Embracing Academic Challenges...

The Rascals write on slates to practice numeration skills.  I might say a number and ask them to write it.  I might ask them to add one more; one less, etc.  The questions progress in difficulty.

                                     


                          Do you believe we can build numbers
               using 10's and one's?  Guess that number!

                                 Look at us representing 10's and 1's
                   using unifix cubes.  During Workshop we
                   record said number in our workbooks.  
                   Most of us have a good understanding of 
                   place value...Be Proud, this is a difficult
                   concept!

Subtraction Stories 

Mrs. Rich told an imaginative story of Dr. Seuss.  For example, Dr. Seuss invited 4 Rascals to his birthday party.  2 Rascals went home early.  How many Rascals were left at the party?  A stick was used to sweep 2 counters off to the side of the white board.  Then we counted how many were left.

                   The Rascals partnered-up, made up and shared
           take-away stories.  Ask your smartie what s/he
           learned?

                               Volunteer help was welcomed as we worked 
                  diligently to complete a 100 piece puzzle.  It was
                  a collaborative activity between the morning and 
                  afternoon Rascals.

Be on the look-out for our Sight Word books?

We look for sight words in books and write them.

This activity helps us become better readers.

                               Did you get the word?  During our whole 
                  group Literacy Lesson Rascal smarties
                  have been segmenting consonant-vowel-
                  consonant words.  Their ears are tuned in to
                  hearing each sound in a word.  YES, vowel
                  sounds,  too....IMPRESSIVE!

                         105 Days Smarter !!!

Newsletter ~ February 21

Hello Rascal Families,

Did you hear the news?  Great news spreads rapidly!  The winners of the PTA Label Contest are the AM Rascals.  The morning kindergarten is in first place with a total of 3,797....YAHOO!  First place winners will enjoy an in-class Pizza Party!  Thank you families for all of your hard work behind the scenes.  

Moving right along…..We have been active participants in all the "write" activities.  Your young Kindergarten Author has been publishing books since the beginning of school.  Be on the look-out for our latest books in the making, Hooray for 100 Days of School,  

Mrs. Pearl's Valentines 

and Mrs. Rich’s Valentines. 
  

They are Award Winning books for sure!

Letter names/sounds in the March plans are  Ww  and  Kk. Add two new sight words to your growing list: look,  with. Click on the arrow to learn the sight word song, look, by Have Fun Teaching.  (Unfortunately, sight word with is not available in the Have Fun Teaching Series.) 

The improving scores on the Sight Word Assessments are proof that you’ve been practicing sight words with your child every night!  Kudos to YOU and YOURS!!!!

More bragging is in order!  Many students have reached their goal of writing numbers from 1 to 20.  

Now they are a member of the 20 Club and moving on.   All the Rascals are on a mission to become members of the 50 and 100 Clubs.   Let’s continue to encourage them! 

Math and reading instruction along with report card assessments have been ongoing. Every student has made progress since the 2012 days!  Kindergarten days at Underhill have been marked with much growth and many accomplishments.  Specific achievements and grades will be recorded on the report card.  Your child’s next report card with grades for the very first time will be going home on Friday, March 29th!

It’s hard to believe, but this month is coming to an end too quickly. Engaging activities and challenging projects will continue, but we will have to wait until after vacation.   We're looking forward to celebrating Dr. Seuss' 109th birthday! 

Rich's Rascals Budding Authors can't wait to learn all there is to know about Dr. Seuss' writings and drawings!  Let's march back to school to participate in more exciting plans in March!!! 

Listen to Dr. Seuss' story at:  http://www.brainpopjr.com 

Username:  Underhill
Password:   School

Note:  This site is only active during school hours.

                                                       Enjoy Vacation!

June A. Rich  

Valentine's Day with the Rascals....How SWEET it is!!!!!

And the Celebration begins ......

We partner-up to deliver Valentines to our Rascal Family...

Games and Activities
Step on Hearts

Candy Heart Estimation

      Be a Detective.... Find 10 hidden heart cards!Add captio

                              Let's play LOVE-Cupid Bingo!

The Rascals, Mrs. Pearl and Mrs. Rich send 
Heartfelt THANKS to volunteers:  Mrs. Dresser, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Hickey, Mrs. McCassey and Mrs. Plessner.  You made "V" Day extra special, cross our hearts!!!

Valentine's Day-2013 was LOVED-A-Lot by ALL!

Newsletter ~ February 14

Happy Valentine's Day, Rascal Families!

It’s hard to believe, but this month is coming to an end too quickly.   Valentine Friendship Day was the SWEETEST  ever!  Thank you for all the loved Valentine cards, generous gifts and delicious cookies, cupcakes, candies and chocolates.  Playing Love -Cupid  Bingo, the conversation hearts activity   and   Stepping on Hearts were enjoyed by all. The sessions ended with an exciting homework assignment ….opening Valentine cards as soon as we got home!!!  Yes, Mrs. Rich  and Mrs. Pearl had the same homework assignment!  Be on the look-out for Valentine Class Books compiled by Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Pearl.  They will be in circulation soon.  We had a heart-to-heart talk about all the February projects and events.  February has been a fun month, indeed!        

We’re going to make history in kindergarten while learning about it, too.  The students will focus on two birthday presidents this month, Washington and Lincoln.  We’re fascinated with coins and bills and who is on each one.  President talk continues....

Speaking of leaders, Dr. Seuss’ 109^th Birthday will take place on Saturday, March 2. Do you know he is my very favorite children's author?   Let's celebrate when we get back from vacation.  It is the perfect kick-off for upcoming Literacy Events.  We have been active participants in all the “write” activities.  Writing, illustrating and publishing are components of the Literacy Program, which the entire population at Underhill School is involved in.  Parents will be invited to school to view the Literary Works (class books, individual writings and artwork) of your child.  More details will follow as Literacy dates/activities are confirmed.  Stay tuned! 

Last, but not least, we are proud to announce we have successfully completed 6 units in the Imagine It Reading Series.  It is no surprise that we are ready to show off what we have learned!  Next week, we’ll be reviewing letters, sounds and sight words we have learned thus far.    Wow, we have certainly grown since 2012 days! 

                                                                        Happy 3-Day Weekend!

June A. Rich  

Happy 100th Day, Rascal families!!!

Rich's Rascals are wearing their 100th Day vests, painted and stamped exclusively by them.  They chose water colors to paint colors and patterns in the 1-0-0.  They stamped 10 stamps in each of the 10 sections on the front and back of their vests.  The vests are a perfect fit, don't you think????  Look at their incredible collections of 100 things!  Photographs of all the Rascals will be published in our class book, entitled  Our 100th  Day Collections.  Be on the look out!

Today, we have earned the title of Zero Heroes.  Zero Heroes enter the classroom by stepping up, over and through the zeros on our 100th Day curtain.  The Rascals, Volunteers and Teachers embraced the challenge with an "I can do it!" attitude!