Upcoming Events:
February 12: 100th Day of School Celebration
February 14: Valentine's Day-wear red and pink
Feb 16th: Funky Friday
February 22 and 23: NO SCHOOL
February 27: Family Night
Also, our upcoming family night is in need of a few volunteers to sell and make cookies. Please sign up below if you are interested!
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Here's a sneak peek at what's happening this week!
Reading: The nonfiction books have been a huge hit in our room! It's so fun to listen to the students ask questions and share knowledge about the topics they are reading about. This week, we will take that work a step further by asking students to share the information by retelling, acting like a reporter, and having conversations about their books with partners. We will use the following conversation starters to help students carry on with their partner.
We remind students that a having a conversation is like riding a seesaw; you take turns going back and forth!
- I wonder....
- Maybe...
- I agree/disagree because...
We remind students that a having a conversation is like riding a seesaw; you take turns going back and forth!
Writing: There will be a strong connection between reading and writing this week! As nonfiction readers, students learned that they can ask questions while reading and even try to answer them! Since we are writing nonfiction books, we can use this chart to add more to our writing as well.
First, writers will read through their books, asking themselves if they answered questions readers might have on each page. Then students will sit with their reading partners, read the books they wrote, and allow their partners to stop and ask questions--just like we did in reading! The partners will work together to try to answer the questions to add more to their piece of writing.
First, writers will read through their books, asking themselves if they answered questions readers might have on each page. Then students will sit with their reading partners, read the books they wrote, and allow their partners to stop and ask questions--just like we did in reading! The partners will work together to try to answer the questions to add more to their piece of writing.
Math: Mathematicians will be working on inspecting equations this week. We will discuss how the equal sign can come at the beginning of an equation (16=10+6) or at the end of the equation (10+6=16). The goal is for students to start to understand that equations are made of part-part-whole. We will also start to build fluency with subtraction. Mathematicians will discover that they can use the same strategies for subtracting as they did for adding. These strategies include:
- Using their fingers
- Drawing a picture
- Building it with tools
- Telling a math story
- Visualizing a math story
These are all great ways to start when working toward fluency!
Social Studies: We will use this week to continue working on social skills with an emphasis on being kind. Students will take a self evaluation and think about how they can be a better friend, work hard to follow the rules, etc. The assessment looks like this: 
Hello NDLC Families,
Enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year is underway and we have a few spots available in Kindergarten! We find that word of mouth is the best way to market our school.
If you have friends or family with upcoming Kindergarten-aged students, please share what you love about our school! As always, families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.
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