Reminders:
+ We will begin building our chicken coop project this week but are short on a few supplies. If any parents have unused shirt boxes from the holidays and are willing to donate a few to the classroom, please let me know.
+SFCS Drama Club tickets are now on sale for their spring performace. Please see the family envelope for more details. 
+Tricky Tray trip raffle tickets were sent home with families last week. Please make sure to return ticket entries with payment or any unsold tickets to the main office by Monday, April 3
+School will be closed for an unused "emergency day" on Friday, March 31
+ The hot lunch program will NOT be available for students to purchase lunch on Monday, April 3. All students must have a complete lunch packed from home. 
+ There is an early dismissal Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 5
+School will be closed for the Easter break beginning Thursday, April 6 through Monday, April 17. Classes will resure on Tuesday, April 18

This week we are learning:
+LA:  Module 7: Zoom In! Week 3
Phonological Awareness: blending phonemes and isolating initial sounds
Phonics: initial digraph the /th/ and wh /w/
Stories:  Me...Jane & Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees
Power words: curious, observe, study
Words to know: then, this, could, now
+Math:
We are wraping up our chapter on numbers to 31 and beginning our new chapter on numbers to 100
+Religion:
Chapter 20: Lent
Chapter 21: The Three Days 
+SS/Science
Last week we did some research on different types of chicken coops and what is needed for the chickens to live in them. This week we will plan our models and then work in small groups to build a model of a chicken coop. This is always a fun project for the class!



Have a great week!
-Ms. Monteleone

Reminders:
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This week we are learning:
+LA:  Module 7: Zoom In! Week 2
Phonological Awareness: blending phonemes and semgment words
Phonics: initial digraph sh /sh/ and ch /ch/
Stories:  I know the River Loves Me & Look-Alike Animals
Power words: close, flow, visit
Words to know: back, let, were, what
+Math:
We are starting our new chapter: numbers to 31
+Religion:
Theology of the Body week 9 and Chapter 20 Lent. 
+SS/Science
Our chicks returned to Quiver Farms on Friday. The Kindergarten classes helped to name our chicks: Daisy, Tiny-Fluff, Peanut, Chick-fil-A, Sesame, Biscuit, Lola, Brownie, Cotton Candy, Tom, Cutie Pie, and Spot. The #10 egg hatched first, followed by egg #8 a little over an hour later. The boys and girls LOVED being able to hold the chicks and looked forward to seeing them each day. I was able to get a picture of each of the kids with a chick which I will send home on Monday. Over the next few weeks, we will be working on creating a model of a chicken coop. This is always a fun project for the class!

Please see below for some pictures from the chick visit!


Have a great week!
-Ms. Monteleone

Reminders:
+ Kindergarten students will honor their fathers on Thursday, March 16th for the Feast of St. Joseph. We look forward to seeing you! 
+There is a dress down day on Thursday, March 16 for St. Patrick's Day. The cost is $1. The colors are green and white. 
+There is no school on Friday, March 17th for a faculty PD day.

This week we are learning:
+LA:  Module 7: Zoom In! Week 1
Phonological Awareness: produce rhymes and semgment words
Phonics: double final consonants (-ff, -ll, -ss, -zz, -ck)
Stories:  Last Stop on Market Street & Not a Box
Power words: watch, wonder, world
Words to know: off, will, down, so
+Math:
We are continuing with our chapter on measurment 
+Religion:
Theology of the Body week 8 and Chapter 20 Lent. 
+SS/Science
We have been having a fun time observing the eggs this past week. We can't wait for the eggs to hatch! We hope the hatching will start Monday while we're in school. We will keep and eye on the hatch through Wednesday. The students made their predictions on which egg they think will hatch first. Once all our chicks have hatched we will have a chance to hold and pet them. The chicks will head back to Quiver Farms at the end of the week.  


Have a great week!
-Ms. Monteleone

Reminders:
+The Tricky Tray donation contest has been extended until Friday, March 10. If you haven't donated for the Tricky Tray yet, there is still time to help KA win a free dress down day! Please see the family envelope for more details.
+ Kindergarten student will honor their fathers on Thursday, March 16th for the Feast of St. Joseph. Please see your child's red communication folder for more details. 
+There is a dress down day on Thursday, March 16 for St. Patrick's Day. The cost is $1. The colors are green and white. 
+There is no school on Friday, March 17th for a faculty PD day.

This week we are learning:
+LA:  Module 5: Home of the Free and the Brave Week 4
Phonological Awareness: isolating medial sounds & segmenting words into phonemes
Phonics: build words with short vowels and consonant blends
Stories:  Apple Pie 4th of July & Happy Birthday to the U.S.!
Power words: American, crowd, customer
Words to know: cut, must, said, when
+Math:
We are starting chapter 14 on measurment 
+Religion:
Theology of the Body week 7 and Chapter 20 Lent. 
+SS/Science
We are pausing our lesson "Me on the Map." This week we are SO EXCITED that Quiver Farms will be dropping off 12 eggs for Kindergarten to observe as we learn all about how chicks hatch! We will spend a week with the eggs in the incubator and then will see the chicks hatch between Monday and Tuesday. This is my favorite activity during the year and I know the class is looking forward to as well!


We had fun last week celebrating Read Across America Day. We always look forward to having our buddies stop by. We also had a special guest reader, Mr. Huff- one of our 4th grade teachers, who read us a story at the end of the day. Please see below for some pictures. 


Have a great week!
-Ms. Monteleone