Cooke's Space News

Friday, August 19, 2011

How many times can you find the word "the"?

the                     on                            the                     cat

for                     and                         the                      the

the                     a                              I                         the

Ahoy Mates!

We have lasted another week on our voyage. Remember to return your T-shirt and Scholastic Book order forms. Also, our parent/student involvement posters are due August 26. Our sight word for the week was "the". Have a great weekend!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Update

We are off to a great start! Parents thank you for getting all your paper work returned in such a timely manner. I appreciate that! Please continue to practice writing your child's name with them and practicing those nursery rhymes. Sight words should be going home next week so we will begin working on our words. Have a great weekend!

*A website you may want to check out at home for reinforcement is http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ or http://www.starfall.com/. The students are learning to use these sites in our computer centers. It is a website that reinforces learning skills while making it fun at the same time!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Welcome aboard the Kindergarten Ship!

Ahoy mates! This is Captain Cooke. I just wanted to take this time to welcome ye little mates aboard the kindergarten ship. We are setting sail for learning on the blue seas. Sometimes the journey may get rough, but this captain is going to stay the course. I am excited about our voyage. So pack ye bags and let's get ready to find some buried treasure! Arrgg mate!