Mrs. Bergman's Bears: February 2019

Friday, February 8, 2019

Week of February 11, 2019

Dear Families,

We had a busy yet exciting week! A big thanks to our parent volunteers!

On Thursday, we will be passing out Valentine Cards. I sent home a class list last week and I will also attach a copy, just in case. If you do make Valentines, please make sure you bring one to each child, so we don’t have any broken hearts.

Thursday is also a Spirit Day, Wear Valentine colors and attire.

We will also be working with Clay on Thursday at 1:00.

Please sign up for a Spring Conference here. Conference days are Thursday 3/7 through Friday 3/15. During this time students are dismissed at 1:15.

I did not send home our next homework packet today so I will make sure the students have some time to work on it on Monday.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Important Dates:

Friday, 2/8, AV Family Dance at 6:30

Tuesday, 2/12, Cornerstone

Thursday, 2/14, Spirit Day, Wear Valentine Colors

Thursday, 2/14, Clay at 1:00

Thursday, 2/14, Valentine’s Day - Card Exchange

What We’re Doing in Class this Week:

Language Arts: long vowel ‘i’ in Phonics. We continue to practice nouns (common, proper, and possessive), verbs (present, past, and future), and adjectives.

Math: Module 2 incorporates place value through addition and subtraction within 20. We are working on writing a statement answer for our word problems.

Writing: learning about informative and opinion writing

Science: Light and Sound, Sun and Moon

Technology: Seesaw, Lexia, RazKids, Reflex Math, Zearn, Codespark, Prodigy, Epic!

Sharing Assignment: A favorite book (Please make sure your name is in the book, or on a post-it note.)

Special Person of The Week: Kinsley

Friday, February 1, 2019

Week of February 4, 2019

Dear Families,

I enjoyed seeing all of the One Hundred Day Posters. It was fun to see all the creative ways the students decorated them. I will send home their 100 words spelling test next week. They deserve big hugs for all their efforts! :)

Thank you for the 100 Day snack donations!

We had a great Art Vistas lesson on texture. The students enjoyed creating their own collage art.

We also had a Cornerstone lesson based on the story, Being Frank (By Donna Earnhardt). In the story, the main character Frank discovers that being honest is not always kind, but also how he can find something nice to say about all of his friends and acquaintances.

Today, we had a video conference with a Santa Cruz State Park Ranger and learned about mammals.

We have an exciting week ahead!

On Monday, Mrs. Beadle will be our sub, while I work on some reading assessments with the students.

On Tuesday, we will have an author visit for 1st and 2nd grades with Oliver Chin.

The Global Play Day is on Wednesday, February 6th. Students will have time to play and learn new games with their classmates. Your child is welcome to bring in a board game or puzzle to share that day. I also have many puzzles and board games in the classroom.

Thursday is our field trip to the DeAnza Planetarium. Students should wear their class t-shirts and will need to bring a lunch from home as the cafeteria will not be open when we eat lunch. We will eat lunch at school before we leave, when we return we will have time for a snack and recess.

Please remember your library books for Monday.

A Big Thank you to our parent volunteers this week!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, 2/5, Author Visit (Oliver Chin)

Wednesday, 2/6, Global Play Day (Students may bring in a board game or puzzle to share)

Thursday, 2/7, Field Trip to The DeAnza Planetarium