This week in A2

Dear Families,

Shhhh...the leprechauns are planning a visit to A2 on March 17th.  Please don't tell your child.  We want to make this a SUPER fun day for the students.  We need donations of gold/green coins, chocolate coins, green confetti, green shamrocks, St. Patrick's day decorations, St. Patrick's Day necklaces/pencils/erasers, etc.  Please don't let students see them if you can donate. Just put them in the little closet in our classroom in a a brown bag and don't forget to write on it who they're from so we can thank you!  Thanks for your help!!!!  Please have donations in by Monday, March 14th.

Gabriella is our star student this week!  We loved seeing her poster today and learning more about her!

2/29 Monday- Psychomotor, Local Dentist Dr. Vaffi Visits 10:30am, Afternoon Yoga (snack: Brooke)
3/1 Tuesday- Music (11-11:30), Afternoon Yoga (snack: Teacher)
3/2 Wednesday- Homework, Library Book Due, Afternoon Yoga (snack: Teacher)
3/3 Thursday- Fire/Evacuation drill, Afternoon Yoga (snack: Angelina)
3/4 Friday- Mrs. Vazquez teaches today, Library (9:00-9:30), Computer Lab (10:45-11:25) (snack- Anthony)

What We're Learning

• Math: Addition Practice

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

• 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.  New game: Grab it!  Cut index cards in 1/2 (the more colorful the better), write sight words on index cards, place cards on a table face up, play with a partner, "on your mark, get set go!" Players read sight word and then grab card...kids play until all cards are gone.  Player with more cards wins!

• Reading/Writing Workshop: How To Writing- First, Next, Last
• Science: We will soon be studying some live animals in the classroom and then writing about them in Writing Workshop in our Non-Fiction Unit.  Our chick eggs will arrive the Week of March 29th and will hatch around April 20/21.  This is such a fun lifecycle study.

Optional Conferences are March 14-18.  We will email you to set up a time to meet if we have concerns about your child's progress toward academic and/or behavioral standards.  

Announcement:

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.