Schedule for the Week of April 2-6

• M- Music/P.E. & Media (Please remember to return your Library Books!!)
  
• T- Art & Field Trip to Lowry Nature Center
  
• W- Music/P.E.
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- No School! Teacher Workshop Day!
  

Sight Words: she, good

Word Families of the Week: -et (creates words such as: bet, get, let) -eg (creates words such as: peg, beg, leg) -en (creates words such as: Ben, ten, Jen)

Vocabulary: appreciate, grace, host, lush, marvelous, constantly

Math: We are beginning Chapter 10! We will be working on organizing data, graphing the data and learning how to read different graphs.

Literacy: We are starting a new theme this week in Language Arts called "Jobs People Do"- this theme will last for the next 3 weeks. We will continue with our literacy centers, Guided Reading Groups and practice building and decoding words.

Please check your e-mail about what your family can donate for our classroom basket for the carnival!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!

WE'RE BACK!!!

It is great to see everyone again coming back from my maternity leave and spring break - I hope you all had a wonderful break last week and were able to get out and enjoy this amazing Minnesota "spring" weather we have been having.

Schedule for the Week of March 19-23rd

• M- Music/P.E. & Media (please remember your library books! :-) )
  
• T- Music/P.E.
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E./ Music
  
• F- Music/ P.E. & Computer

Star of the Week!: Anna

Sight Words: out, who

Word Families of the Week: -ed (creates words such as: Ted, bed, led) -en (creates words such as: ten, Ben, Ken)

Vocabulary: Review..... treasure, sturdy, worth, compliment, confer, mingle, contrast, meander, tidy, famished, modify, unfortunate

Math: Chapter 9.... learning about measurement!

Literacy: Reviewing the theme of "In the Neighborhood" and re-reading some of our stories to cover this theme. We will also be working on describing a place in our writing and understand how to comprehend the setting of a story. The students don't know this yet, but we will also be building our own neighborhood too!

Schedule for the Week of November 14-18

• M- Music & P.E. and Media (Please remember to bring back your library books!) and we will have Character Ed. Class with Mrs. Swanson... the theme... "Be Your Best!"
  
• T- Art
  
• W- Music & P.E.
  
• Th- Music & P.E.
  
• F- Art & Computer
  

Star of the Week: Natalia!

Sight Word: he

Word Family of the Week: -ap (creates words such as: sap, map, rap)
-am (creates words such as: Sam, Pam, ram)

Vocabulary: Review of the last two weeks

Math: Last week of working on Chp. 4 - numbers 6-10

Schedule for the Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

• M- Music (No media this week due to the Bookfair) & Happy Halloween! Party in the afternoon!!
  
• T- Art & Family Fun Book Fair Night - Come celebrate Literature 5-7pm!!
  
• W- P.E.
  
• Th- Music
  
• F- Art & Grandfriends Day!! Welcome Grandparents and Grandfriends!!

Sight Word: to

Word Family for the Week: -am (makes words such as.... Sam, Pam, Cam, ram)
- at (makes words such as.... sat, mat, pat)

Vocabulary: sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imagery, precisely

Phonics: Review Rhyme recognition

Math: We will be taking our Chp. 3 test on numbers 1-5.

Schdule for the Week of April 11-15

• M- Computer & Music/P.E.
  
• T- Art & Media (Please bring back your Library books!)
  
• W- P.E./Music
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- Art

Saturday, April 16th - Shirley Hills Spring Carnival!!! 11am-3pm

Star of the Week: Vaughn!!

Sight Words: she, good

Word Families: -et (pet, set, bet) -eg (peg, leg, beg) & -en (pen, Ken, ten)

Vocabulary: appreciate, grace, host, lush, marvelous, constantly

Schedule for the Week of March 28 - April 1

• M - Computer & Music/P.E. - Coloring Contest Entries for the Carnival are Due!!
  
• T - Art & Media (Bring back your Library books!)
  
• W - P.E./Music & Make-Up Field Trip to Lowry Nature Center!
  
• Th -Music/P.E.
• F - Art
  

Please continue to send in your items for the Food Drive!!!

Star of the Week: Reagan!!

Sight Words: out, who

Word Families: -ed, -en

Schedule for the Week of March 7-11

• M - P.E./Music & Computer
  
• T- Music/P.E. & Media
  
• W - Art
  
• Th -P.E./Music & Adventures in Art with Mrs. Linkert!
  
• F - Music/P.E.
  

Star of the Week!! Mac

Sight Words: up, down

Vocabulary: contrast, meander, tidy, famished, modify, unfortunate

Word family: -ox, -ix to create words such as: box, fox, sox, fix, mix, six

Parents! Please remember to send back the PTA Fundraiser packets - they are due back this week! Also, just a reminder, we have no school next week -Happy SPriNg BrEAk!!

