Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's hard to believe we had temperatures in the mid 60s yesterday and today it's snowing! I hope you are safe and warm today. Last week we finished a "Dr. Seuss" theme. This week our theme will be St. Patrick's Day and rainbows. The kiddos will learn poems about Shamrocks and Leprechauns during our Shared Reading times and the following books will be read aloud:

 

 

I think the kiddos will enjoy the activities, books, and a craft I have planned for this week. They will have a writing activity based on catching a Leprechaun too! :) Here are a few links with activities, crafts, and coloring sheets for children: http://www.education.com/worksheets/st-patricks-day/  and

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/10kindergarten.htm. Of course, you may also find lots of ideas on Pinterest!

 

This week I will give assessments for the 3rd quarter report cards. As I mentioned in the newsletters, the children will be tested over everything that was not "mastered" for the first two quarters. Testing for 3rd quarter will be over ending sounds and addition. Please continue reading daily and reviewing sight words. Working on numbers 0-20 is also important (counting, recognizing numbers, writing numbers, adding, etc...).  For your convenience, the Common Core State Standards (Missouri Learning Standards) are provided on the right side of this blog. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Last week we had a few days of warm temperatures. We all enjoyed outside recess! Here's a photo of some of the kiddos having fun on the monkey bars!

 

 

Hopefully all this snow will melt and we will be able to have school tomorrow!  :)

 

 

~ Mrs. Eilenstine