Archive for February 17, 2010
Ask Me Anything!
Here is a fun way to practice asking and writing questions at home! I have set up a Formspring account where students can ask me questions. Here are the instructions on how to do this:
1.) First have your child think of a question they want to ask.
2.)Have your child count the words in the sentence two times.
3.)Have your child write the sentence down on a piece of paper.
4.)As your child is writing their sentence, help the sound out their words. (Don’t tell them the spelling!) Make sure they are hearing beginning, middle, and ending sounds and transferring them to their writing. (Again, don’t tell them the spelling!) If it’s misspelled but has correct sounds, then it is fine!
5.) Help them use correct sentence structure. Make sure the only capital letter is the beginning of the sentence. (And for names, too!) The rest of the letters should be lowercase.
6.) Make sure your child is putting spaces in between their words.
7.) Punctuation! Make sure they end the sentence with a question mark!
8.) Help them type their questions into the Formspring question box. Click “SEND”.
9.) Check back to the website to see if your question has been answered!
This is a very fun way to practice sounding out words, sentence structure, letter formation, and all sorts of elements of writing. Ask as many questions as you would like! I’ll be checking to see what kinds of questions our kids want to ask! 
Polar Bears!
We are wrapping up our study about bears. Today we read some books and information about polar bears! Here are some links you can look at with your child at home!
San Diego Zoo Polar Bear Picture Gallery
National Geographic Kids Feature Creature: Polar Bears (Fun videos and pictures!)
Book Orders
February book orders were sent home today. Scholastic offers some really good deals on books! Take advantage of these great prices by placing your order online HERE. The login name is mrsbarkerskindergarten and the password is bridgeport. Orders will be due on Monday, February 22nd. You should receive a confirmation e-mail after you place your order. Orders will be shipped to school within a week and given to your child to take home.
For every order placed online, our class gets a certificate towards a free book!