Schedule for the Week of Feb. 14-18

• M- HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! - Computer and P.E. & Music
• T - Music & P.E. and Media & Adventures in Art with Mrs. Buescher!
  
• W - Art and Micah's Birthday!!
• Th - P.E. & Music
• F - Music & P.E. & celebrate Max's Birthday!!
  

Sight Words: what, two

Word Family: -ot, -op

Vocabulary: fantasy, jolly, versatile, agreed, contribute, spontaneously

Schedule for the Week of Jan. 24-28

• M - Computer & Music/P.E.
  
• T - Art & Media (Please Bring Back your Library Books!)
  
• W - P.E./Music
  
• Th - Music/P.E. - Bring 1$ to Dress Like a Rock Star!!
  
• F - No School - Teacher Workshop Day!

Word Families for the Week: -in (helps us create words such as: pin, bin, fin, etc.)
-ig (helps us create words such as: pig, sig, big, etc.)
-it (helps us create words such as: fit, pit, lit, etc.)

Sight Words: where & do

Vocabulary Words: arrives, creeps, nestle, slumbering, delight, blustery

Schedule for the Week of November 15-19

• M - Computer & P.E./Music
  
• T - Music/P.E. & Media
  
• W - Art
  
• Th - P.E./Music
  
• F - Music/P.E.
  

Star of the Week!!: Jordyn!!

Sight Word for the Week: he

Word Family for the Week: -ap (words such as cap, nap, sap, etc.) -an (words such as can, stan, ban, etc.)

Vocabulary : Review Words - sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imaginary, precisely, active, gigantic, voyage, gasped, slum, whimper

This week we will be reviewing letters and vocabulary we have learned in the last couple of weeks. We will also be learning two new word families which will help build our rhyming and reading skills. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we will be talking about the things we are thankful for and why Thanksgiving was first started.
I apologize, I forgot to send home the homework sheet in last week's Friday Folder. I will stick it in their backpack today, and feel free to return it next week sometime.
Thanks!

Schedule for the Week of November 1-5

• M - Computer & P.E./Music & Family Fun Night at the Book Fair (Shirley Hills Media Center) 5-8pm
  
• T - Music/P.E.
  
• W - Art
  
• Th - P.E./Music & Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
  
• F - Music/P.E. & Grandfriends Day!

Star of the Week: Micah!!

Sight Word for the Week: to

Word Family for the Week: -am (words such as ham, Sam, dam, etc.), -at (words such as cat, hat, sat, etc.)

Vocabulary: sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imaginary, precisely

This week we will be focusing on learning phonograms: -am, and -at instead of a new letter of the week. We will also use our prior knowledge of rhyming and letter sounds to help us learn to blend sounds together to create words.

We will continue to be working on writing numbers 0-10 correctly in Chapter 3 in Math. We will be starting a new chapter in Social Studies which focuses on our families.

This week, the Book Fair is going on in the Media Center. We will not be checking out new library books for the week, but your child will get a chance to make a wish list for the books that they may want to buy. Please feel free to stop in throughout the week to check-out the wonderful books at great prices!

Schedule for the Week of May 10-14

• M- Computer & Music
  
• T- Art
  
• W- P.E. & Media (Please remember your library books!!) & Happy Birthday to Bellie!!!
• Th- Music
  
• F- Art
  

Word Families of the Week: -ug, -up

Math: we will begin learning addition and subtraction!!

Language Arts: We are starting our last theme called, "On the Go!" We will be talking about various types of transportation and writing about traveling and ways to get around the city and the world.

Book Bags: Last Friday, your child brought home a "Book Bag" or bag of books! Parents, please note that there is a letter for you to read inside the "Book Bag" that explains what these books are to be used for. A couple of key pieces of information for you to be aware of:
1. The "Book Bags" should stay in the child's backpack so they can use them at home and at school.
2. Each book within the bag should be read 5 times daily, this will help build your child's fluency.
3. Please record the date, the book, how long you read and parent signature on the "Book Log" which is the golden sheet of paper in your child's "Book Bag"

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you! Happy Reading!

Schedule for the Week of March 1-5

• M - **100th** Day of Kindergarten!! Computer and Art
  
• T - P.E.
• W - Adventures in Art with Mrs. Erdahl!, Music, Celebrate Anika's Birthday & Media (Please remember to bring back your library books!)
  
• Th- Art
  
• F- P.E.
  

SiGhT WoRdS being InTroDuCed this WeEk: up & down

Word Families/Phonograms we will be working on: -ox & -ix

Robust Vocabulary: contrast, meander, tidy, famished, modify, unfortunate

Star of the Week: Dylen!

Schedule for the Week of Feb. 8-12th

• M - Computer & Art
  
• T - P.E.
  
• W - Music & Library (Please remember to Bring Back your Library book!)
  
• Th - Art & Imagination Fair Begins
  
• F - P.E. & Valentine Party in the Afternoon ..... Happy 1/2 Birthday to Seth and Dalian

StAr Of ThE wEeK!!! Haakon!

