Monday, 27th
* Did you enjoy your extra outside time?
* Tell me abou the book, The Weather Girls. 
* What center did you enjoy?
* Who shared photos from their weekend this afternoon? 

Tuesday, 28th
* Review letter Ss. (make a magic C and then go the other way.) What sound does S make?
* Who did we make a special , surprise book for? (Miss Johnson. Her birthday is on Thursday)
* What special did you have with Mrs. Hampton? (music)
* Did you make a wind sock? How does it move? (the wind)

Monday, 20th - Happy 1st Day of Spring
*Happy Saint Joseph Day, yesterday. Share your coloring page with me. Who was Saint Joseph? (Mary's husband, Jesus' earthly father) What was his job? (a carpenter)
* What special did you have with Ms. Lindsey? (Art) Tell me about what you made? (painted green leaves)
* Tell me about what happens in the Spring. It gets warmer, snow melts, flowers start to grow etc. What do you like better, Winter or Spring?
* Review letters Aa-Qq.
* Practice your name. Can you write it with chalk outside? Paint? Share a photo, if you do. 

Thank you for the wipes and tissues. We appreciate your donations. 
No School, Friday, 24th- Teacher PD

Tuesday, 21st
* Share your R tree with me. Practice R at home.
* What special did you have with Mrs. Hampton.
* Did you do a wind experiment? Tell me about it. What moved? What did not move?
* Tell me about playing outside. 

Wednesday, 22nd
* What letter did you practice in your green book? (R) What was the R word? (a rake)
* What was the story about in Library? (spring)
* Did you do the wind experiment? Tell me about it. 
* What kind of weather do you like best?
* Tell me abou the City Mouse and the Country Mouse.

Thursday, 23rd
* Did you like the dance party you had with your buddy this morning?
* Share your "Ready for the Weather" sorting. What other kinds of clothes can you wear when it is rainy, snowy or sunny?
*Did you enjoy center time?
* What was the book about that the first grader read to you? (baseball)
* Thank you to McKenzie's mom for sharing the Rainbow Fish book with us this afternoon.
**No school tomorrow, Teacher PD

Monday, 13th
* Share your Q page with me. Review letters Aa-Qq.
* What color was the outfit that friends wore on their baptisim day? (White) If you didn't already, share a photo from your child's baptisim, feel free to send one to Mrs. Oppel.
* What did we decorate with our buddies? (a cross) Tell me about what you did.
* Tell me about what you made in Art. ( a collage with a rainbow, cloud, pot of gold, grass and a leprechaun)
* If you were a leprechaun, where would you hide your gold?

Tuesday, 14th
* What letter and shape did you work on in your green handwriting book? (circle and Q.) What can you make out of a circle? 
*  The shamrock/clover is a reminder of the Holy Trinity. Can you make the sign of the cross? Tell me about shamrock/clover you made.
* Which center did you explore?
* What did we bring our buddies? (the cross from yesterday)
* Did you like the book, How to Trap a Leprechaun?

Wednesday, 15th
* Share your Qq page with me. 
* Tell me the story of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Would you like to live in the country or the city?
* Which special did you have with Mrs. N.? (Library) 
* Which table top center did you explore?
* What did William's mommy teach us about this afternoon? (Irish Step Dancing) Tell me about it.

Thursday, 16th
* What was your morning work? (practicing names, letter, numbers on boards)
*Tell me about the rainbow page you worked on. What is something new you learned?
* What did you make during centers? (traps) Did you add gems to yours?

Friday, 17th
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Tell me about your day. Were you able to trap a leprechaun?
* Thank you to Miss Johnson for our yummy cookie this afternoon.
* Practice writing 1-10, Aa-Qq.
* Did you enjoy your outside gym class with Coach Lindsey?
* Tell me about the Kelly story? Did Kelly like night or day better? (day)

* Wear red on Monday for Saint Joseph's Day. Saint Joseph's Day is Sunday, March 19th.
* We are in need of disinfectant wipes and tissues. Thank you in advance.

Monday, 6th
(Mrs. Oppel was absent)
* Did you enjoy playing outside?
* What letter did you review? (P)

Tuesday, 7th
* Thank you to McKenzie and her family for the great kool-aid red play dough.
* What letter did you look for in our P tree? 
* Review letters Aa-Pp. Can you find them in a book or around the house or outside?
* In reading we reviewed sounds that were first and then what was last. Practice this at home.
* What special did you have with Mrs. Hampton?
* Read a rhyming book, can you find words that rhyme?

Wednesday, 8th
* Did you share when Jesus is in your heart? If so when?
* Did you like the books at Library?
* What is our March pattern? (rainbow, rainbow, star, star, rainbow, rainbow...)
* What was your favorite part of the day?
* What is the new letter or shape you are sitting on when on the rug?
*Did you like the Dr. Seuss's ABC book?

Thursday, 9th
* Do you remember the rhyming word you had to the puzzle game you played?
* Share your P sound page with me. Can you think of other words that start with letter p?
* Tell me about the Oobleck you made using cornstarch and water. Was it hard to stir?
* Tell me about the NED show this afternoon.

Cookies tomorrow and sneakers for gym.

Friday, 10th
* Practice making numbers 1-8. Can you count out 8 things? How many legs did the spider have in your handwriting book? (8) How many spiders did you color? (8)
* What did you do in the Library for gym? (Cosmic Kids Yoga, Squish the Fish)
* In our Kelly story, Kelly learned how important water is that God maden for us.
* Which table top center did you explore?
* Tell me about all the P words Pete's friends put on their pizza during the Pizza Party. 
**Share a photo trom your child's  Baptisim with Mrs. Oppel via emial.