Dietzel Diary - Week of March 12, 2018

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Week of March 12, 2018

We had a yummy time eating pie on National Pi Day.  We had apple, cherry and pumpkin to choose from.  We had so much fun celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on Friday!  We read stories about shamrocks and leprechauns. It was really fun painting shamrocks to find hidden words.  Thank you Miss Francine for sharing a Saint Patrick Day story with us!   In Religion class we even learned that there was a real Saint Patrick!

Religion:  This week we learned about Saint Patrick.  He lived in Ireland a long time ago.  When he was young he was kidnapped by Irish pirates.  He eventually escaped and returned to Britain where he became a cleric.  He then returned to Ireland to help the people of Northern and Western Ireland.

Language Arts:  This week we worked on identifying and associating picture names with initial N/n/ sound.  We worked with understanding when to use a question mark and practiced writing them.  We learned to recognize the difference between using positional words ‘on’ and ‘in’.  Our reading comprehension skill focus this week was:  using prior knowledge, answering questions about a story, compare and contrast and recognizing idioms.  When we are reading aloud we are practicing how to read with expression.

Math:  This week we focused on reading, writing, and counting numbers 1-17.  We practiced solving problems by using different strategies.  We used draw a picture and used objects to represent numbers.  We are learning to recognize number words 11-17.  We are doing a great job counting backwards from 20!.

Science:  This week we finished our insect unit.  Be sure to ask your child what they learned!   We really liked watching A Bug’s Life and trying to figure out which bugs were insects.

Social Studies:  This week we learned about the four seasons.  We listed characteristics of each season.

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Beginning sound M/m.  Word families –ent, -ut.

Math—Compose and decompose numbers 18-19; story problem strategies.

Mon, 3/19      Mass – St. Joseph Day

Wed, 3/21      Field Trip: Akron Art Museum

Thurs, 3/22      Book Club

Mon, 3/26      Report Cards

Thurs, , 3/29    Holy Thursday Retreat

Fri, 3/30           Good Friday; 1^st Day of Spring Break

Dietzel Diary - Week of March 5, 2018

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Week of March 5, 2018

This has been a tough week in kindergarten.  We had 4-6 kids out sick every day L.  Please remember that as much as we try to protect the kids by having them wash their hands and we disinfect the classroom each night, we still need your help.  If your child requires any type of medication to keep a fever down, they should not be here!  Children should go 24 hours WITHOUT a fever before returning to school in order to minimize the spread of illnesses.  In addition, if your child is experiencing a cough that can only be controlled by continuously giving them cough drops, they should not be here!  Of course, if your child has not had a fever in 24 hours, but still requires medication that can be administered by our nurse, they should certainly attend school.  If your child is not going to make it to school, please call the office.  Students also need to bring a note the day they return to school stating why they were absent.  A note with a parent signature or a note from the doctor is required by the State of Ohio.

Religion:  This week we gained a deeper awareness of Jesus’ friendship.  We understand that friends of Jesus gather on Sunday.  We also discovered that the Bible is God’s storybook.

Language Arts:  This week we encoded word families –ub, -ag, -ug.  We are getting really good at discovering rhyming words!  We worked with initial sound R/r.  We read rebus sentences and matched upper and lower case letters.  Our vocabulary focus this week included:  many, few, some, plenty, a pinch of, a bunch of.

Math:  This week we completed our subtraction unit.  We are working with modeling and using objects to represent teen numbers.  We are reading story problems and figuring out how to solve problems.

Science:  This week we learned about insects.  We learned that insects have 3 body parts, an exoskeleton, and 6 legs.  We discovered that some insects live under water, some in the desert, and some can fly.  We also learned that insects use their antennae to smell and feel.

Social Studies:  This week we learned about being a good citizen.  We focused on ways to resolve conflicts.

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Beginning sound N/n.  We will be working with position words on and in.  Our memory word will be no.

Math—Representing, counting, and writing numbers 14-19.

Thurs, 3/15      K/1Book Club

Fri, 3/16           Grades Close

Wed, 3/21      Field Trip: Akron Art Museum

Mon, 3/26      Report Cards

Celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday!

Koen read Are You My Mother?

Mrs. Hinman read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Mr. Raun read And To Think That It Happened on Mulberry Street

Miss Francine read Say What?

Mrs. Wood read The Lorax

Mrs. Lott read The Cat in the Hat

 Mr. DiBacco read Oh, the Places You Will Go!

Miss Dietzel read There's a Wocket in My Pocket!

Mr. Hausch read Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!

Miss Erin read Fox in Socks

Mr. Andy read Green Eggs and Ham

 Fr. Pfeiffer read Horton Hears a Who!

Fr. Pfeiffer passed out certificates from Horton

100th Day of School Celebration

How many different things can we do 100 times?

hopping, jumping jacks, touch our toes!

We counted to 100 for Mrs. Wood by 1's, 5's and 10's!

 Our concoction of 100 treats!

Dietzel Diary - Week of February 26, 2018

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Week of February 26, 2018

Thank you to everyone that helped make Dr. Seuss’ birthday so special.  On Friday we had a great time celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  We loved all the special readers that read a book to us.  We read Green Eggs and Ham; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; Fox in Socks; And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street; Wacky Wednesday; What Pet Should I Get; Oh Say Can You Say?; Go, Dog, Go!; Oh the Places You’ll Go!; Horton Hears a Who; and The Cat in the Hat.  Be sure to check out our blog for lots of pictures!

