Mrs. Machiela's Class Blog

Friday, May 4, 2018

Newsletter: May 4

Next Week's Specials:

Monday - PE

Tuesday - STEAM

Wednesday - Music, Library

Thursday - Art

Friday - PE

Coming Up...

Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, May 8 (Don't forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, May 8 @ 7:00pm
Early Release Day: Friday, May 11, 12:15pm dismissal (Wear Bauer T-shirt), All school assembly @ 10:45am
Sports Attire Spirit Day/Popcorn Day: Friday, May 18
Memorial Day/No School: Monday, May 28
Kindergarten Field Trip to Hemlock Crossings Nature Center and Hager Park: Friday, June 1 from 9:15am-2pm.
Field Day: Tuesday, June 5
Last Day of School: Friday, June 8, 12:15 dismissal

Field Trip:

Our class field trip is scheduled for Friday, June 1. We will leave school around 9:15am and go to Hemlock Crossings Nature Center in West Olive. Then, we will head to Hager Park in Jenison for lunch and to enjoy some time outside. Please pack a sack lunch for your child. We will return to school at 2pm. If you would like to be a chaperone for our trip, please let me know. Also, you must complete a Volunteer Background Check Form through Hudsonville Public Schools' website if you have not already done so during this school year.

Reading:

This week we read the book, The Little Red Hen, and then we began practicing a Reader's Theater script based on this book. Each child has a different part. We have been practicing sounding and acting like our characters. This week we will continue to practice our lines and work on reading fluently and using body language and facial expressions.

Writing:

In writing this week, we continued to work on opinion writing and using reasons to support our opinions. We wrote about our favorite playtime activities, favorite recess activities, and chose between two options...the beach or the pool.

Word Study:

This week we reviewed spellings for the sound /oo/. We learned that "ou" can make 3 different sounds. We also learned /oi/ spellings and /z/ spellings.

Math:

This week in math, we focused on partners of 9 and solving subtraction story problems. We also played "The Hiding Zero Game" with our math partners. This involves putting a number tile on top of the 0 in the number 10 in order to make a teen number.

Friday, April 27, 2018

Newsletter: April 27

Next Week's Specials:

Monday - Art

Tuesday - PE

Wednesday - STEAM, Library

Thursday - Music

Friday - Art

Coming Up...

Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, May 8 (Don't forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, May 8 @ 7:00pm
Early Release Day: Friday, May 11, 12:15pm dismissal (Wear Bauer T-shirt), All school assembly @ 10:45am
Sports Attire Spirit Day/Popcorn Day: Friday, May 18
Memorial Day/No School: Monday, May 28
Kindergarten Field Trip to Hemlock Crossings Nature Center and Hager Park: Friday, June 1 from 9:15am-2pm. (Watch for more details.)
Field Day: Tuesday, June 5
Last Day of School: Friday, June 8, 12:15 dismissal

Reading:

This week we continued studying characters. We have been comparing the adventures and experiences of characters in different books. For example, we compared the experiences of the character, Trixie, in Knuffle Bunny and Knuffle Bunny Too.

Writing:

In writing this week, we started a new unit on opinion writing. We talked about the difference between facts and opinions. We will also learned how to use reasons to support our opinions. Here is my example...

Word Study:

This week we learned 5 spellings for the sound /oo/.

Math:

This week in math, we focused on partners of 10 and solving subtraction story problems. We also played "The Unknown Partner Game" with our math partners. The kids have to cover their eyes while their math partner sets up for them.

Here are some photos from playtime on Tuesday.... :)

Friday, April 20, 2018

Newsletter: April 20

Next Week's Specials:

Monday - Music

Tuesday - Art

Wednesday - PE, Library

Thursday - STEAM

Friday - Music

Coming Up...

Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, May 8 (Don't forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, May 8 @ 7:00pm
Early Release Day: Friday, May 11, 12:15pm dismissal (Wear Bauer T-shirt), All school assembly @ 10:45am
Sports Attire Spirit Day/Popcorn Day: Friday, May 18
Memorial Day/No School: Monday, May 28
Kindergarten Field Trip: Friday, June 1 (More information to come...)

Reading:

This week we continued studying characters. We have been making connections to the characters feelings, actions, and problems. Connections give us a deeper understanding of characters.

Writing:

In writing this week, we finished our informational writing unit. Each child chose their favorite non-fiction booklet to fix and fancy up by coloring the pictures. I collected these and will be grading them for the end of the year report card. Next week we will start a new unit on opinion writing. We will begin by talking about the difference between facts and opinions. We will also learn how to use reasons to support our opinions.

Word Study:

This week we reviewed /aw/ spellings and learned five different spellings for /l/.

Math:

This week in math, we focused on partners of 10 and on showing a teen number as a group of ten and extra ones.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Newsletter: April 13

Next Week's Specials:

Monday - STEAM

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - Art, Library

Thursday - PE

Friday - STEAM

Coming Up...

Marco’s Pizza Night: Tuesday, April 17 (Don’t forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Mother/Son Bowling: Thursday, April 19
Jet's Pizza Night: Tuesday, May 8 (Don't forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Bauer Parent Club Meeting: Tuesday, May 8 @ 7:00pm
Early Release Day: Friday, May 11, 12:15pm dismissal (Wear Bauer T-shirt), All school assembly @ 10:45am
Sports Attire Spirit Day/Popcorn Day: Friday, May 18
Memorial Day/No School: Monday, May 28

Reading:

This week we began a new unit on studying characters. We are reading some books with great characters (such as Elephant and Piggie). So far, we are learning about characters by the way they look, the things they say, and through what other characters do.

Writing:

In writing this week, we continued with our informational writing unit. Many students have finished with their book about turtles and are working on their own informational book about their chosen topic. Thank you for your help with the planning web at home! We will finish this writing unit this week and begin a unit on opinion writing later in the week.

Word Study:

This week we learned five different spellings for /aw/.

Math:

This week in math, we focused on partners of 7. We also spent two days reviewing for our test. We took the Unit 4 test on Friday.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Newsletter: March 23

Next Week's Specials:

Monday - STEAM

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - Art, Library

Thursday - PE

Friday - No School

Coming Up...

Bring a Poem to Read to Class: Tuesday, March 27
Read and Feed/PJ Day: Thursday, March 29
Spring Break: March 30-April 6 (School Resumes April 9)
Early Release: Friday, April 13, 12:15 pm dismissal (Wear your Bauer T-shirts)
Marco’s Pizza Night: Tuesday, April 17 (Don’t forget to mention you are from Bauer and your classroom teacher's name)
Mother/Son Bowling: Thursday, April 19

Reading:

This week our focus was on researching all about turtles for our writing unit.

Writing:

We finished our All About Foxes book on Monday and then began our All About Turtles book. We began planning for the book about turtles by making a web of all the things we had learned. Next, each student chose four facts to include in his/her book about turtles. Then, each student used the web to create his/her table of contents and write the pages of his/her book. We are close to being done with our books about turtles. Next week, each student will choose his/her own topic to write about!