Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did math. We used a scale to see the equal parts. We used green and red cubes for apples. We added one more and took one less away. Some friends got to come up to fix it. (James and Kate)

We learned how to make a wind sock. You got a big piece of paper and you got to color it. We used streamers and string. When we were done with it we got to test it outside. We went outside and we testing our wind socks to see where the wind was going and if it was going to the playground it was west. If it was going the other way it would be east. (Mikayla)

We did writing. What we did for writing was we wrote in our weather books. It was our 5^th day. (Andrew)

Today for morning job we had to cut out pieces to make words. We made word wall words. We wrote it and spelled it the right way then we got pieces to match. (Sylus)

We did Fundations. We did big cards and little cards and the vowel chart. We got to write on the big whiteboards. We played a game called Guess My Word with Mrs. Hotchkiss. (Malai)

We did library. For library we got a picture and a piece of paper to write on. The pictures were inside of a kit. We had to add more detail. Then we read a book. (Lyrik)

We did our poem. For our poem we highlighted word wall words and got to color a picture to go with it. (Sophia)

There are lots of things in the folder today so make sure to check that out!

Behavior updates went out today and need to be returned Monday, please!

Our Cougar Compliment Dessert Party will be Wednesday! Here is the link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UikVRC6mAfPYHqeon1e0vrxrm6q4wOd5SNXSyVPHZXU/edit?usp=sharing

Please drop it by the office or the classroom first thing in the morning or before 12 pm on Wednesday, May 4th. No tree nuts please!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

Miss Tappana’s mom came. We did a project. We turned an animal into a colorful animal. We only used colorful paper. Mrs. Kim made the paper we used. It was textured paper. We also read a book by Eric Carle. (Andrew and Mikayla)

We did P.E. What we did for P.E. is we played aerobics BINGO. We had to say BINGO if you had the most pins. (Kate)

We did the same game with apples like the other day. We made combinations of 10 and had a partner. We used cubes to make combinations. We colored in some apples on our paper. The combinations made a staircase pattern! (Sylus and Sophia and Kymiah)

We did Fundations. We did our big cards and little cards and vowel chart. We went on our white boards and wrote one word, “dash”. We did tapping and tapped some words also. (Sophia)

Pull tabs are due tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the Color Run! Don’t forget to wear your shirt if you ordered one J

We are having a dessert part next Wednesday (4/4) to celebrate earning 100 Cougar Compliments! We will send out a GoogleDoc tomorrow to sign up for a dessert!

Have a great Thursday!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did Fundations. We built words on the magnet boards. We built “ship”, “chin”, and “chat” and “thud”, (Kate and James)

We learned about clouds. Stratus clouds are low in the sky. We learned about different kinds of clouds. We did a project and we made a cloud look like something. (Kymiah and Max)

We did writing. We wrote in our weather book. It was cloudy, no precipitation, and some wind. (Andrew)

It was the 151 day of school. We have 21 days left of school. (Layla and Connor)

It is early out day. We are leaving early. (Connor)

We had Daily 5. (James)

The Color Run is Friday!

Pull tabs are due Friday as well!

Have a great Wednesday night!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did writing. We wrote in our weather book. (Andrew)

We did Fundations. For Fundations we did our big cards and little cards and the vowel chart. And we played a game. We played Bingo. We covered up word wall words. (Kate)

We did our poem. It was called April Rain. (Kymiah)

We did math. For math we played Apple Boxes. We had cubes and a partner. We colored in the apples. We did combinations of 5. (Sophia)

We did Daily 5.  (Layla)

For morning job we did math workstations. (Lyrik)

We read the book called Rain. It gives us facts about rain. And we shared about our favorite thing to do when it rains. (Ginger)

We checked 2 cups of water. We checked the temperature of the water. One was inside and one was outside. It was rainy today really hard. The temperature changed. We had to skip count by 2’s on the thermometer. The one outside was colder. When it is colder the temperature goes down. (Sophia and Kate)

We did music. (James)

It was the 150^th day of school! (Connor)

Lots of announcements!

There is a PTA meeting tonight night at 6:30 pm!

Wednesday (tomorrow) is an Early Release Day for teacher professional development. Please have arrangements for your child to be picked up at 12:50 pm. Please let us know if there is a change in transportation for this day ASAP!

Wednesday (tomorrow) is also Secretary’s day! Please have your child bring in one flower for our special bouquet on Wednesday!

