We tried to catch a leprechaun with the traps that we made!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Potato Olympics

Math Workshop

Dolphin Digest--March 3, 2014

     I hope everyone enjoyed the winter break. I wish that I had planned to get away to a warmer climate! This week promises to be an exciting one in the Dolphin classroom! We will be decorating the room for St. Patrick's Day. Today, we are sending the information on making a leprechaun trap to be brought into school next Thursday, March 13. We will set them Thursday afternoon before we leave in hopes of trapping a "wee folk" before St. Patrick's Day. I am sure you'll hear whether or not we were successful.

     I know your child will enjoy the many varied reading activities that the March reading calendar provides. Please make sure your child is doing the reading as there will be a prize at the end of the month for those who do.

     In Reader's Workshop this week, we will demonstrate the comprehension strategies of "schema" and "inferring" when reading. In Writer's Workshop, we will be finishing up "persuasive writing" with letters home to you and then we will be using Mo Willems as our mentor author. Through his style of writing, we hope to create our own stories. We continue to practice addition/subtraction math facts and fact families. Please continue to practice them with your child at home.

     Our thanks to all our classroom volunteers last month and party contributors. A very special thank you to Mrs. Girard for coordinating the Valentine refreshments.

     Think spring and have a good week!

     Deb

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 7

District School Meeting, SMS Cafe, 7:00PM

Thursday, March 13

Leprechaun traps are due

Friday, March 14

No School:  Teacher Workshop Day

                              

Happy Day 100!

Happy February!

     February promises to be a very busy month filled with celebrations. First of all, the much anticipated  "Day 100" will be happening on Wednesday, February 5, providing there are no more snow days. Please be sure to read the memo with the poster in order for you to know what is expected from your child to fully enjoy the day. The poster can come in any day this week, but the 100 piece snack needs to come in Wednesday morning.

     In phonics, we will be continuing with glued letters at the end of words and our patterns this week are -ink, -ank, -onk, -unk. In math, we will be focusing on number problems and basic facts. In social studies, we will begin our study of Asia concentrating mostly on China, Japan, and Korea. We have a wonderful opportunity to become pen pals and hopefully skype with a first grade class in Korea as Ms. Winglass' friend is interning there for a year. Chinese New Year began last Friday, January 31, and it is the year of the "horse". We will also learn about two very important presidents this month: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

     February would not be complete without celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14.

We will make valentine mailboxes from the half-gallon containers that are coming in. If you have not sent yours in yet, please do so ASAP. I have sent a class list in your child's folder so that no one will be forgotten. Please do not send cards into school before Monday, Feb. 10.

Thanks for your attention!

Deb