Ms. Jhanson's Class
Kindergarten / 1st Grade
November 2, 2009
Themes and Special Events:
Pumpkin CarvingThank you to everyone who showed up and helped today for the pumpkin carving. The kids had a really good time spending time with the grown-ups. They were very excited to show off their jack-o-lanters to each other! I am hoping to get our pictures uploading onto the website this weekend.
Scholastic Book Order
Thank you to all who ordered books in September - Annabel, Danika, Anneke, Gabrielle and Kayden. They earned us 4 free books for our classroom. Since the kids earned us the books, I decided to let the class vote on the books we will order from the October book order. We voted on "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Clifford the Champion," and "Snakes."
The October book order has been placed. The books should be here within the next two weeks.
November book orders will go home next Monday (Nov. 2nd). The online ordering has already been set up if you would like a sneek peak and order early.
click on parent -> quicklinks -> book club orders
Username: msjhansonsclass
Password: DrSeuss
Parent Information Nights
Thank you to all who came to our very first parent information night. I am happy to say that we had between 35 - 40 people attend. We received positivite feedback from all who attended.
Our next information night will be the third Thursday in January (January 21st) from 6 - 7pm. We will be focusing on reading and writing and how to work with your children at home with reading and writing.
We thought it might be fun for you to bring your favorite dessert. Mrs. Peek and I will also be providing coffee and tea. Please don't feel pressured to bake treats. If you don't have time to make your favorite dessert, please come anyways. Child care will not be provided at this session.
Cambell's Soup Labels / Box Tops
Save your box tops and Cambell's soup labels. For each box top and soup label your child brings in, the school earns money. Also, once funny money begins in our class, your child will earn one funny money dollar for each box top and soup label.
Phonics
Youngers: (Kindergarteners)
Youngers this week will be studying the letter N. Along with the letter name and sound, they will learn the keyword ‘nest.’ While reviewing compound words, they will also be learning the concept of a syllable. If the word has two parts it has two syllables (tea.cher, sand.wich, in.sect). Syllables will be practiced throughout the remainder of the school year.
This week they will be getting their first reading practice page. Please review these words with your child daily. These words help your child blend sounds together fluently and become a stronger reader. Please read the highlighted parts of the reading practice paper.
Olders: (1st graders)
Olders will be working on coding words with more than one syllable, the letters u and w, and blends sw and tw. They
will also practice decoding words, reading fluently and reading for
understanding (comprehension) with the decodable readers, “The Flu Bug”
and “The Twins Swim.” The sight word for this week is ‘where.’
Spelling
can, drop, snip, ants, ask, cat, flag, lost, stand, big, of, to
Ask Dan to clap.
The pan is in the sink.
I am looking for correct spelling and lower case letters used throughout the test. For the sentence dictation I am looking for a capital letter at the beginning, spaces between the words and correct punctuation at the end.
Congratulations to all who passed their spelling test on Monday. For those who spelled less than six words incorrect on their pretest, their spelling words will be words they have misspelled in their writings throughout the week. Spelling words come home each Monday.
Math
This week we are making our first class quilt. One square is a checkerboard pattern and the other square is a jack-o-lantern. The class will be designing the quilt design on their own. Our class quilt will be on display in the hallway at the end of the week.
We will also be beginning a unit on shapes. We will begin by describing shapes. Friday we will be creating pictures using different shapes.
Reading Goal
October's reading goal is 20.
Congratulations to all who made their September reading goal - Andrew, Annable, Anneke, Ayelleah, Dani, Danika, Donny, Emily, Jace, Janessa, Justin, Kayden, Kayleen, Robert, Nathaniel, Trinity. Each child received a $20 funny money bonus Friday.
Super Star
Jayden is our super star this week!
Homework and Newsletter
Don't forget to read for 20 minutes each night and fill out your reading slip. The reading goal for October is 20. If you need more reading slips, there is an attachment below for you to download and print.
Important Dates
November 10th: Veteran's Day Assembly
November 11th: No School (Veteran's Day)
November 25th: Class Feast
November 26 - 27th: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