The Color Run is Friday! The last day to sign and still get a t-shirt is Wednesday!

Pull tabs are due Friday as well!

Have a great night!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We voted on a party because we reached 100 Cougar Compliments. The party we are going to do is the dessert party. Miss Tappana is going to bring BB-8. (Layla) We will be doing this event next Wednesday! I will be sending out a Google Doc if you would like to sign up to bring a dish!

We did math. We played Up and Down the Ladder. We had a bunk bed and dice and bears. We had to roll the dice. We had to say the number sentence. Then the next person had to go down or up. (Kate) The kids practiced saying _+_=_ using the numbers on the dice!

We did Daily 5. We got to do 2 choices since it was Monday. (Connor)

We did writing. What we did for writing was our Monday News. 4 people got to share. (Andrew)

We did something new. We wrote in our Weather Book. We circled what the weather looks like outside. We learned this new word called precipitation. It means rain or hail or snow. We checked to see the wind if there was lots of wind, some wind, or no wind. (Sophia) We will be recording the weather all week and talking about different types of weather!

We did snack. (Evan)

Lots of announcements!

Our published books are coming home today! They look great! If you would like to order one there is still time! I put forms in the folders with information on how to do this.  

There is a PTA meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 pm!

Wednesday is an Early Release Day for teacher professional development. Please have arrangements for your child to be picked up at 12:50 pm. Please let us know if there is a change in transportation for this day ASAP!

Wednesday is also Secretaries day! Please have your child bring in one flower for our special bouquet on Wednesday!

The Color Run is Friday! The last day to sign and still get a t-shirt is Wednesday!

Pull tabs are due Friday as well!

Have a great night!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did sorting. We sorted recycling and we graphed it. Then we could see how much of each. Plastic had the most. Glass and aluminum had the same. After we graphed it on paper. (Mikayla)

We did Daily 5. (James)

We did P.E. For P.E. we played Pacman. We had to stay on the yellow lines on the blacktop. Then we had free play. (Kate)

We did writing. For writing we got to have a piece of paper and we made the Earth and we had to make it out of paper. There was our pledge on the left and the Earth on the right. We painted our hand and put it on top of the Earth for clouds. (Sophia and Andrew)

We read a book. It was called It’s Earth Day! It was Max’s birthday snack today! We got to pick 2 different kinds of snacks. There were gummies and Oreos. (Layla and Sylus)

We did Fundations. We learned about the short –u and long –u. (Kymiah)

Today we did our poem. We highlighted word wall words. (Ginger)

Please make sure to check your child’s folder for any important notes that went home!

Reading group books went home today so it would be great to have your child practice reading the books and using reading strategies!

REMINDER: Wednesday is an early release day! J

Have a great weekend!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did writing. We did something new. We wrote what we can do to help our Earth. You can pick up trash, use less water or electricity, or use both sides of paper. And we got to color a picture to go with it. (Evan)

We did art. What we did for art was buildings that had faces on a piece of paper. The artist’s first name was James. (Andrew)

We did math. We had a piece of paper and cards and bears and 2 dice. We played Up and Down the Ladder. The first person had to roll 2 dice and put bears on the bottom and top of the bunk bed. Then the other person flipped a card to move up or down the ladder. (Kate and Kymiah)

We did Daily 5. (Layla)

We had read aloud. We read Why Should I Recycle. We ate our snack. (Jayden)

We did Fundations. For Fundations we did our big cards and little cards and vowel chart. We did tapping. We tapped long vowel sounds. When 2 vowels a walking the first one does the talking. Some words had the silent e. We wrote words on our whiteboards. We used the small lines. (Sophia)

We did our poem. Our poem was called It Is Spring. (Dylan)

CAT TALES ORDERS

If you would like to order a Cat Tales book (a collection of K-2 writing) please have these orders in by this Friday the 22^nd! Our class wrote about their favorite part about having the chicks!

ARTS NIGHT is this TONIGHT from 5 to 6:30 pm!

Earth Day Homework! Please have your child bring in ONE CLEAN item that can be recycled (detergent bottle, soda bottle/can, aluminum can, glass jar, magazine, newspaper, paper, plastic water bottle, small cardboard box, cereal boxes, pasta box, etc.). Please make sure the plastic items are labeled 1-7! We will be using these on Earth Day which is Friday, April 22nd!

