on the outside of the bag. The students will try to guess what is in each other’s bag. The students love doing this each year.

You can be creative as to what you put in the bag.. Even use things from nature!

You have plenty of time to hand in the bag, I just wanted to give you some time to think of some creative ideas.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre