Mrs.

Coffeys Kindergarten
Week of March 25th, 2013

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Indian Valley Elementary

Reading Focus:

unit 6: life all around:

week 1 (science integration) Theme Question: What are living things? Upcoming Focus Question of the Week: What plants and animals Events/Notes are around us? Sight Words: big put Nonfiction Text: Living It Up! Report cards Letters: working on sounds A-Z (www.starfall.com) went home Phonological Awareness: onset and rime: d-ogtoday! Please whats my word? (sound blending) sign the Poem for Fluency: Can You See It? envelope Word Families: example: -am family: ham, cam, sam and return by Vocabulary: grow living next Friday. Sight Words: Please practice these at home! There are Always premade flashcards on our class site under home contact me resources. with Log-on at home: www.wglead21.com (I am always questions! happy to resend usernames and passwords!) IVE Carnival! Pacing: we are working on reading at a steady paceFriday April not too fast and not too slow. We should read as we 6th- mark your talk (fluency). calendars! It Daily literacy stations and small leveled reading is FUN! groups Family Math Night Thurs. Math Focus: Everyday math section 5 April 11th 67:30 Please Daily Kim Sutton Math drills (we call it Number Party RSVP to Math) Cheryl in the Monday: Measurement with our names office! 913 Tuesday: Add and graph with partners 239 6400 or Wednesday: Measure with feet (literal feet!) cmrooney@b Thursday: How big is a foot? (measurement foot) luevalleyk12. Friday: Counting by 5s org

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Classroom wish list

We need snacks! Hold the gold fish for now! Mystery readers (12:45-1 any day of the week) Volunteers to read with kids/work on specific skills (small group/1-on-1)any day that works for you!

Social studies focus:

Easter

School Newsletter

science focus:
Weather (calendar) Spring (season) Living/nonliving

writers workshop:
unit: expert books We started expert books this week! These books are super fun as they are nonfiction and are research based. Students choose a topic that they consider themselves an expert on and write a factual book to teach others about their topic. So far they are great! **All Writers Workshop books remain at school until the Art and Writing Fair in the spring and then you get to take them all home! **

Our Specials Schedule:

Day A: PE/Music Day B: Spanish/PE Day C: Music/Spanish Day D: Art Day E: REAL/Computer (reading program)

Indian Valley Elementary 11600 Knox Street Overland Park, KS 66210 School Phone: (913) 239-6400 Mrs. Coffeys Room: (913) 239-6471 Mrs. Coffeys E-mail: macoffey@bluevalleyk12.org Classroom Blog: http://www.mrscoffeyskinders.blogspot.com/