Mrs.

Coffeys Kindergarten
January 28th, 2013

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Indian Valley Elementary

Reading Focus:

unit 5: lets celebrate!

week 1 (social studies integration) Theme Question: Why do we celebrate? Upcoming Focus Question of the Week: What are everyday Events/Notes family celebrations? Sight Words: put his We are Nonfiction Text: Lets Celebrate! collecting Letters: working on sounds A-Z (www.starfall.com) pop tabs and Phonological Awareness: Initial Sounds- what pennies for sound/letter does a word start with? Matching words the Pennies that have the same first sound for Patients Poem for Fluency: Where Is the Party? program! Word Families: example: -am family: ham, cam, sam (through Feb. Vocabulary: celebrate 22nd) Comprehension: main idea, cause and effect Spring Sight Words: Please practice these at home! There are Conferences premade flashcards on our class site under home week of resources. February 11th Log-on at home: www.wglead21.com (I am always Letter was happy to resend usernames and passwords!) sent to Take Home Book system is up and going! Please read parents your childs book with them until they are fluent and about our then send it back with the form completed for a new silent auction one! Must be signed- thank you! Busy Math Focus: Everyday math section 4 Mom/Spa basket. Daily Kim Sutton Math drills (we call it Number Party Please send Math) in one item to Monday: Shapes with objects add by Tuesday: 100th Day Math: Counting by 5s to 100 Monday, Wednesday: Shape Comparisons February 25th. Thursday: Geoboard Shapes Friday: The Subtraction Sign

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Classroom Needs!
Snacks! Mystery readers (12:45-1 any day of the week)

Social studies focus: science focus:

Kansas Day (Jan. 29th) Family Celebrations

School Newsletter

writers workshop:

Weather (calendar) Season of winter Hibernation/animals/plants in winter

unit: pattern books We started our pattern books this week. We did a mini lesson on what makes a sentence (capital letter, finger spaces, punctuation, no capitals in words unless needed) **All Writers Workshop books remain at school until the Art and Writing Fair in the spring and then you get to take them all home! **

Our Specials Schedule:

Day A: PE/Music Day B: Spanish/PE Day C: Music/Spanish Day D: Art Day E: REAL/Computer (reading program)

Indian Valley Elementary 11600 Knox Street Overland Park, KS 66210 School Phone: (913) 239-6400 Mrs. Coffeys Room: (913) 239-6471 Mrs. Coffeys E-mail: macoffey@bluevalleyk12.org Classroom Blog: http://www.mrscoffeyskinders.blogspot.com/