SECRETARY’S DAY

Next Wednesday, April 27, please have your child bring in 1 flower as we celebrate Secretary’s Day. We will put each child’s flower together to make a bouquet for the secretaries. It could be store bought or from your garden. Please only send in your flowers that day (not before Wednesday). Thanks!

Have a great Thursday!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did writing. We wrote a letter to our 3^rd grade buddy. It was to wish them good luck so they could do good on the MAP test. (Logan and Andrew)

We did snack. We read the book When Spring Comes. (Layla)

We did Daily 5. We made 2 choices. (Ginger)

We did math. What we did for math is we played with the arithmetic racks. We had small ones and we could play with partners. We also played on the SmartBoard like quick eyes. We got to explore the racks with a partner or play quick eyes. (Mikayla)

We did Fundations. We did short o and long o. We did our vowel chart and little cards and big cards. (Kate)

We learned about lima beans and got to see what’s inside the lima beans. What is inside is the flower things and the little plant and the protection called the seed coat so it can protect the little plant that is gonna grow. You have to plant it for it to grow. (Sophia)

We did our poem. We read it. We talked about the words are and is.  (Dylan)

We did morning job. We did a kit project about the signs of spring. We had to color. We are going to hang it up. (Kate and Max)

CAT TALES ORDERS

If you would like to order a Cat Tales book (a collection of K-2 writing) please have these orders in by this Friday the 22^nd! Our class wrote about their favorite part about having the chicks!

ARTS NIGHT is this Thursday from 5 to 6:30 pm!

Earth Day Homework! Please have your child bring in ONE CLEAN item that can be recycled (detergent bottle, soda bottle/can, aluminum can, glass jar, magazine, newspaper, paper, plastic water bottle, small cardboard box, cereal boxes, pasta box, etc.). Please make sure the plastic items are labeled 1-7! We will be using these on Earth Day which is Friday, April 22nd!

SECRETARY’S DAY

Next Wednesday, April 27, please have your child bring in 1 flower as we celebrate Secretary’s Day. We will put each child’s flower together to make a bouquet for the secretaries. It could be store bought or from your garden. Please only send in your flowers that day (not before Wednesday). Thanks!

Have a great Wednesday!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Fundations. We did our big cards and little cards and vowel chart. We learned that c words have an a, o, or u. And for k it has an e or i. We wrote some words on the whiteboards. (Kate)

We had library. We picked out new books. We did something new today. We read some books in media. We had to run a test to get to the books. It was MyOnReader. (Evan) This is a GREAT resource that your kids can access at home! There are 100’s of books to pick from. They can log-in using www.myon.com with their active directory number (library number) as the login and their password is their student id. If you need this information please let me know and I can send it to you!

We did math. For math we talked about the arithmetic rack. It has beads that look like circles. We used the story that we read yesterday we moved the beads to show ways to make 8. (Sophia)

We had guest readers named Kate and Anna. They read a book about Froggy. (Kymiah)

We did our poem called It Is Spring. (Logan)

For writing we are learning how to write letters. We are going to write letters to our third grade buddies. We learned about the parts like the closing and the body and the date. (Ginger)

We did Daily 5. (Malai)

We did read aloud. We read a book called Living and Nonliving. Living things breathe, eat, and need water. Nonliving things can’t breathe or eat. They don’t need water. (Andrew)

YEARBOOKS!

Preordered 2015-16 yearbooks are coming home today! If you missed ordering one, they will be selling them in the school commons by the gymnasium THIS Thursday, April 21st from 8-8:30am.  These are limited! Yearbooks are 10$ - Checks made out to Mill Creek PTA or exact change would be best please.

CAT TALES ORDERS

If you would like to order a Cat Tales book (a collection of K-2 writing) please have these orders in by this Friday the 22^nd! Our class wrote about their favorite part about having the chicks!

ARTS NIGHT is this Thursday from 5 to 6:30 pm!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did our poem. The poem is called It is Spring. It had some cool pictures in it like flowers and a sun. (Lyrik)

We did P.E. We had a pacer test. We got to play a game with balls called Bocce Ball. At the end of each game we got to run out and get a ball. We finally got to play in the real gym! (Mikayla and Connor)

We did writing. Writing was our Monday News. It was fun! (Andrew)

For Fundations we did our big cards and little cards. We did tapping. We sorted long –i and short –i. We got to add words on the back. (Kate)

We did Daily 5. (Layla)

We did snack. We read a book called Do You Know Which One Will Grow? It had pictures of things that don’t grow like a watch. (James)

Our project was about seeds. We put soil in a cup and poked holes. We put a handful of seeds in the cup and then Miss Tappana poured water in the cup. (Sylus)

We did math. For math we read The Sleepover. The kids played tricks. They were moving between the top and bottoms bunks. (Dylan)

We did recess. (Lyrik)

REMINDERS:

-Please have your child bring back his/her bag of reading group books so that he/she has books to read for Daily 5!

