It has been a GREAT week back. Our theme right now is winter! We are discussing things people and animals do in the winter.
In writing we continue to work on our sentence writing with all the components of a good sentence – punctuation, finger spaces, capitalization, beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words, etc. Terrific job with the December homework writing journal! The kids enjoyed sharing their fiction and non-fiction stories with their friends. Next week we will start a nightly homework journal. Thank you all for sending in the primary composition notebooks – I know they are not always easy to find. Ideally I would like the children to draw a picture and write at least one sentence every night. I know sometimes this is not always easy to do with work and family activities. Even if you write every other night it is a huge help. You may even want to draw a picture one night and do the sentence writing the next night. Or you may have a story that the children write over several days. The more writing practice the better! The kids really love to share their writing with me each morning when they come to school. If you still can’t find a primary composition book just get a regular composition book (often found at the dollar store) and the kids can just draw their picture over the lines.
In math we have been working on counting and labeling sets 11-20, next week we will go up to 30. Please practice identifying numbers 11-30.
In social studies we will discuss Martin Luther King, Jr. and the contributions he made to our country. If you haven’t begun yet please start teaching your child their address. This is a skill I really need your help with. Thank you!
Our 100th day of school is quickly approaching. On Friday, Jan. 27th we will be doing lots of counting and celebrating to mark our 100 days of hard work in kindergarten. You will get homework the weekend before to count 100 things from home (pennies, cotton balls, buttons, etc.). I will send home a baggie the Friday before to put your 100 items in.
I hope everyone had a restful vacation. January is the time when lots of the skills we have been doing in the classroom really start to click and the kids take off! I am so excited to be starting off 2012 with your children! J
Winston: Sofia
Star Student: Armani
Secret Sack: Connor
Letter of the Week: Ff
Word(s) of the Week: funny, find
Reminders:
1. CORRECTION: I do not need a minimum of 10 students to do the Six Flags reading log. Even if just one student participates he/she will get the free Six Flags ticket!! However, I hope we will have the whole classroom participate!
2. Thursdays – Media Center visits
3. Mon., Jan. 16th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No school
4. Fri., Jan. 27th – 100 Days of School
5. If the temperature is 40 degrees or higher we will go outside for recess so please be sure to pack winter coats, hats and gloves. Please label jackets.
6. Please send back the signed white card from the report card and the brown envelope.