New Sight Words to add to our List!: what, two

Word Families Being Introduced: -ot, -op

Vocabulary for the week: fantasy, jolly, versatile, agreed, contribute, spontaneously

This week is certainly already going fast! With our snow day yesterday, the time seems to have gotten away from me! I apologize for not updating our blog sooner. We have a busy week, with continuing to focus on learning new sight words and learning to create many words by using the same word families.
With Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday and because we have Monday, Feb. 15th off for President's Day, we will be having our Valentine's Day Class party on Friday afternoon. Thank you to everyone for sending in bags of candy for one of our party activities, the kids keep asking "what is all of that candy for??" .... I think they will be pleasantly surprised to find out they get to make candy necklaces on Friday!
Today we made our Valentine boxes, so please feel free to have your child start sending in their valentines to distribute to the class.

Week of April 20-24

Schedule for the Week:

Monday, 20th: P.E.
Tuesday, 21st: Music
Wednesday, 22nd: EARTH DAY!! Art & Library
Thursday, 23rd: P.E.
Friday, 24th: Computer & Music

Letter of the Week: N n

Star of the Week: Donovan

Sight Word Being Introduced: that

Word Family Being Introduced: -ip (words such as: Pip, dip, skip, lip...)

***Reminder***
This Saturday, April 25th, the Shirley Hills Carnival will be held from 11am-3pm. Many parents and students have been working very hard to make this "Blue Ribbon Carnival" a great success! I would love to see you all there! (you can find me at the "Teacher's Pet Booth" :-) )

Let's have a great week and enjoy this beautiful weather!

Week of April 13-17

Schedule for the Week:

Monday, 13th: Music
Tuesday, 14th: Art
Wednesday, 15th: P.E.
Thursday, 16th: Music
Friday, 17th: Art

Letter of the Week: V v

Star of the Week: Aly!!

Sight Word Being Introduced: it

Word Family Being Introduced: -it (words such as: sit, bit, kit...)

***Reminder***
Please remember to send in your donations for our "Movie Lover's" Basket that will be auctioned off at the carnival by THIS FRIDAY, April 17th!! Thank you!

Week of April 6-10

Schedule for the Week:

Monday, 6th: No School
Tuesday, 7th: P.E.
Wednesday, 8th: Media & Music
Thursday, 9th: Art
Friday, 10th: P.E.

Letter of the Week: L l

Star of the Week: there is no "Star of the Week" this week because we only have 4 days of school this week.

Sight Word Being Introduced: Your

Word Family Being Introduced: -im such as (him, Jim, Tim, Kim, dim)

****A Friendly Reminder****
Many students have been forgetting their snacks lately. Please remind them to pack a healthy snack each day! Thank you!! ~ Mrs. Koepp

Week of March 30 - April 3

Schedule for the Week:

Monday, 3oth: Music
Tuesday, 31st: Art
Wednesday, 1st: Library & P.E. - Please remember to bring your library books back!!!
Thursday, 2nd: Music
Friday, 3rd: Art & Character Assembly

Letter of the Week: U u

Star of the Week: Tsione!

Sight Word Being Introduced: and

Word Family Being Introduced: -id (words such as: Sid, bid, did, kid...)

A couple reminders:
Parents, please remind your child to pack a snack each day for snack-time. There have been a lot of students forgetting lately and we are starting to run out of "extra" snacks. Also, if you could please send in a box of your child's favorite snack, in case they do forget, then I will have a snack for them.
Also, with the weather being so unpredictable lately, please be sure to continue sending winter/spring gear to school because the students will continue to go outside for recess unless it is raining.

Thanks so much and let's have a great week!!

Week of March 9-13

****Please note that our Library day will be on Thursday this week instead of Wednesday, due to our field trip being Wednesday morning****

Monday, 9th: P.E.
Tuesday, 10th: Music
Wednesday, 11th: Field Trip to the Lowry Nature Center 9-11:30am (We will be eating lunch at school) and Art will be in the afternoon
Thursday, 12th: Library & P.E.
Friday, 13th: Our last Adventures in Art, Computer & Music

Letter of the Week: I i

Star of the week!: Cody

Sight Word being introduced: be

Word Family being Introduced: -in

Week of March 2-6

Schedule for the Week:

Monday, 2nd: Music and Celebration of Santi and Bella's Birthdays! Sledding Party with 4th Grade Buddies!
Tuesday, 3rd: Art
Wednesday, 4th: Library & P.E.
Thursday, 5th: Music
Friday, 6th: Computer, Adventures in Art & Art. Celebration of Dylan's Birthday!

Letter of the Week: K k

Star of the Week: Jayna

Sight Word Being Introduced: what

Word Family Being Introduced: -al (such as: pal, Sal, Cal, gal)


Hello families!
I apologize for not getting the schedule up earlier in the week - let's have a great one!