Week of February 1-8, 2013

Kindergarten News

**This week we will finish up our work with the vowel letter Ee, and will also be learning about the consonant letter Yy and its sound as in yarn and yellow.  Please continue practicing writing and identifying all the letters we have learned so far.  We will be having Show and Tell and may even have a yogurt taste test.  

Yum! Yum!

Due to the change with the 100^th day, Word List 13 will be tested on Monday, February 4^th.  **Word List 14 will be tested on Friday, February 8^th.  

Practice daily!!!

**For Reading our next story will be “One Little Mouse!” by Dori Chaconas.  It will be a rhyming/concept story and we will review the comprehension skill, sequence.  We will introduce consonant blends too.  Look for the new Family Times newsletter in your child’s folder.

**In Math we will be copying line segments, shapes, and designs on a Geoboard, ordering objects by length and measuring length using nonstandard units, making an ABC pattern using pattern blocks, and acting out some stories using teddy bear counters.  Please review daily practice pages at home.

**Scholastic book orders for the month of February are due on Tuesday, February 5^th for anyone interested in ordering.

**Saturday, Feb. 2^nd 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!

**Sunday, February 3^rd is Super Bowl Sunday—Are you ready for some football?  Will the Baltimore Ravens win or will the San Francisco 49ers be the champs????

**Happy ½ birthday to Leo Riedel.  We celebrated with him this past week, but his real 6^th birthday will on June 29^th! 

**On Thursday, February 14^th we will be having our Valentine’s party from 1:40-3:00.  Valentines will be “delivered” at the party, so be sure to bring them to school before then! 

**Don’t forget to brush and floss your teeth at least 2 times a day!  Your smile is counting on you!!! J

Monday, February 4^th will be Day 3 – computers. 

Library book exchange will be Tues., Feb. 5^th so be sure to pack your books, and don’t forget sneakers and gym attire for Gym class on Friday, Feb. 8^th.