3-21-22 Update

 Mrs. Schmidt’s Weekly Update 

Thank you so much for the Surprise Baby Shower on Friday! It was so kind of everyone to think of me and my family during this time. I will miss seeing everyone at school! 

Monday 3-21 PE Leader: Leo Positivity Project: Teamwork and Gratitude	Homework/Reading Calendar - recommended - 12 days or more for homework and 20 days or more for reading.  Please put yellow folder in backpack Please pack an extra snack and make sure water bottle is in pocket outside of backpack
Tuesday 3-22 Music Leader: Dalton	Homework/Reading Calendar - recommended - 12 days or more for homework and 20 days or more for reading.  Please put yellow folder in backpack Please pack an extra snack and make sure water bottle is in pocket outside of backpack
Wednesday 3-23 Late Start Leader: Marcus	Late Start - One Hour Delay 9:20 - students may get out of cars and line up 9:25 a.m. Students Enter Building 9:30 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings Homework/Reading Calendar -  recommended - 12 days or more for homework and 20 days or more for reading.  Please put yellow folder in backpack Please pack an extra snack and make sure water bottle is in pocket outside of backpack
Thursday 3-24 Library Leader: Spencer	Homework/Reading Calendar -  recommended - 12 days or more for homework and 20 days or more for reading.  Please put yellow folder in backpack Please pack an extra snack and make sure water bottle is in pocket outside of backpack
Friday 3-25 Art Leader: Julia	Homework/Reading Calendar -  recommended - 12 days or more for homework and 20 days or more for reading.  Please put yellow folder in backpack Please pack an extra snack and make sure water bottle is in pocket outside of backpack

Yellow Folder: Please check this folder each night, empty it, and have your child bring this folder to school everyday!  

Homework/Reading Calendars: Please remember that the homework/reading calendar is recommended, not required, and is to help make school-home connections.

Chromebooks: Please follow the guidelines that were sent home via yellow folder and in an email. Also, please return on Monday and each day fully charged. Thank you for your help!

Upcoming Events: 

3-30-22 - Late Start

4-1-22 - Spring Break Begins - No School

4-11-22 - School Resumes

4-13-22 - NO Late Start today

March is Reading Month- Mrs. Bachelor has shared our March Reading Madness for reading month - here is a link that has some fun read alouds for the reading brackets that you can vote on!! March is Reading Month 

Ask My Child About: (below are some fun things to ask your child about!)

• GrapeSEED songs: “Four” & “Little Bitty Spider”

• GrapeSEED story: The Spider’s Web

• GrapeSEED poems: “The Rabbit Hops”

• GrapeSEED letter focus: h,r,o,s  (letter name and sounds - we also review and go over the entire alphabet whole group and within centers!)

• Syllables - months of the year and student names

• Beginning sounds

• Rhyming mittens - discussed that rhyming words have the same ending sound

• Answering questions using a sentence and counting the number of words that create the sentence. 

• Handwriting - “Frog Jump” uppercase letter: R

• Math - 

• Continued identifying numbers: 11-12 and teen numbers: 15-16

• Using 10-frames to show numbers: 0-20

• Tally marks, counting by fives

• Fine Motor - 

• Using scissors and glue to make letter craft for our book!

• Painting

• Pizza Craft

• Dot markers

• Clothes pins

• SEL (Social Emotional Learning) - 

• Miss V comes into our class on Fridays. She read a story, discussed, and showed a movement song on how to calm down when you are upset. Students talked about when they have been upset and what they do to help them calm down.

• Centers 

• Which one did you like the best? 

• Which center did you play in today? 

• What did you play with? 

• Who did you play with?

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Abby Schmidt

Young Fives

Lincoln School