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Scarlet and Gray Newsletter
February 16th to 19th, 2016
Volume 19, Issue 24
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Monday
Our math starter today was to determine the
number before and after a given number. We
greeted our friends, sang ‘Grand Old Flag’, said
our class promise and did calendar. We counted
to 100 by ones and read our popcorn words. We
did our ABC charts with digraphs. We reviewed
the habits of thinkers. We learned our new
popcorn word ‘said’ and did rainbow writing of it.
We read Arthur’s Chicken Pox by Marc Brown.
We did literacy workshop. We were introduced to
our poem of the week ‘3D Shapes’ and saw
examples of those shapes. We read Cubes,
Cones, Cylinders and Spheres. We figured out
our mystery number. We focused on medial
(middle) sounds in words. We graphed whether
we gave a valentine to our mom. We read Me
and My Amazing Body and did a Time for Kids –
Take Care of Yourself.
. No School President’s Day Wednesday
We did a count and write activity, greeted one
another, sang ‘Grand Old Flag’, said our class
promise and did calendar. We counted to 100
by fives and tens and read our popcorn words.
We did ‘Action Alphabet’. We reviewed the
habits of thinkers. We read Arthur’s Pet Business
by Marc Brown. We did speedwriting of our
popcorn word. We worked on hearing and
recording medial sounds. We sequenced the
lines of our poem. We read Healthy Me and
Washing Up. We watched a brief clip on
properly washing hands. We heard
Newsminutes presentations. We watched
‘Shapes for Sale’ about 2D and 3D shapes.
Thursday
The AM class attended ‘Seussical the Musical’.
Both classes read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
The PM class greeted classmates, sang ‘Grand Old
Flag’, said our class promise and did calendar. We
counted backwards from 20, subitized ten frames and
read our popcorn words. We did blend cards and
reviewed habits of thinkers. We heard Newsminutes
presentations. They also used props to retell If You
Give a Mouse a Cookie. We read, highlighted the
popcorn word in and illustrated our poem. We did
literacy workshop. We did shared reading. We found
our mystery number and identified 2D and 3D shapes
in various items. We watched Arthur’s Lost Library
Book by Marc Brown.
Friday
We sang ‘Grand Old Flag’, said our class promise, greeted friends, read our popcorn words and reviewed habits of thinkers. We counted on from various numbers. We heard more Newsminutes presentations. We practiced writing our first and last names in D’Nealian handwriting. We read If You Give a Pig a Pancake and Arthur’s New Puppy. The AM class did literacy workshop. We did fitness, had recess and Guidance. The PM class had a fire drill. Dear Parents,
Contact Info:
Voicemail:
760-6298
E-MAIL:
letostak_vianne@
dublinschools.net
REMINDERS:
MONDAY:
Homework Due
A DAY: Library Books
Due
FRIDAY:
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Wear Tennis
shoes for
Fitness
Book Pockets
Due
(beginning in
November)
PLEASE REMEMBER
TO STORE LIBRARY
BOOKS AND BOOK
POCKETS IN
BOOKBAGS TO
PREVENT LOSS OR
DAMAGE.
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.dublinschools.
net/oldesawmill
If you are interested in the details on redistricting for the 2016-17
school year, it is available at this site:
http://www.dublinschools.net/k8redistricting2015.aspx
Upcoming Dates:
February 24th – Parent Teacher Conferences
February 26th – No School – Teacher Workday
March 3rd - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 21st to 25th – No School – Spring Break
Thanks to our volunteers this week: Mrs. Shiomi, Mrs. Raza, Mrs.
Bonnette, Mrs. Smialek and Mrs. Smith.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Go Bucks!
Vianne