Dear Parents,
We hope you are enjoying some fun family time on this long weekend!
Of course, we have tomorrow off school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Tuesday, it will be very important to return the Red Bags on time since we only have a day to turn them back around. So please put them by the door or wherever you will remember them Tuesday morning :) Please remember to check your child's red bag to be sure that it includes the journal, the book, and the homework folder. Many red bags have been returned recently that are missing one item. Thanks!
We have a new letter this short week, Ff, and the Alphafriend is Fifi Fish. We have a new sight word, can. Please review the "High Frequency Word" tab from our website to learn which words we've introduced. A good way to practice reading and spelling the sight words is by logging onto http://www.spellingcity.com/k2grist "Missing Letter" and "Audio Word Match" are great games for younger players.
We will continue with our math topic on numbers to 20. Please continue reinforcing these numbers at home with flashcards, especially if you've noticed your child having difficulty recognizing them. Especially difficult seem to be 12, 13, and 15, because they don't follow the pattern of "number in the ones place" plus "the word teen," like fourteen, sixteen, etc.
This week's share will be letter of the week share. Please have your children bring in things that start with the letter Ff. They usually like to hide these in a bag and write clues, so encourage them to do so.
We have been doing a great job getting our calendars in for I Love to Read. As we draw closer and closer to becoming first graders, we'd like to encourage you to do as much reading as you can with your children. They really should be reading at least 20 minutes a day. In first grade, the big push is to read 1000 minutes each month (about 30 minutes a day), so your children need to start getting prepared for that transition.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, Red Bags in hand!
Helpers/Activities This Week:
MONDAY: NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY: Red Bags due, Centers (Margaret & Jamie), Sharing
WEDNESDAY: Red Bags/Weds. Envelopes prepped (Karla/Derek/Angie), Sharing, Computers (Tim), Red Bags go home
THURSDAY: Centers (Tammi & Matt/Lorraine), Sharing
FRIDAY: Sharing, SPARK P.E. (Tim, Margaret, Megan/Mark)
Upcoming Events:
1/17: No School: MLK Holiday
2/2: 100 Day
2/4: Field trip to CA Theater Center to see a play
2/7: Snow Day (dress up in snow gear and have a day of "snow" activities)
Week of 2/20: No School: President's Week
