I hope that the journal writing has gone successfully this week. My goal is that the children are excited about writing, not stressed out by it, so please let me know if there were any problems. A few other reminders about the journal page:
- Writing should always be in PENCIL.
- Above the writing, in the blank box, children should draw a neat, (at least) four-color picture.
- Encourage your children to spell high-frequency words that we've introduced correctly.
- Please DO NOT copy a sentence from the book.
We have a new letter this week: Gg. The Alphafriend is Gertie Goose. We also have a new high frequency word: go. Please review the "High Frequency Word" tab on the right 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. The link to this site is also on the right.
We will begin our math topic on subtraction this week. This will need plenty of reinforcement at home. There are many great free apps for the iPad, iPhone, and Android phones & tablets that provide engaging reinforcement in both addition & subtraction facts. Additionally, take advantage of your subscription to ixl.com, paid for by the school district. It is a great math reinforcement website.
We have Martin Luther King's birthday holiday coming up. We will be talking about him in class and doing some art projects. When we discuss MLK, we will discuss some of the discrimination that took place in the past, and how he helped change that. If you hear your children asking questions about that, you will know why. We try to keep it fairly simple in kindergarten in terms that they can understand and relate to.
This week's share will be Book Share. Please have your children choose a book and be ready to tell the title, a bit about what it's about, and have a favorite page bookmarked.
Thank you for the donations of glue sticks & baby wipes! I think we are set for a while.
Also-- please take note below at some new events that have been posted. They are:
- Kindergarten Registration Info Night 1/15 6:00-7:00: If you have friends with incoming kindergartners who live in the AV attendance area, please let them know about this informational evening, preparing them for registration on 1/22.
- Snow Day 1/23: children will dress up in whatever snow gear they have-- hats, mittens, coats, scarves, etc. and we will have a fake snowball fight with K1.
- 100 Day 2/3-- we celebrate the 100th day of school with some special activities. Also there will be special homework that week.
- Bocce Ball Tournament & Auction 3/14 6:00-11:00 @ Campo di Bocce: Tickets go on sale starting Monday for this fun event-- stop by the table after school. It is sure to be a fun evening, raising money for Alta Vista's Enrichment programs. Get a group of 6 together & create a bocce team! Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and dessert and bid on auction items. Tickets have sold out very quickly in the past-- don't miss out! Contact Nicole Crandall if you have any questions: nicole@thecrandallfam.com
Upcoming Events:
1/15: Incoming Kindergarten Parent Info Night @ 6:00 pm
1/19: Martin Luther King Holiday: No School
1/23: Snow Day
1/28: January's Wacky Wednesday
2/3: 100 Day Celebration
2/16-2/20: President's Week
2/25: February's Wacky Wednesday
