Poindexter Press for February 19th-22nd, 2008

Dear Parents,
Hi! I hope you have had a good week, because we have had a lot of fun learning about healthy habits! The entire week has been about learning the different things we can do to keep our bodies healthy. We have learned six different habits to keep us healthy: brushing your hair, brushing your teeth, taking a bath, getting plenty of sleep, exercise, and eating healthy food. Ask your child to sing to you our healthy habits song. ☺ We played memory with the different healthy habits and we learned the six steps for washing our hands. We also learned how to brush our teeth by becoming the teeth! Monday, will end our Nutrition/Healthy Habits Unit. All of the students have learned a lot, and I have had fun teaching them how to be healthier!
In Math, we have been practicing with guessing and checking different quantities of numbers. We have practiced the guessing and checking strategy with a partner. We also built a tower with Unifix Cubes then broke down the tower into a cup. This helps the students with number concepts and problem solving.
During Writer’s Workshop we have practiced stretching out words we don’t know how to spell. If we get stuck, we stretch it out so that we can hear all of the different sounds.
We are continuing to collect pennies for Leukemia patients, so bring in those pennies!
I also want to thank Dr. Christopher Potee from Noblesville Oral and Maxillofacial for donating toothbrushes to all of our students.
We have our field trip to Ruth Lilly on Wednesday and Friday. The AM Kindergarten is going on Friday, and the PM Kindergarten is going on Wednesday. Both trips are during the school day. Please make sure you have you child’s permission slip and money in by February 27th, or they will not be able to attend the trip!
I also have attached a survey about my eight weeks in Kindergarten. If you could please fill it out and send it back in with your child I would appreciate it! It is completely anonymous.

Enjoy your weekend ☺ Miss Sweet