Saturday, February 16, 2013

Week of February 18-22, 2013

Kindergarten News
*This week in Phonics we will be learning the consonant letter Vv as in vest and violin.  There will not be Show and Tell due to our dinosaur reports**Word List 15 will be tested on Tuesday, February 19th and Word List 16 will be tested on Friday, February 22nd.   Practice daily!   
         *For Reading we will begin an informational text titled If You Could Go to Antarctica, by author Fay Robinson.  We will practice the comprehension skill classify and categorize.  Please practice high frequency word cards.  We will be adding the new cards, here, go, and from this week. 
         *In Math we will be working with identifying a cylinder and ordering objects by height & paying for items to 25 cents and 50 cents using nickels.
         *Thank you to the homeroom moms for helping with the Valentine’s Day classroom party!  Students had a LOVE-ly time.  It was SWEET of you to volunteer!  XOXO
         *Even though Anti-Bully week is over take some time to talk with your child about bullying and discuss what he/she learned.
         * The PTO Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser will end on Wednesday, February 20th!  Those who are participating are reminded to return $ and order forms by 2/20.  Thank you for your support!
         * Just a reminder there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 18th  (President’s Day) for students and teachers.  Enjoy the long weekend and take some time to work on your dinosaur reports!  School will reopen on Tuesday, February 19th and it will be Day 1—Art Class**Students will be painting with watercolors in Art class on Tuesday, so dress your child accordingly!!!  Boys & girls will need gym attire and sneakers on Wednesday, February 20th and library books for exchange on Friday, February 22nd.
Happy ½ birthdays to Cecelia Rau and Barry Berger!   We celebrated Cecelia’s special day (July 9th) last Friday, 2/8, and we will be celebrating Barry’s summer birthday (July 19th) on Tuesday, 2/19.  Best wishes to you both for your 6th birthdays! 

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