WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1-5, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MONDAY IS DAY 3 AND ART IS OUR SPECIAL CLASS WITH MR. BAGLIN.

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING THE CONSONANT LETTER Cc WHEN IT MAKES THE /K/ SOUND AS IN CAT AND CANDY. WE WILL ALSO LEARN THE SPELLING RULE FOR K AND C. ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THIS RULE WERE IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WHICH CAME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER LAST FRIDAY. SHOW AND TELL WILL BE ON FRIDAY AS USUAL.

IN READING WE WILL BEGIN THE NEW BOOK, "THE LITTLE PANDA," WHICH IS A NONFICTION BOOK WITH AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK WILL COME HOME MONDAY NIGHT. PLEASE TALK WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT THE BOOK. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THINGS IN STORIES AND IN PICTURES. WE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME NEW HIGH/FREQUENCY WORDS -THE STUDENTS LOVE LEARNING THEM.

IN MATH WE WILL COUNTING BY 2'S, 5'S, AND 10'S. WE ARE USING THE HUNDRED'S CHART EACH DAY. BY THE END OF THE WEEK WE WILL LEARN ABOUT ODD/EVEN NUMBERS.

WE WILL CONTINUE KID-WRITING ABOUT THE ZOO. I HAVE CHALLENGED CHILDREN TO TELL US WHICH ANIMALS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THEIR ZOO.

WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL DAYS COMING UP THIS WEEK. TUESDAY IS GROUNDHOG DAY AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL.

WEDNESDAY IS THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL. YOUR CHILD IS ASKED TO DRESS AS IF HE/SHE IS 100 YEARS OLD (I WILL BE TAKING PHOTOS). WE ALSO ASK EACH PARENT TO SEND IN 100 OF SOME ITEM SO THAT THE CHILDREN IN OUR CLASS CAN COUNT UP TO 100 WITH 24 DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT DAY.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH. CHILDREN CAN BRING IN THEIR VALENTINES WHENEVER THEY ARE READY-WE HAVE A LARGE CONTAINER TO STORE THE VALENTINES AND, THEN, THEY WILL BE DELIVERED TO EACH CHILD AT THE PARTY. "LOVE IS IN THE AIR."

PLEASE PARENTS REMEMBER-ACCORDING TO THE NS DRESS CODE SHIRTS MUST HAVE COLLARS (EXCEPT ON GYM DAY AND TURTLENECKS ARE OKAY).

ALSO-PLAID SHIRTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE.