Friday, February 16, 2018

Newsletter: February 16

Next Week's Specials:
Monday - STEAM
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - Art, Library
Thursday - PE
Friday - STEAM

Coming Up...
  • Marco's Pizza Night: Tuesday, February 20 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Father/Daughter Dance: Saturday, February 24th from 6:30-8:30pm
  • Aaron Zenz visits Bauer: Tuesday, February 27
  • Kick Off to Reading Month Night: Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30-7:30pm 
  • Early Release: Friday, March 9, 12:15pm dismissal, wear Bauer T-shirt
  • Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, March 13 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, March 13 @ 7:00pm
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 14 and 20 (watch for details)
  • Mix & Match Day/Popcorn Day/Book Fair begins: Friday, March 16
  • Book Fair Ends/Wear Eagle Pride: Friday, March 23
  • Spring Break: March 30-April 6 (School Resumes April 9)

A REAL LIVE AUTHOR WILL BE VISITING BAUER!
Aaron Zenz, an author and Michigan native, will be making a stop to Bauer on Tuesday, February 27. He is so excited to meet our students and talk to them about writing stories and creating art. If you would like to order one of his books for your child prior to his visit, please fill out the form that was sent home with your child or click on the link below and have it back to school by Friday, Feb. 23.
If you have any questions please email: KDeGram@hpseagles.net
Book order link: Aaron Zenz Book Order



Save the Date!! Kick off to Reading Month Night!
What better way to kick off reading month than a night out with your family?! Come to Bauer on Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30-7:30 to help us kick off Reading Month. All Bauer students that attend will receive a free book! There will be popcorn, a photobooth, and a lot fun reading activities! We are looking forward to a fun family night.
Please RSVP so we can get an idea of about how many will be attending the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/16679428388

Valentine's Day Party:
A big thank you goes to Victoria Lemmen for organizing the Valentine's Day party.  Thank you to Genna Brong, Mike Holmes, and Vanessa Nolte for helping plan activities for the party too.  The kids had a great time!  


  










  
  

 
   




  




  

 



Reading: 
We began learning about non-fiction books this week.  We talked about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books and added some non-fiction books to our book bins.  

Writing:
This week we worked on writing small moment (personal narrative) stories.  We also learned how to use a checklist to make sure that we have completed our stories.  Some items on our checklist include, "I used a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence, I used finger spaces, I told the setting, etc..."  Next week we will finish up personal narrative writing and begin How-To writing.
   
Word Study:
This week we focused on different spellings for the /ai/ sound.  We learned that there are eight different spellings for /ai/!  



Math:
On Tuesday, we did "Candy Heart" math.  I gave each child a box of candy hearts.  They had to sort the candy hearts by color and then graph them.  Then, they could eat them!  We also took the Unit 3 test this week.  Look for it to come home in your child's folder next week Friday.  


   

  





   


  

Friday, February 9, 2018

Newsletter: February 9

Next Week's Specials:
Monday - PE
Tuesday - STEAM
Wednesday - Music, Library
Thursday - Art
Friday - PE

Coming Up...
  • Valentine's Day Party & Wear Red/Pink: Wednesday, February 14 @ 12:15pm
  • Marco's Pizza Night: Tuesday, February 20 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Father/Daughter Dance: Saturday, February 24th from 6:30-8:30pm
  • Kick Off to Reading Month Night: Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30-7:30pm 
  • Early Release: Friday, March 9, 12:15pm dismissal, wear Bauer T-shirt
  • Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, March 13 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, March 13 @ 7:00pm
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 14 and 20 (watch for details)
  • Mix & Match Day/Popcorn Day/Book Fair begins: Friday, March 16
  • Book Fair Ends: Friday, March 23
  • Spring Break: March 30-April 6 (School Resumes April 9)

A REAL LIVE AUTHOR WILL BE VISITING BAUER!
Aaron Zenz, an author and Michigan native, will be making a stop to Bauer on Tuesday, February 27. He is so excited to meet our students and talk to them about writing stories and creating art. If you would like to order one of his books for your child prior to his visit, please fill out the form that was sent home with your child or click on the link below and have it back to school by Friday, Feb. 23.
If you have any questions please email: KDeGram@hpseagles.net
Book order link: Aaron Zenz Book Order

Save the Date!! Kick off to Reading Month Night!
What better way to kick off reading month than a night out with your family?! Come to Bauer on Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30-7:30 to help us kick off Reading Month. All Bauer students that attend will receive a free book! There will be popcorn, a photobooth, and a lot fun reading activities! We are looking forward to a fun family night.
Please RSVP so we can get an idea of about how many will be attending the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/16679428388

Writing:
On Wednesday, it was our 100th day of school, so the kids each finished this sentence, "I wish for 100..." during writing time.  They came up with some great ideas!  On Thursday, we worked more on our small moment stories.  Next week we will wrap up our unit on small moments (personal narratives.)  

Word Study:
This week we learned different sounds for the "ea" spelling.  The picture shows what each child wrote on his/her whiteboard.


Math:
On Wednesday, we practiced counting all the way up to 100 with the objects that you sent in.  We made piles of ten and then counted by tens to make 100!  On Thursday, we completed the Unit 3 review pages in our math books to prepare us for the test.  We will take the test next week.  

  




  

  


Friday, February 2, 2018

Newsletter: February 2

Next Week's Specials:
Monday - No School
Tuesday - No School
Wednesday - STEAM, Library
Thursday - Music
Friday - Art

Coming Up...
  • Mid-Winter Break: Monday, February 5 & Tuesday, February 6
  • Valentine's Day Party & Wear Red/Pink: Wednesday, February 14 @ 12:15pm
  • Marco's Pizza Night: Tuesday, February 20 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Father/Daughter Dance: Saturday, February 24th from 6:30-8:30pm
  • Kick Off to Reading Month Night: Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30-7:30pm (more details to come.)
  • Early Release: Friday, March 9, 12:15pm dismissal, wear Bauer T-shirt
  • Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, March 13 (Don't forget to mention Bauer and my name when ordering.)
  • Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, March 13 @ 7:00pm
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 14 and 20 (watch for details)
  • Mix & Match Day/Popcorn Day/Book Fair begins: Friday, March 16
  • Book Fair Ends: Friday, March 23
  • Spring Break: March 30-April 6 (School Resumes April 9)

Reading:
This week we have been working on backing up and rereading words and sentences to sound like a smooth, more fluent reader.  

Writing:
This week we worked on our small moment stories.  We started by writing a beginning, middle, and ending to our stories.  Next, we focused on adding details such as feelings and using our senses to describe what was happening.  

Word Study:
This week we learned five different spellings for /e/.  The picture shows what each child wrote on his/her whiteboard.

Math:
We continue to work with various math tools in help us solve math problems.  This week we focused on solving story problems.  Our story problem on Thursday was, "Mrs. Machiela has 10 candies.  Mrs. VanBergen has 7 candies.  How many candies do we have all together?"  The kids did a great job solving it using their math tools.  They also labeled the parts of the equation (partner, partner, total).    




Here are some photos from recess on Friday!