This Week in A2

Dear Families,

Thank you so much for all the lovely birthday gifts!  I had such a happy birthday at school...and felt so fortunate to get to spend it with our class.  Thank you also to all the parents/families for your generous donations which made our St. Patrick's Day so magical for the students.  The leprechauns were naughty this year, knocking over tables, tying up chairs, littering the classroom with gold, pencils, necklaces, bracelets, and more!  ;)

We are  looking forward to a great week!  Brooke is our star student this week!  Her poster is beautiful and we loved learning more about her!


3/21 Monday- Psychomotor, Afternoon Yoga
3/22 Tuesday- Music (11-11:30), Afternoon Yoga
3/23 Wednesday- Homework, Library Book Due, Optional Leprechaun Traps Due, Afternoon Yoga 
3/24 Thursday- Afternoon Yoga
3/25 Friday- Library (9:00-9:30), Computer Lab (10:45-11:25), School-wide Minimum Day (plan for traffic at pick-up)
3/28 Monday- No School on Monday

• Math: Subtraction Practice

• Language Arts:  Letter/Sound of the week: Hh

• Sight Words: Please work with you child at home on reading, writing, and spelling sight words!  Many kids can already identify all 30 sight words, but still have trouble spelling/writing sight words.  Please work with them at home on identifying, reading, and writing their sight words. 

• Reading/Writing Workshop: Non-Fiction- Reading and Writing About Chickens

• Science: Our chick eggs will arrive the Week of March 29th and will hatch around April 20/21.  This is such a fun lifecycle study.
• Yoga: Thank you all for your support in our integration of yoga into the classroom.  The kids have been doing an amazing job learning the poses and seem to enjoy it too.  If you're interested check out the program we are using-CosmicKids.  Why yoga?  Research has shown that school yoga has many benefits.  In addition to the wonderful benefits that yoga has on the physical well-being of children, school yoga has been shown to increase self-regulation and focus, as well as reduce problem behavior, test anxiety, and anger. (http://k-12yoga.org/) 

Announcements:

We need your help with a project we are doing for Open House.  We need 2- 4x6 somewhat closeup pictures of your child (a baby picture and a recent picture).  These pictures will not be returned.  We may need to cut off a little around the edges.  Please send these pictures (labeled on the back with your child's name)...no later than Wednesday, 3/30.