Happy Spring Break!

Hi All!  I hope you all find a way to have a WONDERFUL spring break! 

I will not be posting daily this next week, but if I get pictures or something fun comes my way I will post it!  I will "see" you all back here on March 30th with another idea for fun and learning! 

Love you all!

Mrs. Lowe

Fun Friday!

Ok boys and girls!

 I have an AWESOME book for you to watch/read today!  

This was one of my favorites as a kid!  

Check it out and let me know what you like the best about it AND if you have any other ideas how to keep people from turning the page!

Monster at the end of this book!

I hope you have as much fun with this book as I do!

Love you,

Mrs. Lowe

Thanks for the picture Lydia!  I love it! 
If you would like to send me photos to my email, I can then add them to my blog!  There is no option for you to add photos to the comments, so this will be the only way to do it on this platform!
Thanks!

Thursday Blessings!

Hello Everyone,  

Today we are going to take a trip to a farm!  On this site there are 11 different Canadian farms from minks, pigs and cows to apples and eggs!  Pick one and enjoy your tour!  Post with which farm you picked and what you liked most about it!

Enjoy the Farm 

Miss you all so much! Hope you are happy and healthy!

Love you,

Mrs. Lowe

Happy Wednesday!

Today try taking a field trip to the San Diego Zoo!  

Click the link for videos, activities and games!

Enjoy the ZOO!

When you are all done, please leave a comment about what you liked the most!

Miss you all already! 

Mrs. Lowe

Our Plan

MARCH 17- APRIL 6TH 

Hello Again!  After today's meeting I have some more information as to what you can expect for the next few weeks.  The rest of this week and then again starting the 30th of March- April 6th(Nothing during our designated spring break) I will be posting each day with something fun or educational that your child may like to do!  This, along with the GIANT list of ideas I sent home with your child, will be great opportunities for your child to continue learning through this break!  I would like for you to have them read everyday and practice sight words as well.  They should all have their black reading bag home with a number of books in it! 

Should we be out longer than April 6th...

This is where I will have more daily expectations in order to meet standards and in order for me to grade and pass your child on to 1st grade!  If I can help it,  I will try to keep your kids off electronics as much as possible.  I do have A LOT of work I printed off and other teaching supplies that I cleaned and brought home with me, should I need to mail them or drop them off on your porch! Either way I will get them to you!

  I will have daily check ins on this blog where you will need to comment or post in order for your child to be counted as present and learning!  I will have a way to collect all the physical work they complete during this time as well, so it can be graded and entered into Power School, this will verify that your child participated in school for these days at home and will not need to make them up this summer!  

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time!

Pam

Please comment with your child's name so I know who has all received this information!

Coronavirus Pandemic Plan

Hello Parents! 

 This is where I will be updating you on all the information that you will need during this crazy time!  

Right now, I will be sending your child home with head phones, watercolors, scissors, book bags and sight words.  This is just a start to what they will need!

The staff will be having a meeting tomorrow and I will post again later in the afternoon to give you more specific information on what your child will need to do and when!  

As for now, I have sent home a list of fun things to do with your kids while they are home! These are just some suggestions and are not required.  

I do, however, want you to keep them reading and practicing sight words everyday! 

I am really going to miss each and everyone of my students.  Please feel free to comment with funny things they say and even pictures here on my blog.... as I won't have any pictures of them for awhile. 

Thank you all for you patients and understanding while we figure this all out!  

Pam

February 10th- 23rd

February 10- February 23rd
With school being canceled today... there will be no conferences tonight.  You can sign up for a time that is still open on Thursday or I will be available Tuesday, February 25th from 3:15-5pm.  

Conference Sign Up (I will fill in as I get emails)

Tuesday, February 25th               Thursday, February 20th

3:15pm:                                                       3:15pm:Karly

3:30pm:                                                       3:30pm:Dominic 

3:45pm:                                                       3:45pm:Bridget

4:00pm:                                                       4:00pm:Kinley
   
4:15pm:                                                       4:15pm:

4:30pm:                                                       4:30pm:

4:45pm:                                                       4:45pm:

5:00pm:   Sutton                                        5:00pm:

                                                                      5:15pm:

                                                                      5:30pm:Lydia

                                                                      5:45pm:Carter

Valentines Day is this Friday!  You can have your student bring in Valentines for the whole class or for the whole school.  We have 10 students in our class. 

Ashlynn
Carter
Lydia
Kinley
Karly- Gluten Free
Bridget
Axel
Dominic
Charlie
Sutton

If they would like to give to the whole school we have 79 students!

                                       Getting excited for  the 100th day of school!

REMINDERS: 

~ It is COLD outside and that nasty white stuff has fallen from the sky ALREADY......yuck.. (not a fan of winter weather...)
 Please send your child with a winter coat, hat and mittens.  If there is snow they will not be allowed to play on the blue chips or in the snow without snow pants, boots, coat, hat and mittens.  

~Cold and Flu season is here and I have been having a problem with students in my class bringing cough drops into the room without telling me or in their coat pockets or in their lockers.  This is very dangerous, especially if I am unaware that they have one in their mouth.  1st- Our school policy is to have ALL medication (there is medicine in cough drops) in the office.  2nd- Cough Drops are a chocking hazard and there are times throughout the day that would be very dangerous for a child to have a cough drop in their mouth (recess, gym, music, snack and lunch etc.)  To avoid this danger/hazard PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give your child's cough drops to Mrs. Schuh in the office and fill out the form for us to administer this medication!  I really appreciate this!

