Rock Star Kaden!!!

Kaden was our rock star last week and we had so much fun learning about him!! His favorite color is blue and he loves the book "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!!" His favorite movie is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and his favorite sport is football. The food he likes most his cheese pizza and his favorite animal is a cheetah!! He loves the song "Shake It Off" and when he grows up he wants to be a police officer. If he could go anywhere in the world it would be Chuck E Cheese. He is a super special kid because he likes to go places with his family. We loved seeing his transformer toy and he even taught Mrs. Schroeder a thing or two about the transformer movies... who knew there were four?!? Thanks for being such a great rock star. Enjoy our video!!!

100th Day Fun!!!!

My friends and I are so excited that Monday is the 100^th day of school. Last Friday we were preparing for this super fun day. We made hats/crowns and counting mats and talked about the fun things we will be doing to celebrate being 100 days smarter! We even looked at some fun projects on pinterest and pictures of older people – remember I would love for you and your family to do a project using 100 of something – if you don’t have time for a project your child can bring in 100 of something. Also your child can dress up like they are 100 years old – we are super excited that we are going to officially be 100 days smarter on Monday! 

This week in Literacy we will be talking about what happens in different kinds of weather. Our vocabulary words are predict, temperature, drought, clever, and storm. We will be learning about the letter k and learning the words “she” and “was”. We will be reading “Rain”, “The Frog and the Locust”, and “Cloud Watch” and we will be focusing on sequencing the story and looking at speech bubbles. In the crabby books we will be reading “Kim and Nan” and during guided reading your child will either be reading “The Rain” or “Weather is Fun”.

In Math we of course will be focusing on the number 100 – but we will also be starting Unit 4 which will focus on adding, comparing numbers, writing numbers 1-30, and number partners. Also this Thursday night, Jan. 29^th, is our Family Math night from 6-7, even if you haven’t returned your rsvp you are still more than welcome to come! We will be playing some games, talking about all of the wonderful things we do during math, I will also be handing out some activities for your binder for you to practice at home. It is sure to be a fun time and I can’t wait to see you all!

In writing we will be working on stories that have a beginning, middle, and an end and using leads and transition words. We will continue to work on using adjectives and verbs in our writing and we even learned about proper nouns this past week!

Again on Monday your child can bring their 100 day project to school to share with the class and can dress up like they are 100 years old! Also on Tuesday it is a PLC day so we get out of school at 2:18 and Thursday is our Family Math night. We sure have a busy, fun week ahead of us!

Martin Luther King Jr.

Hello everyone!!

I hope you had a great weekend. On Friday we took a lot of time to discuss Dr. King and what he did for our country. We each thought of one thing we dreamed of for our country, made a colorful world with our hands, and made a freedom bell. I told the kids to remember why they aren't in school today and to take the time to watch the video we made!! Before that...I want to leave you with a poem that you will hear the kids reciting...

Wouldn't It be terrible? Wouldn't it be sad. 

If just one single color, was the color that we had?

If everything was purple, or red, or blue, or green?

If yellow, pink, or orange, was all that could be seen?

Can you just imagine how dull the world would be?

If just one single color, was all that we could see?

Please enjoy our video!

                                

Veteran's Day

In November we celebrated a very special day. It was Veteran's Day & the kids did some activities that helped us understand the sacrifices these special people make every day. We made hand/feet turkey's to say thank you and even donated our own Halloween candy so we could make bags for Veteran's!! We are pretty special kids with some pretty big hearts!! Here is our video...sorsuper late getting up here!!

Rock Star Jayne!!!

Jayne was our rock star last week and we had so much fun learning about her family!! Jayne is such a sweet girl and such a great friend to everyone!!! Her favorite color is red and her favorite book is 'The Diamond Castle'. Her favorite movie is My Little Pony (she talks about this a lot:)) Her favorite sport is basketball and the food she loves most is mac & cheese!! Can you guess her favorite animal?!? Horses!! She loves the song "Let It Go" and when she grows up she wants to be a mom!! If she could go anywhere it would be Disney World ( and guess what...that lucky girl is there right now!!) Jayne is a special girl because she loves her family!! We loved seeing Jayne's microphone and reading her Snow White book!! You Rock Jayne...and we hope you have fun in the sun this week in Florida!! Please enjoy our video!!!

Rock Star Conor!!

 Conor was our Rockstar of the week a while back and he had a super fun time! Conor brought in a big stuffed snake which we all loved and took our picture with! Conor’s favorite color is blue and he loves the book “The Very Funny Frog”. He also likes the movie Frozen! His favorite sport is soccer and loves chicken nuggets. His favorite animal is a bear and he really likes the song “I’m the Man”. When Conor grows up he wants to be a dentist and if he could go anywhere he would go to Lego Land – which I am sure would be a ton of fun! Conor is a special kid because he is the littlest brother of four boys! Please check out the video of Conor as our Rockstar!

