*Did you enjoy playing our cupid subtraction game?  *When you subtract, do you get a bigger or smaller number?  (smaller)
*Please practice subtraction.  *Have fun and use food, toys, buttons,.... to practice.
*We read the book, My Many Colored Days, by Dr. Seuss.  *Did you have a favorite page or color?
*How did you answer this question, The color ________ makes me feel__________?
*We are learning about rainbows.  *What two things are needed to make a rainbow?  (water/rain and sun/light)
*How did you answer our writing prompt, I feel lucky when...... ?
*We are learning about asking and telling sentences.  *What do we put at the end of a telling sentence?  (a period)  *What do we put at the end of an asking sentence?  (a question mark)  *Can you give an example of a telling and asking sentence?
 

*Happy March!  *So far, do you agree with the saying "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb"?
*LENT - Let's Eliminate Negative Thinking.  *Please remember to do an act of kindness everyday.  Celebrate LENT with kindness to others!
*What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book that we have read?
*If Thing One and Thing Two came to your house, would you tell your parents?  Why or why not?
*What is the name of the person who writes a book?  (an author)
*What is the name of the person who draws/paints the pictures in a book?  (the illustrator)
*What is a fiction book?  (a book written from the author's imagination)
*What is a nonfiction book?  (a book written about something that is real)
*Who is our new Superkid?  (Fritz)
*What does Fritz like to do?  (fish)  *Does Fritz always catch a fish each time that he goes fishing?  (no)
*Can you think of some words that have the /f/ sound at the beginning, middle, or end of the word?
*We are learning about subtraction.  *What is the sign that we use to show subtraction?  (minus - sign)
*What are some others words that we can use when we are doing subtraction?   (less, fewer, how many are left, minus,....)
*When you subtract two numbers, what do you get?  (a smaller number)
*Can you practice some subtraction sentences of your own?   (5-2 =3,.....)
*We did an amazing job leading the K -2 mass on Thursday!!!  A huge thank you to Nicole, Anna, and Caleb K. for reading and to Jakub and Caleb H. for bringing up the gifts.  
*Who gave us a tour of the church after our mass?  (Fr. Joe)
*What is the name of the place in church where the altar, baptismal font, pulpit, and tabernacle are?  (the sanctuary)

*Can you think of some two digit numbers?  *What is one more and one less than that number?  
*Can you read these sight words - come, for, love, is, name, my?  *Can you find these sight words in a book or on a sign?
*In Science we are learning about living and non-living things.  *What are some living things?  (humans, birds, bears, snakes....)  *What are some non-living things?  (blocks, books, paper, toys....)
*We are learning about addition.  *What happens when we add two numbers together?  (the number gets bigger)
*Can you answer these addition sentences:   2 + 3 = ?   4 + 1 = ?    5 + 2 = ?
*We are learning about the __at word family.  *Can you read these words - cat, sat, mat, pat?  *Can you think of some words that rhyme with cat?
*Did you have fun playing our Snowball Sight Word game?  *Can you tell your parents how we played the game?  *Can you read the sight words that you recorded?

*We are learning about Presidents Day - George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  *Who was the first President of the United States?  (Washington)  *What did President Lincoln like to hide in his big top hat?  (his important papers and speeches)  
*Can you count by 2's - from 2 to 10?  (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
*What did Dentist Cristina talk to us about?  (our teeth)  *How many baby teeth do you have before you start to lose them?  (20)
*What are some healthy things for your teeth to eat?  (cheese, carrots, milk, fruit....)
*What are some unhealthy things for your teeth to eat?  (candy, gummies, soda....)  
*What are some tools that we can use to keep our teeth clean?  (floss, toothbrush, mouthwash, toothpaste)
*Can you read your Animal Smiles booklet with your parents?
*What are the names of our newest Superkids?  (Tic, Toc, and Tac)
*Can you think of some of the things that Tic, Toc, and Tac like to do?  (play the tuba and trumpet, tap dance, play in their treehouse, play tug of war, play tennis....)
*We had a mystery reader on Wednesday.  *Who read two books and surprised us?  (Joe's Mom)
*What was your favorite Valentine Center?
*Did you enjoy the ice cream social?  *What toppings did you have on your ice cream?
 

*We are learning about numbers 0 - 100.   *Can you count by 1s to 100?  *Can you count by 2s to 100?  *Can you count by 5s to 100?  *Can you count by 10s to 100?  (use a 100s chart to help you count)
*Can you share your Let's Find Out booklet about George Washington with your parents?
*Why is George Washington often called the father of our country?  (because he was our first president)
*What is that name of the country that we live in?  (The United States of America, US, USA, America)
*George Washington lived a long time ago.  Long ago, did they have computers or electricity?  *Did people drive in cars when Washington was alive?  How would you travel?  (by foot or on a horse.....)
*Would you like to have lived when Washington was alive?  Why or why not?  
*Did you enjoy the visit from our Mass buddies?  *What did they read to us?  (picture books in Spanish)
*Can you write the letter Ii?  *What sound does Ii make?  *Can you think of some words that start with, or end with the letter Ii?  *Can you think of some words that have the /i/ sound in the middle?
*Please practice our newest sight words - with, love, ill, big, dad, sad, mad, glad
*What was your favorite part of our 100th day of school celebration?
*What did you use to make your headband?  *How many items were on your headband?  (100)

 

*Did you enjoy the robotics demo?  *When you get older, would you like to be on the robotics team?
*Can you whistle like a groundhog?  Why do groundhogs whistle?  (to warn other groundhogs of danger)
*What do groundhogs use their sharp claws for?  (digging their burrows)
*Why do you think it is smart for a groundhog to have a sleeping room and a seperate bathroom in their burrow?
*Who is our new Superkid?  (Icky)
*What sound does the letter Ii make?  *Please practice writing the capital and lowercase letter Ii.
*We are learning about estimation.  *Please practice estimating. Grab a handful of small items.  Look at the items, do not count them.  Use your math logic to determine "about how many there are".  Make an estimation/logical guess.  Then, count and check.
*In science, we are learning about pets.  *What are pets?  (animals that we take care of and name)  *Do you have a pet?  
*We are learning about numbers 1 - 100.  *Why are numbers on a number chart or number line always in order?  
*What was your favorite Catholic Schools Week event?