Kriletown Adventures - Week 21

Welcome to week twenty one of Kriletown News.  Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates

• Monday, February 10 - NAAPID

• Wednesday, February 11 - 100th Day of School TENTATIVELY

• Tuesday, February 12 - Fancy Nancy Friendship Day

• Friday, February 14-Tuesday, February 18 - No School, Mid-Winter Break

• Wednesday, February 19 - School Resumes

• Tuesday, March 4 - Early Release - 1:00 Dismissal

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked with the trigraph dge and tch. We continue to work on nouns, verbs and adjectives. Our heart words this week were, move, will, and down. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’stupendous', ’nibble', ‘champion', 'and ’remember’. 

Reading

This week we read books about winter adventures. We also read and reviewed what it means to be brave.

Math

We celebrated the 90 day of school. We worked with sums of 10, measuring and how to explain our thinking when adding and subtracting.

Writer’s Workshop

We continued writing our nonfiction reports. I am SO impressed with the writing your students have done so far.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed what it means to be creative. We had a great discussion about how creativity takes many different forms. 

Social Studies/Science

This week  continue to work on my favorite science unit HABITATS! We learned all about the tundra and grasslands. During this unit we will be visiting the grasslands, rainforest, tundra, forest, ocean and freshwater.

School Stuff:

STAMP DONATIONS

Kriletown in participating in Happy Mail around the country. First grades from around the country are practicing letter writing and map reading. Our goal is to send and receive a letter from all 50 states. To make this possible we need stamp donations. If you are able please send in with your little next week.

FANCY NANCY FRIENDSHIP DAY February 12th

Enclosed in your students Friday folder is a class list. If your student chooses to bring in Valentine cards please be sure to send one for each student. Please send your little in fancy clothes for the celebration. These can be over the top fun silly outfits. Google the character Fancy Nancy to get great ideas of how this character celebrates and loves life. We will be reading all of her books the next few weeks!

DALMATIAN DAY February 19th

Please send your student in a creative Dalmatian outfit to celebrate the 101st day of school. The idea of this activity is to encourage your student to be creative!! You do not need to purchase anything. This will be a day of fun to celebrate the 101st day of school! You can find easy dress up ideas on Pintrest. 

From past newsletters....

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS

Book orders went home last week. If you would like to order our class code is....

Class Code

LC2KC

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles love to hear what you think of their creations :) 

Computers

 Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We use them daily. 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

School no longer provides hand sanitizer to classrooms. To prevent illness I have the children sanitize before both snacks and coming back from specials. If you are able to donate a large bottle we would really appreciate it!! 

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Have a great weekend with your little! 

Kriletown Adventures - Week 19

Welcome to week nineteen of Kriletown News. 

Before we jump into the news I would like to share a story with all of you. 

This week the kids and I are talking about conflict along with small, medium and large problems. We were discussing what to do when we have a conflict along with big feelings. The subject of a calm down space was brought up. A few children shared in kindergarten they had a spot in the room that was separate,  cozy, and had a stuffed animal to snuggle. Anyone having a big feeling could take a few minutes to relax and then return to the group. Several of your littles mentioned we don't have a calm down corner. (this is the good part) One brave soul spoke up and said "in Kriletown we don't need a calm down spot the whole room is calm. It is like being at our house!" THIS, this is my goal! I want your children to feel comfortable to ask questions, be brave and have all the feelings. I think we are on our way!

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 19 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Important Dates

• Monday, January 20 - No School, MLK Day

• Wednesday, January 29 - Early Release Day, 1:00 pm dismissal

• TENTATIVE 100th day of school celebration Friday, February 1st

• TENTATIVE 101st AKA Dalmatian Day celebration Monday, February 10th

• NEW DATE Fancy Nancy Friendship Day (AKA Valentines celebration) Wednesday, February 12th

• Mid Winter break Friday, February 14-18

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked with open and closed syllables. We reviewed verbs, nouns and adjectives. Our heart words this week were about, some, and did. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’measure', ’stubborn', ‘soggy', 'and ’deciduous’. 

Reading

This week we started a study of nonfiction. We will be learning the key text features of a non-fiction book and begin to write our own. We also enjoyed books about snow.

Math

 We worked on adding 3 numbers, fact families and place value this week.

Writer’s Workshop

We started our informational reports.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed conflict along with size of problems. We discussed several ways to solve conflicts ourselves.

Social Studies/Science

This week we studied the ocean and many interesting creature who live there. We learned all about the desert. Ask your child to share with you what they learned about the zones of the ocean, sea turtles and clownfish. During this unit we will be visiting the grasslands, rainforest, tundra, forest, ocean and freshwater.

School Stuff:

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS

Book orders went home last week. If you would like to order our class code is....

Class Code

LC2KC

SNACK DONATIONS

We need January snack donation please. 

COMPUTERS

Thank you SO much for sending in charged laptops!! 

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles love to hear what you think of their creations :) 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Have a great long weekend with your little!  

Happy New Year!! Kriletown Adventures - Week 18

 Happy New Year!! Welcome to week eighteen of Kriletown News. 

As a reward for such a wonderful first week back together the kids and I are going to have a jammie/lovie day this Friday, January 10th For those who want to participate please send your little in warm cozy pajamas with their favorite lovie (the lovie MUST fit in a backpack). Slippers and robes are also welcome. Keep in mind the temps are going to be COLD Friday so send in winter gear for recess and gym shoes for gym.

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 18 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Important Dates

• Monday, January 20 - No School, MLK Day

• Wednesday, January 29 - Early Release Day, 1:00 pm dismissal

• TENTATIVE 100th day of school celebration Friday, February 1st

• TENTATIVE 101st AKA Dalmatian Day celebration Monday, February 10th

• Fancy Nancy Friendship Day (AKA Valentines celebration) Thursday, February 13th

• Mid Winter break Friday, February 14-18

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked with -ed and -ing at the end of words. We learned all about verbs as action words. We reviewed blends at the beginning of words. Our heart words this week were am, just, any, many and been. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’empathy', ’embarrassed', ‘fascinating', 'and ’sibling’. 

Reading

This week we started a study of nonfiction. We will be learning the key text features of a non-fiction book and begin to write our own. We also enjoyed books with silly holiday themes. We learned all about National Bubble Bath Day, National Law Enforcement Appreciation and National Save the Eagles Day.

Math

We celebrated the 80 day of school. We worked with sums of 10, place value, even and odd as well as created a bar graph.

Writer’s Workshop

We brainstormed ideas for our informational reports.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed how our classroom is like a family. We compared the rules of home with the rules of school and discussed why they are different. We discussed kindness, respect and empathy for one another.

Social Studies/Science

This week we started my favorite science unit of the year HABITATS! We learned all about the desert. Ask your child to share with you what they learned about both hot and cold deserts. During this unit we will be visiting the grasslands, rainforest, tundra, forest, ocean and freshwater.

New Year's Resolutions

The kids and I discussed resolutions/personal goals this week. We each set a new personal goal for the rest of first grade. I have included them on progress reports. I was so impressed with the goals everyone set for themselves, so mature!!

School Stuff:

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS

You will find a winter order in your littles Friday Folder. If you would like to order our class code is....

Class Code

LC2KC

SNACK DONATIONS

We need January snack donation please. 

COMPUTERS

Thank you SO much for sending in charged laptops!! 

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles love to hear what you think of their creations :) 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Have a great weekend with your little!