~ Please make sure your child has a paint shirt in their locker.  We do tend to paint a lot through out the year and art is on Friday this year.  I would hate for them to get paint on their good church clothes! 

~Extra pair of clothes!  Please make sure your child has an extra pair of church appropriate clothes in their locker!  This helps for milk spills, accidents, going down the slide when it is wet, playing in the sink in the bathroom, not knowing how to drink out of a bubbler, and coming to school on a church day in clothes that are not in the guidelines for church!  THANK YOU!  

~Gym Shoes... If your child has tie shoes as their gym shoes, they should be able to tie them all by themselves.  Most of the time they will wear their shoes they already have on.  I normally only have them change if their shoes are dirty or wet.  Their everyday shoes should also be shoes they can get on and off as well as tie all by themselves!  

~Friday is Mass- they need to dress up for church.  No shorts, tshirts, no jeans and no words on their clothing.  Boys need a collared shirt.  If you do not want/ or your child does not want to wear their dressy church clothes all day, please send a change of clothes. They will change right after mass.   


                
                                  

                              

What a good looking group of old fogeys!         

Reading: Since break, I have had a chance to test each students reading level, if you would like to know what reading level your child is at, please shoot me an email!  It is best if your reader reads within their level.  We meet in small reading groups each week and will send home a new book at their level each week that they should be reading to you.  We will be starting with learning some of the more frequent sight words that they will need to know! Some of these words include: the, a, is, in, it, was, as, of, I etc.  When you are reading with your child, pointing out these sight words will help!  Also a big help is asking questions after a story...

Who was this story about?

Where did this story take place?

What was the problem?

How did he/she solve this problem?

Ask them the meaning of new words they come across.
Is this book an opinion or facts?

This will really help with their reading comprehension.  Comprehension is one of the main reason kids don't move up in reading levels.  Once they get the hang of reading and master the techniques of sounding out unknown words, what will hold them back will be whether they understand or can remember details from what they read.  

 I am continuing to send home a black reading bag with your child every day!  This bag should contain a book, sight words and sometimes a worksheet that will need to be completed and returned by Thursday or Friday of that week.  

They should be studying their sight words everyday, I will be testing them on Thursday or Friday and will give them new words at that time.  If they get all 5 words right, I will give them 5 new words, if they get 4 words right they get 4 new words and so on.  They will keep all the words they get right and their new words and should practice them ALL, not just the new words, as this will help reinforce their knowledge and ability to recognize these words when reading!  

They should also be reading their book to you each night as well.  It is OK if they need the pictures to help them with the words, it is OK if they have to sound out words.  These are both important strategies needed for reading.  

Please please please help your child with their reading and sight words, this help from you is crucial in their learning and will help them immensely.  

                                

       

                                                

They had a blast at our Old Maid party!  Thank you all for coming, it really meant a lot to your student and to me that you all made time to be here!  

Fundations / Spelling: We have learned ALL Lower case and Upper case letters.  We will continue to reinforce letter sound association. At this time we are be learning about the difference between a sentence and a word, sentence structure and spaces between words.  This will usually tie in with our writing unit and I will be connecting these 2 subjects for awhile!

Writing: We are working on labeling/sentence structure/sounding out words.  As well as all that is listed above in Fundations!

Math: We are getting close to finishing Unit 4.  We are learning greater than/less than, writing numbers in order from 1-20, adding and subtracting 0-5 and will be introducing + and - 5-10. I would encourage you to work with your students on subtraction.  This seems to be a bit difficult for most students and the more practice they get the better!

Religion: We will continue our learning of mass and how we can participate during mass. We are now in the rotation for reading the Petitions and Thanksgiving Prayer.  We are learning about God and Jesus everyday.  We will continue to work on the rosary throughout the year!  We are now learning about St. Valentine and Jesus as a boy! 

Social Studies/Science:  We will be learning about the social aspect of Valentines Day and telling those we love that we love them and the importance of love in our lives.  We will also be doing some fun science experiments with candy hearts!  

We had an impromptu serenade Friday afternoon, with hand movements and everything!  So fun to watch all their creativity and imagination!

As always, my door is always open, if you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Calendar/Important Dates:

February

13th- Get Active 3:00-4:00pm
14th- 8:15am Mass
18th- Conferences
20th- Conferences/ Get Active 3:00-4:00pm
21st- NO SCHOOL
26th- Ash Wednesday 8:15am Mass
27th- Get Active 3:00-4:00pm
28th- 8:15am Mass

P.S.

Things Mrs. Lowe is looking for or would love for the classroom! If you find them at a rummage sale or find a good deal for these online, please let me know so I can get them or if you get them, I will pay you back!  Here are some things I am in search of!

~Burger King Stuffed Emoji toys.... they will come in handy when talking about emotions and feelings!

~Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and accessories

~Magic Tracks and cars that work with the tracks(batteries)

~Legos

~SkipBo Cards or the board game version!

~SpotIt Cards

~Cool Toys Monkey Balance

~Learning Resources Alphabet Island

~Smatch by Think Fun

~Books (ANY)

    ~Ancient Adventures Bible Stories  (book and workbook)