Newsletter Updates for the Week of February 22nd

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Tuesday, February 23rd—100th Day of School

-Thursday, February 25th—Dental Visit

-Tuesday, March 1st—Reading Month Kick-Off

-Wednesday, March 2nd—Read with a Stuffed Animal

-Friday, March 4th—Dress up for Camping

-Friday, March 4th—Progress Reports Home

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:  

Our student of the week is Allisson Romero.  Allisson enjoys playing with dolls and she loves animals.  Her favorite movie is Frozen and she enjoys reading Monster High Books. Her favorite foods are nachos and tacos. Allisson’s goals include learning how to read and write—which she is well on her way to accomplishing! Congratulations to Allisson on being Student of the Week!

READING: 

This week our class will be reading stories about different kinds of weather. Your child will be predicting the weather and learning how to describe it.

Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.

· Vocabulary—predict, temperature—Look outside with your child and try to predict what the weather will be like later in the day. Try to predict the temperature for tomorrow.

· Sight Words: she & was—Write the words she and was on paper. Then have your child trace each word. Write short sentences that include each word.

· Category Words—weather words—Make a 7-column table and write the days of the week at the top of each column. Every morning, look outside and have your child write a word under each day to describe the weather.

· Phonics—initial k, final ck—Help your child find objects that begin with the letter k or end in ck. Make a list of the words.

· Comprehension: key details in a sequence—Have your child listen to a story, then put the story’s pictures in order, numbering them 1, 2, and 3. Invite your child to point to each picture and retell the story.

WRITING: 

This week we will writing an opinion piece about our favorite season and why we like it.  The students will also complete a couple of fun journals related to 100’s Day—what it would be like to be 100 years old, have 100 legs, $100, etc.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

This week we begin our Dental Health Unit. We will read several narrative and informational texts related to Dental Health and learn about the importance of good Dental Hygiene.  We have a Dentist coming in to do a presentation to our Kindergarten students on Thursday afternoon @ 1:00.

MATH:  

This week the majority of our math will focus around the number 100, as we celebrate the 100th Day of School by counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, & 10’s. 

READING MONTH: 

March is Reading Month and the theme this year is Camping—Camp Read S’more.  There are fun activities and dress-up days planned throughout the month which you will find in the attached letter, as well as on our March Calendar that I’ll be sending home later in the week.  Please send in—a small stuffed animal for your child to keep in their locker for the month as well as a small flashlight for them to keep in their book boxes.