-Please returned signed behavior updates as soon as you can!

-Book orders are due this week! Here is the link to order the books online: http://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR If you order books online, our class earns points! The points will be spent on books for the children to keep or new classroom library books for the children to read at school!

-Tomorrow is library so please make sure your child brings his/her book to school!

We watched a new episode in the Class Dojo series. We watched Series 2 Episode 2. Here is the link:  https://bit.ly/23l4Smp Here are some questions you can discuss with your child! It will help your child understand the message of the video and it will also benefit his/her comprehension by discussing the video after viewing.

Series 2, Episode 2 Discussion Guide

In Episode 2, “Climbing out of The Dip,” Katie learns from Ms. Clara and Mojo how to become a better artist.

1. What should you do when you make a mistake?

2. What will happen if you continue to repeat this process? Try using

the word "neuron" in your explanation!

3. So how do we escape the dip? Give a real life example (even

better, an example from your own experience).

Earth Day Homework! Please have your child bring in ONE CLEAN item that can be recycled (detergent bottle, soda bottle/can, aluminum can, glass jar, magazine, newspaper, paper, plastic water bottle, small cardboard box, cereal boxes, pasta box, etc.). Please make sure the plastic items are labeled 1-7! We will be using these on Earth Day which is Friday, April 22nd!

Thanks! Have a great Monday evening!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did writing. We wrote in our chick journals for the last time. Mrs. Hotchkiss is going to make a book of our writing today. (Andrew and Evan)

We went to art. For art we got to take home our dragon or fish. Then we made some flowers that we could take home if we wanted to. (Mikayla)

We did math. For math we played a new game. It’s called Double Compare. You have a partner and with your cards you have to shuffle them and mix them up. And then how you play it is they are dot cards so you flip up 2 cards and we had higher numbers then we used to have. You see how much dots in all. If you have the most dots you say me! Then you share your math thinking out loud so you know how much you have in all and so does your partner. (Sophia)

We did Daily 5. (Evan)

We did our poem. Our poem is called “I’m a Little Chicken”. We read it 2 times. At the 2^nd time we read it we acted it out! (James)

We did snack. We watched a video about the living things and not living things. So like all different kinds of things like some move and some that don’t move. (Layla)

We did Fundations. We played a game. (Ginger)

We are packing books for home. (Ginger)

We had Superhero costumes today! (Lyrik)

We sent home reading group books in their bags today! It would be awesome if your child practices reading his/her books over the weekend!

Here is information about an event tomorrow:

Annual CPS/Mizzou Science Sleuth This Weekend!

Saturday, April 16  1:00-4:00 pm  FREE
MU Ag Building & surroundings (corner of Hitt & Rollins)
The CPS Science Department and Mizzou Education and Science Departments would like to invite families to our most popular event of the year!   Come join us anytime between 1-4pm this Saturday to explore over 30 science exhibits and activities.   Only exhibits that you play with were allowed at this event!   This event is FREE!
A flier is attached with more information but just a few exhibits to play with are:
Giant Tinker Toys, Specimen Showcase, Skull Showcase, Insect Showcase, live raptors, live snakes, Earthquakes, Geology, Bubble Mania, UV detection bead bracelets, Your Weight in Space, Energy Bike, Audubon Society, Plant Science, Volcanoes, 3-D Printer, Drunk Driving Simulation, Conservation Dept., Robotics, Physics Show, Magnets & Circuits, Button Factory, Solar Telescope, and more!
Be sure to stop by the headquarter table to record your attendance by filling out the attached attendance slip (more will be at event if you can not print the attachment) - the top 25 classrooms will receive a science fun activity pack!

There is also an attachment with additional information!

There are some important notes in the folders today so make sure you check it out!

Thanks! Have a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We are going to have a share fair with our 3^rd grade buddies and after that we are going to share with our families. (Ginger and Layla)

At the share fair we are going to share our chick hatching journal and also our life cycle project and also our chick hatching picture. (Andrew)

We had a special guest come in. It was Miss Cramer’s sister. Her name is Miss Sarah. We got to feel the chicks and pick them up. We read a book with funny pictures of chickens. (James)

We did writing. We wrote in our chick journals. We put in a life cycle of a chick. We wrote words with it. It was a circle with arrows and numbers. There were 4 steps in the life cycle. (Sophia)

We made a chick life cycle project and we had to color and there was many steps. It spins so we can go in the order of the steps. (Kate)

Miss Sarah taught us how to hold the chicks. I got pooped on! (Lyrik)

We did our poem. We read it 2 times. We acted it out! (James)

Tomorrow is Superhero day! Feel free to participate!

Have a great Thursday!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did math. For math we played double compare. We had different cards. There were number cards with little pictures so we could count. How you play it is first you have to mix your cards up and deal them out. Then you flip up 2 cards. Whoever has the bigger number says me! (Sophia)

We made a project. It was a little chick. You get a white piece of paper and you paint the egg yellow. Then you get the beak and then you put the eyes on with paint or googley eyes. Then you put the brown egg over it and tear part so you see part of the chick hatching out of the egg. (Evan)

We did our poem. We did Daily 5. We only had 1 choice. (Dylan)

We did writing. We wrote in our chick journals and we also put a hen in our journals. We labeled parts of the hen and colored it. (Andrew)

Today we did library. We did it kind of different. We went into the lab and watched a video then read a book. Then we got on the computer and played games and then we went outside the lab and got a book. Then we went back in the lab and finished our games. (Sylus)

We did counselor. We talked about different jobs. You could ride your bike for a job and cook. (Kate)

We pet the chicks. (Lyrik) Check out Twitter for awesome pictures from today and yesterday! J

Friday is dress like a Superhero day! We encourage all students to participate if interested!

Earth Day Homework! Please have your child bring in ONE CLEAN item that can be recycled (detergent bottle, soda bottle/can, aluminum can, glass jar, magazine, newspaper, paper, plastic water bottle, small cardboard box, cereal boxes, pasta box, etc.). Please make sure the plastic items are labeled 1-7! We will be using these on Earth Day which is Friday, April 22nd!

Plea se join us for a

Share Fair

We would like to invite you to our classroom on

Thursday, April 14^th

from 2:40-3 pm.

No RSVP Needed

We will share our Chick Hatching Journals and projects! You will also get a chance to meet the chicks! Please stop in and see all the fun and egg-citement we are having in kindergarten!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

Some of our eggs hatched today. 4 eggs hatched last night. We watched 1 hatch on the Smartboard! It can take around 5 hours to get out of the egg. Some dry chicks got to go in the tub. Miss Tappana and Miss Cramer and Mrs. Hotchkiss put the chicks into the tub. They also put food and water. (Mikayla)

We did writing. We did our chick journals. We wrote about our eggs hatching. In our chick journals we got scissors and cut a picture of an egg. It had a pip mark. We glued it on. We have to write the day so we know what day it is. When we are bigger kids we can know what happened. (James and JR)

We did math. We played a similar game to this before but this is with dot cards. Each person gets cards and you have a partner. Then you have to flip up 2 cards then you add the dots all together or in total and whoever has more gets to say “me!” Then they say the sentence like “5 is more than 2.” When the cards are all done then the other person wins. (Sophia)

We did P.E. We got to do push-ups and curl ups. (Jayden and Andrew)

We did snack. Our book was called The Chicken or The Egg? We saw chicks in the book and different kinds of chickens. It’s called a breed. (Kate)

We did Fundations. We did long –a and short –a. (Layla)

Earth Day Homework! Please have your child bring in ONE CLEAN item that can be recycled (detergent bottle, soda bottle/can, aluminum can, glass jar, magazine, newspaper, paper, plastic water bottle, small cardboard box, cereal boxes, pasta box, etc.). Please make sure the plastic items are labeled 1-7! We will be using these on Earth Day which is Friday, April 22nd!

Plea se join us for a

Share Fair

We would like to invite you to our classroom on

Thursday, April 14^th

from 2:40-3 pm.

