Kindergarten News
- This week we will be learning the letter Cc with a /k/ sound as in cat and candy. We will learn the K & C Spelling Rule. The rule is that we spell the /k/ sound with the letter k when the sound is followed by the letters e, i, and y. We spell the /k/ sound with the letter c when the sound is followed by the letters a, o, u, and any consonant. For example:
K before e, i, or y C before a, o, u, or any consonant
keg kid milky cat cot cup clip
--We will have letter Cc Show and Tell so start looking for your Cc item to share with the class!
**Word List 11 will be tested on Friday, February 3rd. Practice daily!
- For Reading we will begin Unit 4 with the story Bunny Day by Rick Walton. It will be about what adventures take place in Bunny’s day from breakfast to bedtime. The focus skill of this story is sequence. Watch for your new Family Times newsletter!
- In Math we will be working on identifying a 1 cup measuring cup and following a recipe, identifying full, half full, and empty containers, and identifying a quart container. We will practice covering a design in more than one way using pattern blocks and will work on some problem solving by Acting it out and Drawing a picture! Review the daily practice sheets at home with your child.
- Hip Hip Hooray! Our 100th day is just two school days away!!! Please practice counting from 0-100 and work on counting a collection of 100 items. On Tuesday, January 31st students are asked to dress as if they were 100 years old!
- February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Please encourage your child to brush his/her teeth at least twice a day and to practice good dental health habits. Watch for a special “toothbrush chart” to come home on Tuesday in your child’s folder! (Details will follow.)
- United States’ reports will be sent back home next week. The boys and girls did an UNBELIEVABLY good job with their presentations to the class. Thanks to all the parents for their help and preparation.
- This week our class was introduced to the iPad 2. Boys and girls learned how to open, close, and navigate apps! They were so excited to use this new equipment. They followed directions well and handled them with care. J
Just a few reminders and upcoming dates:
-- We have begun to collect party money for the second half of the year parties. Anyone who has not yet sent in his/her $4.00 is asked to do so as soon as possible. Thank you!
-- The Valentine’s Day party will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 14th. *We do not want anyone to feel left out so if you are writing out valentines, please make sure to have one for everyone in the class! Valentines may be sent in the week of Feb. 6-10. (A class Valentine list was sent home on Thursday, January 26th.)
-- The next PTO meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 13th @ 6:30 in the school cafeteria. All are invited and encouraged to attend.
-- Wednesday, February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day. Check to see if Phil sees his shadow and whether or not there will be 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring!
Monday, January 30th is Day 3 on the special classes’ schedule. Students will need library books for book exchange on Tuesday, January 31st and sneakers and gym attire on Friday, February 3rd.