Religion:  This week we learned about Stations of the Cross, walking through the Stations in Church.  The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation.  At each station we read about a specific event from Christ's last day. We then recited specific prayers, and then moving to the next station.

Language Arts:  This week we continued working with initial B/b sounds.  We worked with identifying and practiced writing upper and lower case R/r/.  Our vocabulary focus words were: scrub, robins.  We are practicing associating pictures with words.  We are doing such a great job writing complete sentences in our journals each morning. We are continuing to read Charlotte’s Web.  We are learning a lot about life on a farm.

Math:  This week we continued using expressions to represent subtraction within 5.  We are using 10-frames and counters to solve subtraction problems.  We are focused on reading our equations carefully to know whether we are supposed to add or subtract numbers.

Science:  This week we continued learning about our 5 senses.  Our focus has been on sight, taste and smell.  It took a few days, but we finally figured out what we could do to use all five of our senses at the same time (thanks Breylin).  We really enjoyed popping and eating popcorn!

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Focus on initial R/r sounds.   Working with word families –ub, -ag, -ug.  Learning about synonyms.

Math—Representing, counting, and writing numbers 11-19.

Thurs, 3/8        K/1Book Club

Fri, 3/9             8:30 Mass
Thurs, 3/15      K/1Book Club
Fri, 3/16           Grades Close
Wed, 3/21      Field Trip: Akron Art Museum
Mon, 3/26      Report Cards

Dietzel Diary - Week of February 19, 2018

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Week of February 19, 2018

This was a short week, but very productive.  We worked very hard to complete our poetry book before the deadline for the publisher.  We are very excited to see our words and illustrations in print!  We learned about President’s Day by learning more about two of our great presidents – Washington and Lincoln.  We read several books and looked at lots of pictures of important American Symbols.

Religion:  This week we discovered that Jesus loves children and that people everywhere are God’s children.  We discussed that all people are children of God and that we can have fun together.

Language Arts:  This week blended sounds to decode words, practicing encoding words beginning and ending with B/b/ sounds.  We practiced adding “s” to the end of words and understanding that the plural of words means any quantity more than one.  We have been practicing using our skills of segmenting sounds to help us read and spell words. We worked on our comprehension strategies using predictions by generating questions; draw conclusions, using prior knowledge, and understanding characters.

Math:  This week we continued using expressions to represent subtraction within 5.  We are using 10-frames and counters to solve subtraction problems.   We used ourselves to use the strategy “act it out” to understand some of the equations we are solving.

Science:  This week we started learning about our 5 senses.  Our focus has been on touch and hearing.  We brainstormed lots of words to describe how things feel, such as soft, rough, hard, sticky, hot and cold.  We then sorted different items by how they felt and graphed our results.  While learning about our sense of hearing we listened to lots of different animal sounds.  We were really surprised to hear what a hippopotamus and zebra sound like!  We then made shakers (you’re welcome), and practiced our “rhythm”.  It was lots of fun singing and dancing while using our shakers.

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Focus on initial B/b sounds,  adding ‘s’ to the end of words; sight word ‘of’; comprehension strategies—making predictions, draw conclusions, understanding characters.

Math—Decomposing numbers within 8; subtraction within 5.

Fri,  March 2          Read Across America; Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

Please let me know if you would like to read your favorite Dr. Seuss book to the class on Friday, March 2.

Dietzel Diary - Week of February 12, 2018

Dietzel Diary

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Week of February 12, 2018

We had so much fun celebrating the 100^th day of school!  We counted … and counted … and counted.  We even made a chart showing how we can count by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s.  We read books and sang the 100 Days song.  We drew pictures and wrote about what we will look like when we are 100 years old.  Thank you to everyone that sent in things we could count.  We really enjoyed the things we were able to put together and create a trail mix concoction!  We also celebrated Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday.  We paraded throughout the school with our 1^st and 2^nd grade friends.

Religion:  This week we learned about the season of Lent.  We learned about the symbols for Ash Wednesday, and participated in the Mass.  We found out that the ashes placed on our foreheads were from burnt palms from last year’s Easter season.  We learned that why some people choose to give something up during Lent or some people like to do something extra during Lent.  We have also been talking about “random acts of kindness” and how they are good practice any time of year.

Language Arts:  This week we focused on the U/u/ sound at the beginning of words.  We also worked on medial vowel sounds – which is a tough thing to hear.  We are struggling the most with differentiating E/e/ and I/i/ sounds.  We learned a lot of new descriptive vocabulary words during our read aloud.  Our focus was on plain, glorious, fabulous, marvelous, victorious, mysterious, curious, nervous, industrious, courteous, hilarious, dangerous, delicious, generous, and cautious. We used our comprehension skills of understanding setting, characters, and using context clues.

Math:  This week started working with using expressions to represent subtraction equations within 5.  We are continuing to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s and especially being able to count backwards from 20.  This week we have found time to play Around the World – which we LOVE!  Keep practicing those math facts at home!

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Focus on initial and medial U/u/ sounds.  We are also working on writing sentences to describe our illustrations.

Math:  We will be learning about subtraction.

Mon, Feb 19          NO SCHOOL

Thurs, Feb 22         K/1 Book Club
Thurs, March 2      Read Across America; Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

Please let me know if you would like to read your favorite Dr. Seuss book to the class on Thursday, March 2.