Week of December 16-20, 2013

Kindergarten News 

            This week and the two days after winter break, we will be learning the consonant letter Kk as in kite and kangaroo.  Start looking for your Show and Tell for the letter Kk, but please note the following change of schedule:  Tuesday, December 17^th and Wednesday December 18^th will be Kk Show and Tell for the Tues/Wed students and Thursday, January 2^nd and Friday, January 3^rd will be Kk Show and Tell for the Thurs./Friday students.  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 19^th. 

            For Reading we will continue with the story Little Panda.   Many boys and girls may be 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.  Be sure to continue to practice high frequency sight word flash cards!!!  Our 1^st report cards will be coming up at the end of January!!

            In Math we will finish Topic 5; numbers to 20.  Take some time to practice counting sets of objects to 20, writing numbers correctly to 20, and being able to use 10 frames to show numbers to 20.

            On Tuesday, December 17^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!  (This will be a Non Rotation Day—No special classes held!)

            There will be an early dismissal on Friday, December 20^th.   Students will be dismissed at 1:00pm **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.   Students are asked to wear their pajamas to school to dress like the characters in the book.  **Hot chocolate and cookies will be served!

            Kindergarten students are collecting supplies to be sent to military men and women overseas.  Donations are due by December 20^th.  A list of requested food & snacks, toiletries, and entertainment items is enclosed in your child’s folder.  Thank you for your support!!!

Monday, December 16^th will be Day 5 on the special classes’ schedule and students will need gym attire and sneakers!  **Also remember to pack library books for exchange on Friday, December 20^th.

(**Please note:  Whenever school is closed due to inclement weather, the rotation schedule is just bumped to the next school day, so students do not miss the scheduled special class for the cancelled day.)

Happy Birthday to Gregory Laurusevage!  His 6^th birthday was Sat., December 14^th.