Happy Friday!

Composite Pictures
If you ordered school pictures, the composite pictures are in folders today.  Enjoy!

Homework Issue
I've been noticing an issue where math homework has been forgotten about on some nights!  Sometimes, I think you are helping your child with it at home, and are simply forgetting to circle or initial the correct spot on the back side of the homework sheet.  Please make sure to read and complete both sides!  If I have put a question mark in the box, then something has not been completed.  Please make sure to finish the next evening. Thanks so much for all your hard work at home.

Pizza Party
This afternoon was our pizza party for counting to 100!  Check out our fun pictures below.

DIBELS Reports
DIBELS reports are in folders today.  Please look over your child's midyear progress, and let me know if you have questions or concerns!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Tuesday!

Superkids
This week we began our second half of Superkids!  The "Superkids Club" books continue right where we left off with "Meet the Superkids."  We are still learning about new letters and sounds, how to correctly write each letter, and how to blend the sounds into words.  However, these units will be much more rigorous and the student books contain more pages and activities for the children to complete.  

Math  
Here are the skills we will be working on in math:

• Using tally marks to represent class data, counting tally marks by 5's
• Using objects to represent numbers and make exchanges (The class learned the Raft Game which is an introduction to exchanging pennies for nickels.)
• Reviewing estimating
• Practicing and comparing measuring with standard and non-standard units of measurement
• Choosing tools to fit measuring tasks (ruler, yard stick, measuring tape)
• Constructing a class bar graph
• Drawing conclusions and answering questions based on data from bar graphs
• Choosing blocks based on attributes (Attribute Spinner Game)
• Identifying and locating numbers on the 100 number grid

High Ability Test
The High Ability practice test and test have been taking up a lot of our time.  Last week we finished the practice test.  This week we are doing 3 tests every day from Monday-Wednesday. They have been doing a great job and I am very proud of this class for working so hard!

100 Pizza Party
Friday afternoon, Kindergarten classes will meet in the cafeteria to celebrate all of the kiddos who were able to count to 100 by the 100th day of school.  We will be dining on pizza from Chicago's!

Sight Words
Our new sight words for this week are: are, that, do.  Please add these to your practice at home!

Valentine's Party
Our party/centers will be Friday, February 12 from 1:00-2:00.  Part of the party will include the children opening Valentine cards from their friends.  A class list will be sent home later. Please use this list to allow your child to address 21 cards to their friends.  Please include everyone on the list so that feelings are not hurt.  As part of handwriting practice, your child should be the one writing their friends' names as well as their own on each Valentine.  All cards are due Thursday, February 11.    Thank you!

Yearbook Orders
Yearbook orders are due this Friday.  If you plan to order a yearbook, you can make a check out to Inter-State Studios for $15. Yearbooks can also be ordered online at https://inter-state.com/Yearbook and use the order code 04564CG.

Have a great afternoon!

Happy 100th day of School!

Happy 100th day of school!!  We are 100 days Smarter!!  We had a huge celebration today, and all of our center, writing, and math activities surrounded the number 100.  I have LOTS of pictures to share!  Have fun looking through them!

When I am 100 Years Old

I found this free app that changes your picture to what you will look like when you are 100 years old!  It was super fun (and slightly creepy!) to play around with this morning.  Here are our 100 year old faces:

  

Happy 100th day!

 We are 100 days smarter!

100 shapes to color morning work

Can we do 100 exercises??

Mrs Dunn's favorite--100 seconds of SILENCE!! :)

100th day crowns

Trying to see if we can get to the center of the Tootsie Roll sucker in 100 licks

100th day bookmarks!

What will you look like at 100 years old?

What would you buy with 100 dollars?

I can eat 100 ____!

 100 Hershey Kiss scavenger hunt!

100 piece trail mix snack

Counting by 10s to 100 puzzle!

Whew!  What a great day we had!  Have a great weekend!