WEEK OF JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 4, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE READING WORD LIST FOR 5 MINUTES; COMPLETE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE.

ALSO: TUESDAY NIGHT: GET 100 OF SOME ITEM AND PUT IN ZIPLOC BAG; PREPARE TO DRESS LIKE A 100 YEAR OLD (IF WE HAVE A SNOWSTORM ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL CELEBRATE THE 100TH DAY WHENEVER WE RETURN).

MRS. DENNIS' NEWS

THIS WEEK WE WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CONSONANT Cc AS IN CAT, CANDY AND CUTE. WE WILL HAVE SHOW 'N TELL ON FRIDAY. WE WILL LEARN A SPECIAL RULE THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS KNOW WHEN TO SPELL THE /K/ SOUND WITH A C AND WHEN TO SPELL IT WITH A K. THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THIS RULE IN KINDERGARTEN AND THEN WE RETEACH IT IN FIRST AND SECOND GRADE.

IN READING WE WILL READ A FANTASY STORY ABOUT TWO FRIENDS, "FARFALLINA AND MARCEL." THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A DUCK AND A CATERPILLAR AND HOW THEIR FRIENDSHIP CHANGES OVER TIME. WE WILL REVIEW THE CONSONANT Ff AND DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF PLOT. WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END OF THE STORY.

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH DIMES, WE WILL MATCH NUMBER CARDS TO A SET OF OBJECTS AND, PERHAPS, EVEN GET TO SHARING A WHOLE BY SEPARATING IT INTO TWO EQUAL PARTS. THE CHILDREN WILL BE INTRODUCED TO A NEW CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY (THEY'LL SAY GOODBYE TO THE PARALLELOGRAMS OF JANUARY-CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT ABOUTS TRAPEZOIDS AND PARALLELOGRAMS). IN FEBRUARY WE WILL WORK WITH AN AABB PATTERN USING RECTANGLES (HOW EASY!).

OF COURSE WEDNESDAY BEING THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL WE WILL DO LOTS OF COUNTING. CHILDREN WILL COUNT BY 1'S, 5'S AND 10'S TO 100!!!

WE WILL PRACTICE WRITING THE CAPITAL C AND THE LOWER-CASE c. I WILL REMIND CHILDREN TO START THEIR Cc's AT THE TOP. ALL LETTERS SHOULD BE FORMED STARTING AT THE TOP. MOST CHILDREN STILL NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THIS.

VALENTINE'S DAY IS COMING AND WE WILL HAVE A PARTY. I WILL SEND HOME A LIST OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR CLASS SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN WRITE HIS/HER CARDS FOR THAT SPECIAL DAY. LOOK FOR THE LIST ON FRIDAY, FEB. 4TH. THEN YOUR WILL HAVE 10 DAYS TO GET THOSE CARDS WRITTEN.

CAN WE MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEK WITHOUT A DELAY, EARLY DISMISSAL OR A CLOSING? IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY, BUT WE WILL SEE.