Language Arts
We will begin reading many snow-themed stories for the next couple of weeks, and do writing projects and crafts around this theme. Our sight words this week are to and into.
Our emphasis in Fundations will continue to be blending sounds to read and write words with fluency. We also continue to work on the formation of upper case letters, covering two letters per day. This week, we will cover letters Ii through Pp. As I said last week, the Fundations Parent Letter has a lot of great tips on ways to encourage blending, as well as guides to correct formation of the upper case letters.
Math
Topic C expands part–total thinking to include decomposition and composition story contexts. Students identify and choose math tools to help them show the situation and explain their thinking. The teacher uses student work to demonstrate how to write a matching number sentence with symbols. For example, 6 + 1 = 7.
Upcoming Events
100 Day: We will be celebrating our 100th day of school on January 29th. Next week, our center activities will be around the number 100. The 100th day celebration is just a fun way to celebrate 100 days of school after we've been counting up to this day during calendar time.
Valentines Day: I know that valentines are now available in most stores, and children will be asking about our celebration. We will exchange cards in class on February 14th, but this is not a "party." We have a fun celebration of friendship, exchange valentines, and take them home to show our families. So that you can prepare for this event, I wanted to share some information:
**School spirit days are every Wednesday. Wear your Alta Vista t-shirts or your Grasshopper t-shirts to show your school pride.
This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: NO SCHOOL: MLK Day
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Emily & Shelbie)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Emily & ???), Music @ 12:15, Dismissal @ 1:15
Friday: Centers @ 12:20 (Marie & Shelbie)
Upcoming Events
Monday, 1/20: No School: MLK Holiday
Wednesday, 1/29: 100th Day of School
Friday, 2/14: Valentines Exchange in Class
2/17-2/21: No School: President's Week
100 Day: We will be celebrating our 100th day of school on January 29th. Next week, our center activities will be around the number 100. The 100th day celebration is just a fun way to celebrate 100 days of school after we've been counting up to this day during calendar time.
Valentines Day: I know that valentines are now available in most stores, and children will be asking about our celebration. We will exchange cards in class on February 14th, but this is not a "party." We have a fun celebration of friendship, exchange valentines, and take them home to show our families. So that you can prepare for this event, I wanted to share some information:
- Please send in a card for each child. There are 23 total students in our class: 15 girls and 8 boys.
- Please ONLY sign the card & put nothing in the TO box. It is challenging enough for kindergartners to pass out valentines to all their classmates. Having the "to" part filled out makes this extremely challenging and it takes far too long. Thank you for your help with this!
- Please try to purchase valentines that do not have candy attached. I know those can sometimes be hard to find, but there are good choices with stickers, play tattoos, and other non-food goodies.
**School spirit days are every Wednesday. Wear your Alta Vista t-shirts or your Grasshopper t-shirts to show your school pride.
This Week's Helpers & Activities
Monday: NO SCHOOL: MLK Day
Tuesday: Centers @ 12:20 (Emily & Shelbie)
Wednesday: Library @ 9:10 (Emily & ???), Music @ 12:15, Dismissal @ 1:15
Friday: Centers @ 12:20 (Marie & Shelbie)
Upcoming Events
Monday, 1/20: No School: MLK Holiday
Wednesday, 1/29: 100th Day of School
Friday, 2/14: Valentines Exchange in Class
2/17-2/21: No School: President's Week
