***Happy Birthday Zayne!***
*Who is the newest Supernoodle? (Oswald) What activity does Oswald want to do? (go on a hunt) *What are some of the items that the Superkids need to find on the hunt?
*In math, we are learning about numbers 1 - 100. What are some of the patterns that you can see on a 100s chart?
*Please help your child practice identifying, reading, counting, and writing numbers 1 - 100. Play a game when you practice.
*What special event did we have to celebrate the letter Qq? (a letter QU wedding) What was your favorite part of the wedding? Did you enjoy the cake?
*O is for outdoors. What was your favorite field day event? (craft - decorating crowns, the parachute, playing Chutes and Ladders, the egg and spoon race, field games with Coach P., bubble, chalk, water play, lunch, Italian Ice,...)
*Our focus words for the week are: put, and, the, for. Please help your child practice reading these words.
*The --ug family has lots of great words. Can you think of some --ug family words? (bug, slug, mug, tug, rug, thug, lug, plug,....) *What do all of these words have in common? (the same ending --ug)
***Happy Birthday Adrian!****
***Happy Birthday Styles!****
*In our ABC Countdown, we celebrated with the letters Xx, Ww, Vv, Uu, and Tt. Did you have a favorite activity?
*Why is Jesus the Good Shepherd? Does Jesus watch over all of us?
*The --ed Family has lots of great words. Can you think of some --ed family words? (red, bed, fed, sled, wed, Ted, Ned,...)
*In math, we continue to learn about numbers 10-20. Please practice writing these numbers.
*Please have your child practice some addition and subtraction problems. Some examples - 5 + 5 = 10, 10 - 4 = 6.
*How many lines does the capital letter M have? (4)
*Can you think of some words that end with the letter m? (him, drum, ham, am, them, sum, hum, hem, stem, ram, swam,...)
*In science, we are learning about what plants need to grow. What do plants need to grow? (soil, water, air, and sun, and of course it needs a seed)
*U is for under. Where did we draw our pictures for the letter u? Did you have fun? Was it hard to draw your picture under the table?
*Did you enjoy the letter "T" write the room? Did you find all of the letter T words?
***Happy Birthday Carson!***
***Happy Birthday Liam!***
*We had a wonderful field trip!! Our class enjoyed the bus ride and the play "Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog"
*What was your favorite part of the play, "Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog"? Did you have a favorite character? *Where did Dr. Wonderful, her dog Newton, her Mom, and her best friend, Ben go on their adventure? (into outer space to visit the planets and our moon)
*We are focusing on the letters Mm and Nn. Please have your child practice writing these letters. What sounds do Mm and Nn make? Can you think of some words that start with these letters? Can you think of some words that end with these letters?
*We are learning about the parts of a book/story - title, author, illustrator, setting, characters, events that happen, problem, solution, and the ending. Ask your child about these elements after you read a story with them. What conclusions can we draw from the pictures? How can we "read" the pictures?
*Please practice reading our newest focus/memory words - in, on, for, no, of, discuss, tent, boss, dull, and, stand, Supernoodle.
*In math, we are learning about the "teen" numbers - 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
*Please help your child count items. Grab a handful of small toys or manipulatives and count them.
*During the month of May, we will continue to learn about our Mother Mary and her love for us. May is the month that we honor our Mother Mary. Why did we put a crown of flowers on Mary at mass? (to honor Mary, and show our love for Mary)
*We are learning about the --ug family word - bug, rug, slug, mug, plug, dug, lug, hug, jug,...
*Who is the first Supernoodle? (Cass) What does the Supernoodle get to do? (be the boss of the Superkids' club and they get to decide what the Superkids will do for fun)
*We started our BACKWARD ABC Countdown this week. Each day we will do something fun to celebrate the letter of the day. On Thursday, we started with Z and on the last day of school we will end with the letter A.
**Happy Birthday Charlotte!!***
**Happy Birthday Sophia!***
**Happy Birthday Anna!***
*We are now learning about the Superkids' Club. What are the Superkids doing with the old bus? Why are they working hard to turn the old bus into their clubhouse? Are they able to create/make a clubhouse?
*Why do the Superkids' want/need a place where they can be together? What do they plan to do in their new meeting place? Do you like to share things with your friends?
*Our class is also working very hard, just like the Superkids. We are developing our reading and writing skills. Our skills are getting better and stronger everyday.
*We are focusing on the letter Bb. What does the letter Bb say? Can you think of some words that start with the letter Bb?
*The sounds for p and b can sometimes be confusing for children. How do you move your lips when you make the p /p/ sound? How do you move your lips when you make the b /b/ sound? *Where does your tongue go?
*In math, we continue to practice our addition and subtraction skills. Please help your child practice adding and subtracting. The more that they practice, the easier it becomes for them to solve the equations.
*In religion, we continue to learn about Jesus' and His unconditional love for us.
*What are some things that we can all do to keep our Earth healthy?
*What are the 3 R's? (reduce, reuse, recycle)
*Why should we celebrate Earth Day everyday?