No RSVP Needed

We will share our Chick Hatching Journals and projects! You will also get a chance to meet the chicks! Please stop in and see all the fun and egg-citement we are having in kindergarten!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did Fundations. For Fundations we did something new. We sorted short –a and long –a. There were lots of pictures we sorted. (Evan)

We did writing. We did weekend news. Miss Tappana challenged us to write 3 sentences. (Andrew)

We did math. We played Part Whole Bingo. We can split the cube trains up. (Kate)

We did art. In art we painted our fish or dragon. We had a paint brush and paint. We put white glue on it so the paint doesn’t come off. Some people got to read books or free draw. (JR)

We did our poem. For our poem it was a new one. It’s called I’m a Little Chicken. At the end when we were reading we did some hand motions and Mrs. Hotchkiss got to read it the first time. It had two noises in the poem. (Ginger)

We did our chick journals. We did it 2 times. We did it for morning job and project time. We got to do 2 pages. We got a picture and cut it out. We put it in our chick journals. We wrote words with it so people understand. We got to color one of the pictures. We wanted to make it colorful and nice because our parents are going to see it one day! (Sophia)

The chicks might hatch tomorrow! (Layla)

It is the 139^th day of school! (Dylan)

We watched a new Class Dojo video this morning. It is Series 2 Episode 1. Here are some questions you could discuss with your child tonight as well as the link to the video!

https://bit.ly/1RYg0di

Series 2, Ep 1: Take-home questions

1. What is "the dip"?

2. Discuss an example of a time you've felt

the dip (student share, parent share.) How did

it feel?

3. How does what we've learned about

growth mindset help us get out of the dip?

REMINDERS:

·       Please return books sent home over the weekend in the plastic bags as soon as you can!

·       Our Chick Share Fair will be at 2:40 pm on Thursday (4/14). The note sent home on Friday is also included below:

Plea se join us for a

Share Fair

We would like to invite you to our classroom on

Thursday, April 14^th

from 2:40-3 pm.

No RSVP Needed

We will share our Chick Hatching Journals and projects! You will also get a chance to meet the chicks! Please stop in and see all the fun and egg-citement we are having in kindergarten!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did our field trip. We went to a play. Our play was Skippy Jon Jones. He was in a circus. There were other people with him. They were real people they were just dressing up. We got to meet them at the end of the show outside. Some gave us high fives. It was funny! Skippy Jon Jones was acting like he was a girl and he had on his sister’s skirt. (Mikayla and Andrew and Kymiah and Malai)

We did math. For math we played a really tricky game. It’s called Part Whole Bingo. You have your game board and your dice. You have to roll your dice and figure out how many dots are on the dice in all. You have to fill the game board with cubes. You can split the cubes if you want to. Like if you have a 10 you could put one on 1 and some on 9 with cubes. (Sophia)

We did math and snack together. (James)

We did our poem. We wrote 2 more lines. We finished our poem with a question mark at the end! (Kate)

We did music. We got to finish the movie and book. We did a bear hunt. (Max)

We wrote in our chick journals. We had some pictures so we could remember what we had. (Layla)

Information about book orders is found below:

Reading Club Order Due Date: April 22

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub  or http://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

One-Time Class Activation Code: H2MBR

Dear Families,

Good news! This month's Scholastic Reading Club flyers are ready for you to explore with your child. Children read more when they choose their own books, so I encourage you to look at the flyers together. Each flyer is filled with grade-specific, affordable titles.

Place your order online at scholastic.com/readingclub or send the order form and payment to me. Ordering online is the easiest way to ensure I get your order on time. Also, there are more books to choose from as well as teacher recommendations.

Remember, for every book you order, our class earns FREE Books and supplies...and we have our eye on some new additions.

Thank you for your support!

PS: Books make wonderful gifts! Please let me know if your order includes a gift, and I will contact you when it arrives.

Ordering online is fast and easy:

- VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub

- ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)

- SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs

- SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom

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Information about summer school was sent home in folders today, so please check that out!

We are having an Arts Night on April 21. Information about this event was sent home in folders today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

Today we did something new in math. We were talking about the orders of numbers from yesterday with the dominos and cube towers. Today we were showing people’s thinking and we wrote them on the board. Kids came up to help with it. (Sylus)

We did writing. For writing it was special because we got to finish our final draft and it’s gonna go in a real life book! We worked our best and tried to do it our best. We had to make it exactly like our practice one which was our rough draft. (Sophia)

We did the assembly. There were people dancing and singing on the stage. They are called Mother Singers. We got to watch a couple of their songs. There was someone dressed up as the Genie and one person dressed up like Aladdin. The Genie flung the monkey on the stage. The Mother Singers traveled to schools for 70 years! They sang one of our morning meeting songs in sign language. (Layla and Evan)

