For the 2 weeks prior and the week following spring break we will be celebrating the Easter season.  We will discuss the meaning of Easter including the triumphant entry, the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus.  

Our spotlight author this week is Eric Litwin.  We will be the authors and illustrators of our very own version of Pete the Cat. We cannot wait to share it with you. Friday, March 16th, Eric Litwin, author of Pete the Cat books, will be spending the day at Trinity.  He will be with grades k4 - 2nd grade from 8:15 -9:00 AM.  We are so excited about his visit.  

Next 2 weeks:  March 12 - 23

Reading 

*High Frequency Words: focus on are, he, is, see, she, a, and

*Reading a book

*Informational text writing

*Phonics Focus:  short u, short e

*Rhyming words

Math

*Time: focus on parts of a clock,  order of events, time to hour and half hour

*Money: counting groups of coins (add-on counting) - dimes & pennies, nickels &     

      pennies, quarter & pennies

*Addition practice

*Mental math: adding 1, 2, or 3 to a number

*Focus on subtraction

Bible

Jesus Dies on the Crosss

*Target truths

  Jesus is worthy of our praise (Palm Sunday)

  Jesus died on a cross because of our sins but He had no sins of his own

Scripture Memory:  I Corinthians 15:3b-4

Jesus Lives Again

*Target truths

   Jesus rose from the dead

   Jesus was seen by many people before he went back to heaven

   Jesus is God

Scripture Memory:  I Corinthians 15:3b-4

Dates to Remember;

Class Pictures:  Wednesday, March 14th

Field Trip:  March 22nd  Lanark Wildlife Federation 

              depart 8:30 and return 11:30

March 23:  1/2 day early dismissal

Spring break:  March 26 - March 30

  We are so excited about continuing our walk with Dr. Seuss this week.

We enjoyed many Dr.Seuss activities last week.  One of our highlights was Mr. Neu reading "Green Eggs and Ham" to the whole kindergarten.  Our rotation stations have been full of Dr. Seuss fun with rhyming, reading and writing.  We are continuing with Dr. Seuss this week!   

Next week:  March 5 - 9

Reading 

*High Frequency Words: want, was, know, who, what, when, why, where

*Informational Text Writing

*Reading a book

*Phonics Focus: short vowel words, blends, digraphs

Math

*Time: focus on parts of a clock,  order of events, time to hour and half hour

*Money: counting groups of coins (add-on counting) - dimes & pennies, nickels &     

      pennies, quarter & pennies

*Addition practice

*Mental math: adding 1, 2, or 3 to a number

*Introduce subtraction

Bible

*Jesus and the children

*Target truths

    God has a special plan for each child

Scripture Memory:  Psalm 100:2a

Dates to Remember;

Field Trip:  March 22nd  Lanark Wildlife Federation 

              depart 8:30 and return 11:30

March 23:  1/2 day early dismissal

Spring break:  March 26 - March 30

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!