New Learning Centers

News from Mrs. Straw’s Kindergarten

Week of December 13-17

Upcoming Events:

JDecember 18 Oscar’s ½ Birthday

J December 23- No School, Winter Break

                      J School resumes January 5, 2011

Notes:

JLast week’s Super Achiever was Andrea.  Although it was very hard to pick last week, she was picked because she is always sitting so quietly on the rug and always does her personal best work.

J This week started new learning centers.  A few that the students really enjoy are: laptop computers, smart board memory games, making a Rudolph with Popsicle sticks, and stamping our sight words on balloon cutouts.

Things to Work on:

JPlease continue working with your child at home on their take-home books. 

What we have been up to:

Reading:We read the book Harry the Dirty Dog and focused on wonder, dashed, and restore.  This week the letters Y, Q and V were introduced.  This week was the last week of having our BVU student with us twice a week.  We were able to write a nice class thank you and play some math games with her.

Math:  This week in math we practiced our problem solving strategies as well as counting pennies.  We also started making a Christmas tree pattern in a hundreds grid that we will continue into next week.

Social Studies: We have continued our study on Laos and Iowa.  We practiced sorting items on out Smart Board to help us learn about things in both countries.  We also recorded facts that we learned about other cultures clothing, houses, and food.

Please contact me if you have any questions (712) 732-8074 or email sstraw@slcsd.org.

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