WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-26, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS-MRS. DENNIS' CLASS

THE LETTER OF THE WEEK IS Yy AS IN YELLOW, YARN AND YAK. WE WILL STUDY THE Yy IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING ALL WEEK. WE WILL HAVE SHOW 'N TELL ON FRIDAY. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A YOGURT TASTE TEST THIS WEEK-YUMMY!!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND IS A DAY 2, SO WE WILL HAVE LIBRARY CLASS WITH MR. DEMSKO AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A VISIT FROM OUR 4TH GRADE READING BUDDIES IN THE MORNING.

IN MATH WE WILL BE STUDYING MONEY! PLEASE USE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO COUNT REAL COINS AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. IN KINDERGARTEN WE CONCENTRATE ON PENNIES, NICKELS, AND DIMES.

ALSO, KEEP PRACTICING SKIP-COUNTING BY 2S, 5S AND 10S. THE CHILDREN DON'T SEEM CONFIDENT WITH THAT SKILL YET. WE WILL SKIP-COUNT MOST DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS WEEK WE SENT HOME THE MARCH SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER. IF YOU WANT TO BUY BOOKS, PLEASE SEND IN THE ORDER BY WED., FEB. 24TH. THANKS.

IN READING WE WILL START A NEW BIG BOOK, "SEE HOW WE GROW" ABOUT TWIN GIRLS AND HOW CHILDREN CHANGE AS THEY GROW. WE WILL STUDY THE LETTERS D AND K AND TALK ABOUT CAUSE AND EFFECT.

SOON IT WILL BE "NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION WEEK" (THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH). LOOK FOR INFORMATION TO COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ABOUT ACTIVITIES THAT WEEK.

***THE CHILDREN HAD A GOOD TIME AT THE VALENTINE'S PARTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A WEEK LATE). SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. ZILKER AND MRS. KECK FOR HELPING WITH THE PARTY.

***SPECIAL NEWS*** KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 9:30 AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL H.S. WE KNOW MANY OF YOU NEED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK, SO, WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GRADUATION PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN ON APRIL 20TH AND 21ST-MORE INFO WILL COME HOME ON THAT IMPORTANT DAY.

REMEMBER PARENTS TO STUDY THE READING WORD LIST #10 EACH NIGHT-10-15 MINUTES SHOULD BE ENOUGH. THE WORD LIST WILL COME HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON.