Sunday, October 29, 2017

Oct. 30th-Nov. 3rd


We had a great week! I hope everyone had a great time at the Fall Festival. I am sorry I wasn't able to attend, but I was at my son's football game. We have a fun week of learning and our classroom fall party. Friday is an early release day.

What we know:

Letters: We have been been learning the sounds and recognizing the letters, t, b, f, m, n, u, i, o, c, s, a, e, r, j, and p.  Help your child recognize letters and their sounds. Have them say the letter, the picture, and then the sound the letter makes. For example, t, top, /t/. This week we are adding the letters h,k, and l.


Sight Wordsthe, see, can, a, I, like, and we. Please have your child practice the sight words. They can write the sight words on index cards to make flash cards. They can trace them in salt. Our new sight words for the week are: to, and, go.

Specials Schedule:  Our class is divided in half each day. Half of the class goes with Mrs. Zarlengo's class and the other half goes with Mrs. Mink's class. 

Group Three will go with Mrs. Mink's class. They will go to: 

10/30 Tech
10/31 PE
11/1 PE
11/2 Tech
11/3 Music

Group one with go with Miss Zarlengo's class to:

10/30 Art
10/31 Art
11/1 Tech
11/2 PE
11/3 PE

Important Dates:

10/31 Parade 8:00-8:30 The children can wear their costumes all day on the 31st. Please make sure no masks and no scary costumes.
10/31 Classroom parties 8:30-9:30 9:45
11/3 Early release Day 12:00

Have a wonderful week!

Always,

Mrs. Dahman


Monday, October 23, 2017

October 23rd-27th


We had a great week! Our field trip to Rock Creek Pumpkin Patch was a success. Thank to all those parents who were able to attend. Your help was greatly appreciated. Three Creeks Parent Teacher conferences went very well. I enjoyed meeting with everyone and talking about your child. Our student council has come up with a fun spirit week. I loved seeing the kids in their PJ's. 10/24 is twin day, 10/25 is sports day, 10/26 Star Wars day, and 10/27 pumpkin day or Broncos spirit wear. 

What we know:

Letters: We have been been learning the sounds and recognizing the letters, t, b, f, m, n, u, i, o, c, s, a, e, and  r.  Help your child recognize letters and their sounds. Have them say the letter, the picture, and then the sound the letter makes. For example, t, top, /t/. This week we are adding the letters j and p.


Sight Wordsthe, see, can, a, I, like, and we. Please have your child practice the sight words. They can write the sight words on index cards to make flash cards. They can trace them in salt. 

Specials Schedule:  Our class is divided in half each day. Half of the class goes with Mrs. Zarlengo's class and the other half goes with Mrs. Mink's class. 

Group Three will go with Mrs. Mink's class. They will go to: 

10/23 Music
10/24 Music
10/25 Tech
10/26 Art
10/27 Art

Group one with go with Miss Zarlengo's class to:

10/23 PE
10/24 Tech
10/25 Music
10/26 Music
10/27 Tech

Important Dates:

10/27 Fall Festival 5:30 -7:30
10/31 Parade 8:00-8:30 
10/31 Classroom parties 8:30-9:30 9:45
 
Have a wonderful week!

Always,

Mrs. Dahman

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Week of October 16th thru 20


We had a great week! We have been doing fun activities in reading and math. We had a visit from the Arvada Fire Dept. on Thursday. They enjoyed the visit and learned a lot. Please don't forget to register your child for the field trip on Wednesday Oct.18th. Parents are welcome to meet us at the pumpkin patch. We cannot have parents ride the bus with us.  If you are joining us at the pumpkin patch, then you will need to pay for yourself when you get there.

What we know:

Letters: We have been been learning the sounds and recognizing the letters, t, b, f, m, n, u, i, o, c, s, a, e, and r.  Help your child recognize letters and their sounds. Have them say the letter, the picture, and then the sound the letter makes. For example, t, top, /t/. This week we are adding the letters e and r.

Sight Words: the, see, can, a, I, and like. Please have your child practice the sight words. They can write the sight words on index cards to make flash cards. They can trace them in salt. We are adding more sight words the week of Oct.23.

Specials Schedule:  Our class is divided in half each day. Half of the class goes with Mrs. Zarlengo's class and the other half goes with Mrs. Mink's class. 

Group Three will go with Mrs. Mink's class. They will go to: 

10/16 PE
10/17 PE
10/18 PE
10/19 Music
Group one with go with Miss Zarlengo's class to:

10/16 Art
10/17 Art
10/18 Art
10/19 PE

Important Dates:

October 18th Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch field trip.
October 19th Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th No school, Parent Teacher conferences
October 27th Three Creeks Fall Festival (evening event)
October 31st Halloween party (morning party)

Please make sure you are looking inside your child's backpack daily. Some reading groups will be coming home with a book for practice. Help them by having them point under each word as they are reading to you. This helps them understand the voice to print. Have them point out the sight words that we have been learning so far.  Please have them put the book back in the plastic baggie and then in their backpacks. We will be reading the book in reading groups everyday. 

Have Super Week!  I look froward to talking with you about your child at conferences. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Always,

Mrs. Dahman

Monday, October 9, 2017

October 9th-12th

We had a great week! We have been doing fun fall activities. This is a short week. No school on Friday.  Please make sure you have checked your child's back pack for the field trip permission form. The Jeffco connect link should be working so you can pay for the field trip. 


What we know:

Letters: We have been been learning the sounds and recognizing the letters, t, b, f, m, n, u, i, o, c, s, a.  Help your child recognize letters and their sounds. Have them say the letter, the picture, and then the sound the letter makes. For example, t, top, /t/. This week we are adding the letters d and g.

Sight Wordsthe, see, can, a, and I. This week we are adding the sight word we. Please have your child practice the sight words. They can write the sight words on index cards to make flash cards. They can trace them in salt. We are adding the sight word LIKE this week. 

Specials Schedule:  Our class is divided in half each day. Half of the class goes with Mrs. Zarlengo's class and the other half goes with Mrs. Mink's class. 


Group Three will go with Mrs. Mink's class. They will go to 

10/9 Music
10/10 Tech 
10/11 Art
10/12 Tech


Group One will go with Miss Zarlengo's class

10/9 Tech
10/10 Music
10/11 Tech
10/12 Music
 

Important Dates to put on your calendar:

October 13th no school.
October 18th Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch field trip. 
October 19th Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th No school, Parent Teacher conferences 
October 27th Three Creeks Fall Festival (evening event)
October 31st Halloween party (morning party)
Please make sure you are looking inside your child's backpack daily. They will be coming home with a paper book for practice. Help them by having them point under each word as they are reading to you. This helps them understand the voice to print. Have them point out the sight words that we have been learning so far.  

Have Super Week! if you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Always,

Mrs. Dahman

Sunday, October 1, 2017

October 2nd thru October 6th

We had a great week! We did a fun science experiment. Will the apple sink or float? We tasted three different kinds of apples and green apples were the favorite in the class. The Move -a-thon was a big success. Thank you to those parents that were able to make it on Friday and help with the stations.


What we know:

Letters: We have been been learning the sounds and recognizing the letters, t, b, f, m, n, u, and i.  Help your child recognize letters and their sounds. Have them say the letter, the picture, and then the sound the letter makes. For example, t, top, /t/. This week we are adding the letter s.

Sight Wordsthe, see, can, a, and I. This week we are adding the sight word we. Please have your child practice the sight words. They can write the sight words on index cards to make flash cards. They can trace them in salt. We are adding the sight word LIKE this week.

Specials Schedule:  Our class is divided in half each day. Half of the class goes with Mrs. Zarlengo's class and the other half goes with Mrs. Mink's class. 


Group Three will go with Mrs. Mink's class. They will go to 

10/2 PE
10/3 PE
10/4 Music
10/5 Music
10/6 Music

Group One will go with Miss Zarlengo's class

10/2 Art
10/3 Art
10/4 Art
10/5 PE
10/6 PE

Important Dates to put on your calendar:

October 13th no school fall break.
October 18th Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch field trip. Permission slip will be coming home on Friday.
October 19th Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th No school, Parent Teacher conferences 
October 27th Three Creeks Fall Festival

Please make sure you are looking inside your child's backpack daily. They will be coming home with a paper book for practice. Help them by having them point under each word as they are reading to you. This helps them understand the voice to print. Have them point out the sight words that we have been learning so far.  

Have Super Week! if you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Always,

Mrs. Dahman