February 27-March 2

        Dr. Seuss  

Oh, the places you'll go with Dr. Seuss' books!

"You're off to great places! 

Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting. 

So ... get on your way!"

This week we salute Dr. Seuss and all of his wonderful books!!

Behind the Blue door...

Reading

Rhyming Words-Writing a Rhyme

Counting Syllables

New Word-she

Short e and Short o blending

Math

Time-parts of clock, order of events, time to hour/half hour

Money

Addition

Bible

Jesus Chooses His Helpers

Psalm 100:1

A very special thank you for all of my Valentine surprises!  Mr. Allen was out of town this week. I am so thankful that I had 15 special Valentines in his place!  Thank you also for your prayers and sweet notes concerning Kindergarten Testing.  It was a huge success. I am always so proud to show off Trinity school to prospective parents.  The sweet spirit in this place is contagious! 
I hope that you and your families have a wonderful, restful long weekend!
This week behind the blue door....
Reading
*Counting Syllables
*Sequence of Events
*Using Action Words
*new word-play*
Math
*Money-counting nickels and pennies, dimes and pennies, quarters and pennies
*Time-hour/half hour
*Addition
Bible
*Jesus Grows Up
-Jesus loved God
-Jesus obeyed his parents.
-Jesus loved others.


Upcoming Field Trips

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

Feb. 28, 2012

Dep. Time-9:45

Time of Return-11:30

Lanark Wildlife Federation

March 22,2012

Dep. Time-8:30

Time of Return-11:30

          HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FROM
                     MRS. ALLEN'S CLASS!

John 13:34
Love one another: just as I have loved you!

Our Valentine Party was a huge success.  A very special thank you to all of our sweet moms who made it possible!  It is always such a blessing to watch the excitement of giving and receiving these special cards.   We enjoyed working on space cards and a surprise Valentine's video message for our 5th grade buddies. Anne Hampton led us in the sweetest prayer for their journey. We hope they have a great time at Space Camp next week. Please continue to pray for our  friends and their chaperones.

 Monday and Tuesday, I will be at the school testing prospective students for K-5. It seems like yesterday that I tested your little ones.  Continue to pray for these families as they make this very important decision.   Your children were so precious this morning as we prayed for the 5th grade and our "little guests"  and their butterflies.  Their hearts just get bigger and bigger as they show God's love in so many ways.

We worked on CVC word review today!  We also dove back into our Money Unit. Please allow your child to practice sorting coins by using a handful of change.  See if they can sort and identify the coins.  Encourage them to see how many different ways they can make a certain amount.  (How many ways can you make $0.15?) Have them count by 5's, 10's, and 1's.  Addition can also be practiced using coins.  If you have not heard our "Money" song, please ask your child to share it to you!  You will love it!

On Valentines Day, we will be estimating, counting, sorting, graphing and adding conversation hearts.  We will also be working on a Valentine Poem Journal!  We continue to work on our Math Story Problems.  Many of these are in our journals.  We will be sharing those with you soon. 

Remember to work on your "Reading Racer" Words.  I will check these on Thursday this week since we have a holiday Friday and Monday.  Have a very Happy Valentine's Day!  Thanking God for a Savior that is the perfect example of what "Love is.." and for sweet little friends that are HIS hands and feet every day!!

Feb. 6-10

We love because HE first loved us! 1 John 4:19
We had a very special day with our 5th grade buddies making handprint Valentines.  The 5th graders also read us Valentine's stories.  Please pray for our sweet friends as they are 6 days away from Space Camp.  I would love to give them a Valentine from their little buddy as a send off.  Just add their buddies name to your Valentine list.  We will deliver them Friday!
  Our Valentines Party is Friday at 10:45.  Please sen your Valentines Thursday!


This week behind the blue door...
Reading
-using exact naming words
-noting details
-Reading Racer sight word fun begins
-using comparisons
-reviewing word families
-rhyming words
-short o, long o


Math
-addition word problems
-counting tens and ones
-time on half hour
-identifying coins


Bible
-Daniel and His Friends
*We need to have the courage to do what is right.
*We never have to be afraid!
*God has promised always to be with us!