Counting to 100 and back down to zero!

Today was the 100th day of school! We practiced counting to 100 a lot, including starting at 100 and counting down to zero. The picture above is a number chart with all the numbers 1-100. Please help your child practice counting up to and back from 100, you can create this chart and use it to help them as they count. We will have a big celebration on the 100th day of 2011, which is on Monday April 11th! We love that number 100!!

Up Coming Events!

Parents!!

We have some fun Valentine's events happening soon. Please make sure your child brings in 25 Valentine's cards with their first and last name on the envelope. We will share these on the 14th! Also, send in a treat to add to their Valentine bags before the 11th! Lastly, we have an all school dance on the 11th to celebrate Valentine's Day, please come and have a ball.

We can read!

I know that your children are excited because they are now working to decode words, blend and segment words, and read those sight words we have been practicing so much! Please encourage your child to read often at home, anything with print is a perfect place to start!

*Cereal boxes
*Newspapers
*Magazines
*Recipes
*Commercials on TV
*Street signs
*Menus
*Computer/internet sites


*A helpful tip…

If your child cannot read the whole word have them get their mouth ready to say the word and say the first sound. Sometimes that is all we need to help us guess the correct word if we have picture clues and other text to help identify the word!

Denise Fleming, an author and artist!

We have been reading and sharing books written and illustrated by Denise Fleming. We have enjoyed In the Tall, Tall Grass and In the Small, Small Pond. Fleming is an author who has won many awards for her children's books and she comes from Ohio! Her web site www.Denisefleming.com has activities, book titles, facts, and more about this amazing children's book author. Stop by a library or book store and check out some of her titles!

Winter DIBELS was a success!

I just wanted to let everyone know that we continue to work very hard in Room 106! I am very proud of the kindergarten classes, they truly have become readers! It is so exciting to see the students use what they know about letters and sounds to segment and blend words while reading and writing. Please keep up the great work and challenge your child to read often at home.

We can count to 100!

We have been working hard to practice our counting skills. Here are a few simple ways to help your child count up to and past 100.

*Play a family counting game in the car or at the table where you each take turn saying one number as you count around the table up to 100.

*Give your child a number 1-50 and have them count-on from that number. For example, you would say "15" and they say "15, 16, 17, and 18." We have played this game in school, so they will be familiar with it.

*Use your fingers as you help your child count to 100. When you say 10, put up one finger, when you say 20 put up two fingers, and so on. Your child should help you count and remember what number comes after 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, and 99.