Today we read the book Maxi the Hero. The story led to a discussion about why people have dogs as pets. We decided that dogs can be companions, guardians, or helpers. Tomorrow we will focus on the vocabulary from the story. Students will work in groups to illustrate definitions for five words from the story.

The letter of the week is H. We used highlighter tape to find uppercase and lowercase Hs in the poem If You're Happy, and then we had to sing the song. Remember when I asked you to please save your 1/2 gallon, cardboard orange juice boxes or milk cartons? Well, this is the week we will use them. We will build houses so that we can create a special neighborhood.

The class is gearing up for the 100th day of school (15 school days from today). I will remind you know as we get closer, but on the 100th day of school, students may bring in a collection of 100 small items, such as paper clips, cereal pieces, M & Ms, tiny rocks, etc. We will count the items by 2s, 5s, and 10s to find the fastest way to count to 100.

Kindergartners love homework, so today I told them that their nightly homework is to read or listen to a story. I also sent home a mitten cut-out with teen numbers so you and your child can practice number recognition. Please also practice the sight word flash cards until your child can read the words automatically--not just sound out the words.