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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first week of May was a quick one in Mr. Smith&#8217;s Kindergarten classroom.  Students worked hard and tried to stay focused during the windy weather. The class worked on building and practicing skills in reading, writing, math, science, and social times. In both reading and writing students worked on beginning and ending sounds with words.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/05/05/happy-mothers-day/</link>
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		<title>Looking Forward To A Marvelous May!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is hard to believe that April is over and next week will begin our last full month of school.  The month of May is a crucial month for student learning.  Students will work on reinforcing the skills necessary to prepare them for first grade.  It is important to make sure that students are not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/04/29/looking-forward-to-a-marvelous-may/</link>
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		<title>These are Exciting Times!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in Mr. Smith&#8217;s kindergarten class  has been an exciting time for learning new things.  The students have been working so hard to make growth in reading, math and science. In reading the students have been working on using beginning  sounds to decode unknown words and then asking themselves:  &#8220;Does it sound right and make sense?&#8221;  We have also been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/04/22/these-are-exciting-times/</link>
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		<title>Spring Has Arrived!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow!  What beautiful weather we have had this week.  It would seem that Spring has finally arrived! Along with the wonderful weather comes &#8220;Spring Fever.&#8221;  Despite the longer day light hours it is important that your child keeps a consistent schedule.  Make sure s/he is getting plenty of sleep each night.   This will help him or her to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/04/15/spring-has-arrived/</link>
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		<title>Welcome Back!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope you all had a wonderful break and were able to enjoy the time off.   The weather this week created an interesting start to spring.   The classroom climate proved to be much more calm than the outdoor climate.  The students took it all in stride!  I was proud of their ability to pick-up right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Magnificent March!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in Mr. Smith&#8217;s Kindergarten Classroom we had a lot of fun!  The students have been making such great gains this month and are working hard on their end of trimester skills.  We are so close to finishing the testing.  However, it is important that your child come to school next week so that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/03/18/what-a-magnificent-march/</link>
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		<title>Enjoy the Three-Day Weekend!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in Mr. Smith’s Kindergarten room we continued to focus on rhyme using Dr. Seuss&#8217; books.  Students love trying to figure out the rhyming words at the end of each phrase.  Try giving your child a word and having him or her make up a rhyming word.  It can be a real word or a made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/03/11/enjoy-the-three-day-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Student Conferences Coming Soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in Mr. Smith&#8217;s Kindergarten room we focused on Dr. Seuss.  We read many of the books Dr. Seuss wrote.  Students brought in books from home.  We read and watch Dr. Seuss&#8217; &#8220;Horton Hears a Who.&#8221;  We made comparisons of the book and video.  The students were very good at picking out the differences.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/03/04/student-conferences-coming-soon/</link>
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		<title>What a Fantastic February</title>
		<description><![CDATA[February was a fantastic month for celebrating literacy.  All of the students grew in reading and writing.  They are becoming more confident and willing to take risks.  I am so very proud of their progress! This week was very eventful.  The students got to meet a published children&#8217;s author Kelly Milner Halls.  We listened to stories of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/02/25/what-a-fantastic-february/</link>
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		<title>Students Celebrate Literacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Groundhogs Day, 100th Day of School, Valentine&#8217;s Day, President&#8217;s Day&#8230; With all of the different holidays this month it is important to remember that February is also &#8220;Celebrate Literacy Month.&#8221;  &#8220;Reading is Dino-mite&#8221; is the theme.  The first week each student received a gift bag of dinosaur related items courtesy of the PTO.  The second week we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrsmith.deerparkpages.com/2010/02/18/students-celebrate-literacy/</link>
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