Week of December 10-14, 2012

Kindergarten News 

            This week we will be learning the consonant letter Kk as in kite and kangaroo.  Start looking for your Show and Tell for the letter Kk, and follow the schedule, which will begin on Tuesday.  One day during the week, the boys will get to be “Kings for a Day!”  (Girls will be returned the favor when we learn the letter Q for queen!)  **Word List 7 will be tested on Thursday, December 13^th. 

            For Reading we will continue with Unit 3; Watch Me Change.  The next story will be Little Quack by Lauren Thompson.  It will be an animal fantasy story.  The skill plot, or the “what happens part of the story”, will be introduced.  Watch for your new Family Times newsletter and practice high frequency sight word flash cards!!!

**Many of the boys and girls were interested in checking the live Panda Cam at the San Diego Zoo from home.  If you are interested, as a follow up to our story Little Panda, you can see some real pandas live at the following website: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/ or go to Mrs. Potts’ Homework Helpline on the NS website and click on Symbaloo Webmix on the left side and then on the panda/San Diego Zoo box.

            In Math we will be working on identifying a cube and counting with one-to-one correspondence, matching a set of objects to a number card, copying line segments, shapes, and designs on a geoboard, and counting by 10’s.  Take some time to review skills and daily practice pages with your child.

            On Friday, December 14^th students and teachers will travel to the high school to hear the High School students perform a holiday concert for the elementary.  K-2 will go in the morning.  Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!

            Please note:  There will be an early dismissal on Friday, December 21^st.   Students will be dismissed at 1:00pm (NOT 11:45 as printed on the last Kindergarten Newsletter).  **Please note there will be NO BREAKFAST served due to the early dismissal. (Lunch for Kindergarten will be from 9:15-9:45 and our special class will be @ 12:00-12:30.)

            **This will also be our “Polar Express” day (see note enclosed in your child’s folder).  Students are asked to wear their pajamas to school to dress like the characters in the book.  **Hot chocolate and cookies will be served!

Monday, December 10^th will be Day 2 on the special classes’ schedule and students will need gym attire and sneakers!  **Also remember to pack library books for exchange on Thursday, December 13^th.