We did Daily 5. (Logan)

We did our poem. We wrote 2 more lines of our poem. Friends got to come up and help write letters and words in the poem. (Andrew)

Mrs. Hotchkiss read a book to us. It was called Chick Life Cycle. We learned a lot about chicks in there. And we got to eat our snack. (Ginger)

We did morning job. We wrote in our chick journals and we glued the picture of the eggs. We wrote more about the chicks. (Kate)

It was the 137^th day in school! (Dylan)

We are going on a field trip to Columbia College tomorrow to see a play. We are leaving in the morning so please make sure your child gets to school on time! Thanks!

Have a great Thursday!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did math. We sorted dominoes from 2 to 12. And then we got groups and we had dominoes. We got cubes. We made towers with the cubes and we put the domino by the tower. Then we would use 2 different colors to build the tower. (Ginger and Sylus)

We did writing. We drew our picture for our final draft. We had a practice one and then we used it to help us with our final draft. We used markers. (Kate and Lyrik and Kymiah)

We did P.E. We had stations. We had 7 stations instead of 4 stations. We got to do all of them. She put on music for us. (Sophia)

We did our poem. We wrote 2 more lines. (Evan)

We had a creativity lesson. We made a book with stickers and other things. We used a brown paper bag for the book. (Andrew)

We did snack. Mrs. Hotchkiss read the book From Egg to Chicken. Mrs. Hotchkiss showed what was in the pretend eggs to show us what the chicks look like in the eggs right now. (Layla)

We did morning job. For morning job we sorted the words in the –un and –ug word families. (Sophia)

Tomorrow is the last day to turn in order forms for our class book! We will be finishing the final draft illustration and sending everything in to be published.

Thanks!! Have a great night!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

The chicks came today! They are in the incubator. There are 12 eggs. The incubator will keep the eggs warm because it’s 101 degrees in there. (Layla)

We did our chick journals. We got to write something today. We got to write about what happened today. We got to pick out 2 pictures to put in our journals. (James)

We did writing. For writing we did our final draft of our writing words into our class book! And we got to do it very nice. (Sophia)

We did Daily 5. (Logan)

We did art. For art we got to go outside. Outside we got to go around the animal grass and to the benches. We got to write stuff on boards. (Max)

We did our poem. We wrote another line. Now it says, “Peck peck peck on the soft white egg.” (Andrew)

We did our intruder drill. We practiced. We walked outside. If there was a real intruder we would go farther past the sidewalk. (Ginger)

We did Fundations. We wrote on an egg. We wrote words with the “ch”. We hung it up by a chick on the wall. (Kate)

For morning buzz we did something a little different. We asked questions about chicks. Miss Tappana will look up the questions later. It was fun! (Andrew and Lyrik)

We did snack. Mrs. Hotchkiss showed us a picture of the girl putting the eggs in the incubator. She wrote in her chick journal and so she put a picture in her journal and wrote something. (Lyrik)

We are submitting the final drafts for our published class book on Thursday. If you have an order form in your child’s folder today, please check yes or no on the form so we know if you want a book or not. They will be turned in by Thursday! Thanks so much!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today:

We did math. Since it was a long Spring Break we had to review rules for our game. And we also had a partner. We played Counters in a Cup with 6 cubes. (Ginger)

We started our chick book! We cut papers out and glued them on the front and inside the book. The eggs might come tomorrow. (Connor)

We learned our new poem. We had to write it. Some people got to come up and write the letters on the chart. It’s called The Chick. We wrote 1 line. (Kate and Evan)

We did Daily 5. (Logan)

We did writing. For writing we wrote Monday News. We wrote about what we did over the break. We got to choose anything from the break! Miss Tappana got to write what she did over her break too to help us remember how to do the writing after the long Spring Break. (Sophia)

We did snack. Mrs. Hotchkiss read about a lot of animals that lay eggs. Other animals can lay eggs. (Layla)

We did music. For music we threw our scarves and tried to catch them. We read a book in music and watched a movie about it. (Lyrik)

For Fundations we did words with ch. We made a list of words with ch. (JR)

REMINDER:

·       The MCE Color Run Walk registration forms are due Wednesday! I attached the form to this email. It can also be found on the school website.

I hope everyone had a great Spring Break! Have a wonderful Monday evening!

Allison Tappana

@MissTappanaMCE