Hartfield Newsletter February 26

 

February 26, 2023

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA

Students read a nonfiction big book called Animals in Their Habitats and summarized important ideas using a graphic organizer.  We also learned about parts of a nonfiction book.  We learned how to use the Table of Contents and the Index.

Letter Ee was our focus this week and practiced decoding with the medial /e/ sound. Our spelling words are: rap, cab, met, pen, let, ten

Math 

Students learned to show what happens in a story problem and solve it.  Students may distinguish between two groups by drawing pictures, separating the groups, using 2 different colors, using letters, words or numbers as labels.  

Writing

Students started opinion writing this week.      

Social Studies

Toys are goods that children wanted in the past and goods that children want now…in the present.  We learned about children in the past from photos of the toys they played with and compared/contrasted those toys with the toys we have now. .  

Science

None

P2: Other People's Mindset

Being present and giving others my attention means that when I’m with other people, I’m present and give them my full attention.  This helps us build positive relationships with others. 

Calendar links: 

Hartfield January Calendar

Hartfield February Calendar

Classroom needs: kleenex

Upcoming events:

March 1:  Feb homework due

March 1:  Guest reader 11:30 (Alexis Emlong)

March 6: Trip to Planetarium (no parents)

April 21:  Field trip to Sarett Nature Center 

March Calendar Link

Hartfield March Calendar

 

February 19, 2023

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA

Students learned to summarize what they see in pictures and read in books.  We also practiced fix-up strategies such as checking pictures and re-reading to clarify and better understand the text.  

Our spelling words are: cup, hop, bat, bib, Bob, fat, fin, rap, rip

Math 

We learned to solve Put Together, Total Unknown story problems.  In other words, students are showing what happens in a story problem and solving it.  

Writing

Students started opinion writing this week.      

Social Studies

We answered the question, “How do we get goods and services that meet our wants and needs”.  We shared examples of personal trades and completed the “trade” page in their “Economics Vocabulary Books”

Science

Force Olympics: We read a book about twins named Mimi and Lulu who try different ways to catch a mysterious nighttime visitor…until they hit on just the right solution.  We learned how to be an inventor and designed a new machine that can do chores.  

P2: Appreciation for Beauty and Excellence

You appreciate the world’s beauty and the amazing things people can do. This strength helps you notice things around you that make you feel good.  

Conferences:

Please check your email for a conference requests from me. Requests were sent out last week so if you didn’t get an email, we don’t need to meet unless you want to.    Thanks to all who signed up so quickly. 

Thank you... 

...to all of you for checking in with me about my Spartan last week.  I felt loved and supported by my Lincoln family. What gave me hope last week (and every day) was seeing the love given out freely to friends and teachers by your children.  You are raising incredibly kind kiddos and I am so encouraged about the future knowing that they are the next generation. I have no doubt their loving hearts will brighten up this dark world and make it a better place.  

Calendar links: 

Hartfield January Calendar

Hartfield February Calendar

Classroom needs: kleenex

Upcoming events:

February 23-24:  ½ day/conferences-

March 1:  Feb homework due

March 1:  Guest reader 11:30 (Alexis Emlong)

March 6: Trip to Planetarium (no parents)

April 21:  Field trip to Sarett Nature Center

 

February 12, 2023

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA

Our spelling words are: bit, him, cup, nut, sun, but

Math 

Students are learning to make and break apart numbers to 9.  They made designs with pattern blocks and counted how many of each pattern block they used.  

Writing

Students continued with their Personal Narratives and learned to write about feelings.     

Social Studies

We learned the difference between “goods” and “services” this week and made a list of wants for each category. We also finished our economics vocabulary book.  

Science

Force Olympics:  This week, students learned a key idea about forces: how pushes can change the direction and speed of an object’s movement. We learned how some mountain towns in danger of landslides can build structures to protect themselves from falling rocks. Students designed and tested their own solutions to re-direct falling boulders away from their town and toward a waiting dump truck.

P2: Love

Love is all around us but you may have to look a little closer to find it. Your friendships are a great way to experience love.  You care for your friends and look out for them., always wanting them to be happy.  Your friends show love to you in the same way. 

100 Day Project:  

I sent home another copy of the 100’s day instructions on Friday. 

Library books:  

Library books are staying at school in book boxes. Please look for any Lincoln School books left at home and send them back to school please.  

Valentines Day:  

Please do not send Valentines with your child on Valentines Day.  We will not be handing them out. Thank you!  

Calendar links: 

Hartfield January Calendar

Hartfield February Calendar

Classroom needs: kleenex

Upcoming events:

February 1:  January homework due

February 8:  Guest reader 11:30 (Liz Slavicek)

February 13:  100’s day party 1-2:30pm/100 day project due

February 14:  Kindness Party 1-2:30pm (no Valentines please)

February 23-24:  ½ day/conferences-

March 6: Trip to Planetarium (no parents)

April 21:  Field trip to Sarett Nature Center 

February Calendar

 Hartfield February Calendar

 

February 5, 2023

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA

Students continued making inferences this week by reading a Big Book called Katy’s First Day. Students used clues from the text and the pictures to better understand Katy’s character. Our spelling words are: hat, sap, bat, bib

Math 

Students learned to interpret expressions and connect expressions to story problems and drawings.  They also learned to find patterns when 0 and 1 are added to a number. 

Writing

Students continued with their Personal Narratives and learned to write about feelings.     

Social Studies

Sometimes when someone wants one thing, it can lead to wanting more just like the pig in the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake.  We discussed what can happen if we want too many things. 

Science

Force Olympics:  We listened to a story about a boy who learns the secret to knocking down pins during bumper bowling.  

P2: Kindness

When you do something kind for someone they are inspired to spread kindness too. Every human is worthy of care and compassion.  Keep spreading kindness to the world! 

100 Day Project:  

Please let me know if you need a copy of the directions that were sent home. 

LIbrary books:  

Library books are staying at school in book boxes. Please look for any Lincoln School books left at home and send them back to school please.  

Calendar links: 

Hartfield January Calendar

Hartfield February Calendar

Classroom needs: none 

Upcoming events:

February 1:  January homework due

February 8:  Guest reader 11:30 (Charlie’s dad)

February 13:  100’s day party 1-2:30pm/100 day project due

February 14:  Kindness Party 1-2:30pm 

February 23-24:  ½ day/conferences

March 6: Trip to Planetarium (no parents)

April 21:  Field trip to Sarett Nature Center