Happy Spring!

I can't believe it's been 20 days since I updated the blog! I am so sorry!
This time of the year gets SO busy. Actually the next two months are going to fly by. We have begun a three week unit on spring and incests that will wrap up the week after Spring Break. I put a ton of fun, plastic bugs into the science center today. The kids really love them and played with them a lot today. We will be doing a lot of great spring and Easter crafts in the next few weeks so get ready to decorate the house! Of course we will also be discussing The meaning of Easter, reading Easter stories and learning about about the sacrifice Jesus made for us.

In writing, we are learning about the word BECAUSE! We call this a strong word because it makes our sentences more interesting and gives more information. We start by writing about something and then ask ourselves WHY? For example our sentences this week are about a toy and will read something like, "The teddy bear is cuddly because it has fur."

During calendar time we will be using new calendar binders for the rest of the year. We will also be working on more addition and subtraction type problems in our math journals. We will continue to work on number recognition of the "teen" numbers as well as printing our numbers.

After the kiddos return from spring break we will begin a 3 1/2 week unit on "farm life"! This is a great unit and we will end it with our grand Open House. Open House will be on Tuesday,May 15th at 6:00 pm and your presence is mandatory (well maybe not but we REALLY want you to come and see what we will have been working so hard on).

Talk to you soon!! Mrs. Ellis

March 2nd

Hi everyone-

Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday. We made the cutest Dr. Seuss character that I have displayed on our outside windows. Check them out! We worked really hard this week on our writings and you will see a few of them come home today in your child's BEE book.
The zoo was a big hit! I think the children had a nice time. They enjoyed the bus ride just as much as seeing all the animals.
Next week we will continue writing, reading Dr. Seuss books, working on printing our numbers and shapes, counting by 5's, reviewing snap word and having fun!
I sent home a list of snap words for you to review with your child.
Some ideas are:
go over them each night before bed
make them into flash cards and play games
make two set and play memory
look and point out these words when reading a story
have your child rainbow write (use different colors) and spell them as they write
hide them around the house and have them search for words...they only get to keep it if they can read it.....
I will begin testing the children again on phonics and snap word recognition the last week of March!

Come up soon...St. Patty's Day, Spring and Easter, Bugs and then a large 3 week unit on Farm life that leads us up to Open House!

Thanks and have a super weekend! Mrs. Ellis