Week of January 29-February 2, 2018

Kindergarten News

Monday 1/29, will be a PBIS SPARTAN DRESS DOWN DAY for students who have earned their 4 stars for ACT RESPECTFUL and TEAMWORK!  Students can wear jeans or sweats and a Spartan shirt.  **Completed cards were sent home on 1/26.

**For Reading we will begin Unit 4: Let’s Go Exploring.  The first story is Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle.  It is an animal fantasy and we will be reviewing the comprehension skill, sequence.  We will work with initial /h/ sound for the letter Hh.  Review high frequency sight words daily!

**In Math we will move on to Topic 6: Numbers to 100. Review daily practice pages and continue to count by 1s, 5s, and 10s to 100 and write numbers to 20. (**Review, sign, and return Topic 5 test when sent home.)

**Hip, Hip, Hooray! Our 100^th day is just several school days away!!!  On Thursday, February 1^st students are asked to dress as if they were 100 years old! (**Please note that if school is cancelled, the 100^th day will be moved to the next school day.)

**Friday, February 2^nd is Groundhog’s Day.  Check to see if Phil sees his shadow and whether there will be 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring!

**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.  **Look for the special “toothbrush chart” and dental health note to be enclosed in your child’s folder early in the week. (Start coloring the chart on Thurs, 2/1/18)

**February recording sheets for our AR “Book Buddy” bags will be sent home on Wednesday, 1/31.  The goal for the month is 15+ books.  January Pizza Hut reward coupons will be enclosed in your child’s folder too. 

**On Friday, February 9^th we will be having our Valentine’s party from 2:00-3:00.  Valentines will be “delivered” the day of the party, so be sure to bring them to school before then!  (**A Valentine list will come home next week) 

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Monday January 29^th will be Day 3 – Guidance.  **Be sure to wear sneakers and gym attire on Tuesday, 1/30.