Rock Star Dillon!!!

Dillon was our rock star a while ago when Mrs. Schroeder was gone!! He is such a awesome kid and we loved learning all about him!! He had a fabulous week. His favorite color is red and he likes the book “Spiders”. He likes basketball and macaroni and cheese. His favorite animal is a cow. When he grows up he wants to be a construction worker and if he could go anywhere in the world he would go to Chuck E. Cheese. Dillon is a special kid because he loves his family! Please check out his video as our Rockstar!

Rock Star Haiden!!

Haiden was our rock star the week before I came back from maternity leave…a while ago, but I am trying to get caught up!! I enjoyed seeing all of his pictures and learning about him. His favorite color is blue and his favorite book is The Very Sleepy Sloth. The movie he likes most is Spiderman. His favorite sport is basketball and his favorite food is lasagna (yummy!) His favorite animal is a dinosaur and his favorite song is “Big Green Tractor” by Jason Aldean. When he grows up he wants to be a football player! If he could go anywhere in the world it would be Lost In Fun. He is a super special kid because he loves his family. We think you are pretty awesome Haiden!!! Sorry it took so long to get this posted!!

BUSY WEEK!!

This week we will be talking about what kinds of things grow on a farm. We will learn about the words fresh, delicious, beneath, raise, and special. It is going to be getting crazy with week as we will be learning two new words and two new letters this week and they are “with” and “he” and F and R. We will be reading “An Orange in January”, “Farms Around the World”, and “Farmer’s Market” and in our crabby books we will read “Ron with Red”. During guided reading your child will either read “Let’s Make a Salad” or “The Farmer”. We will also be focusing on rereading and finding key details in our stories. 

In writing we of course will be working hard and we will be learning about the writing trait of organization and how most stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. We will first start by just telling stories orally and then will move on to learning how to use a planning page. This week we will be writing our stories together. 

In math we will be comparing numbers and making teen numbers with real objects. We will also be exploring more with shapes and teen numbers. We are also starting the countdown to the 100^th day of school that will soon be coming, Monday marks day 91! WOO HOO we can’t wait! Please look for more detailed information that will be coming home about this super fun day!

In Unit Studies we will be continuing to learn more about the seasons and will be finishing up our seasons book and then we will start learning about different kinds of weather and will hopefully start that book by the end of the week!

This week we will also be talking about Martin Luther King Jr. –his birthday is this week and we will be reading and talking about how brave he was and will be doing some fun projects.  Next Monday, on Martin Luther King Day we do not have school. 

Also this week your child’s second quarter report card will be coming home on Wednesday so please be sure to check in their Wednesday Folder and return the envelope – remember you get to keep the report card!

Rock Star Jackson!!

Jackson was our rock star before winter break...but time sure has gotten away from me!! He had a great week and we learned so much about our awesome friend!! His favorite color is black and he loves the book Captain Underpants!! His favorite movie to watch is Iron Man and if he could play any sport it would have to be soccer. The food he loves most is spaghetti (yummy!!) and his favorite animal is a tiger. He LOVES the song Roar by Katy Perry. When he grows up he wants to be a super hero. If he could visit anywhere in the world it would be the ocean (that sounds nice in this cold weather!!!) He is a SUPER special kid because he has a great family. You Rock Jackson!! Please enjoy our fun video.

Important Dates!!

Well...our first week back has been full of fun...and learning some routines again:) We haven't got outside much do this lovely Nebraska weather, but we are working hard. I wanted to inform you of some important dates that will be coming up this semester. It is sure to be super fun and I am certain that it will fly by!!

Friday, Jan. 9th is popcorn Friday and Pajama Day (make sure your kindergartener is in warm pajamas and have good shoes on)!
Monday, Jan 26th "should be" the 100th day of school if we don't have any more "cold/snow" days! I will be sending home more information about this super fun day soon! Our cold day moved this day to a Monday....so we will be tired from our crazy day!!
Thursday, Jan. 29th is our Kindergarten Math Night from 6-7pm   
Thursday, Feb. 12th is the Meadow Lane Science Fair - you will be receiving information about this
Feb. 24th and 26th are Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, April 16th is the Meadow Lane Art Fair 
Thursday, April 23rd is our Kindergarten Lorax Movie Night
Thursday, May 21st is our Kindergarten Celebration 333


Speaking of math night.... we have been working hard on learning teen numbers in math, along with number partners. Today we practiced building teen numbers and doing our finger flashes. Here are a few photos of our hard work!!

10+6=16

10 and 1 makes 11!!

We are smart!!

I can make bugs with groups of ten!!

Matching teen numbers and equations!!

Student leader!! Go Alycia!!

Have a wonderful end to your week!!

Love- Mrs. Schroeder