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| Kayla reads her story |
While this week has been dedicated to preparing for the upcoming report cards, with varied reading and math assessments, the children have continued to enjoy classroom activities. Last week’s book study of Strega Nona led to their own retelling and writing of the story. This week they became authors and read their books to the class. It gave them a chance to read their own writing, recall the storyline, as well as learn to be good audience members when others were reading.
We continued our study of the winter weather and water cycle by reading more books, both fiction and non-fiction. The highlight of the day continues to be morning explorations! They love blocks, Legos, housekeeping, sandbox, painting, stamps, clay, and pattern blocks. New creations are developing weekly.
In Jolly Phonics we continued to learn new letter pairs and the sounds they make: /qu/, as in quick and quiet, /ou/ as in out and ouch and /oi/ as in noise and point.
Share: Great /ie/ shares! We were treated to shares that included pirates, a mechanical spider, a white mechanical dog, and tires (toy tractor tires). This coming week, please brainstorm shares that have the long /ee/ sound, as in street and seat!
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| Ryan ties his shoes before reading, while Ms. Fotion helps quiet the audience. |
WELCOME!
At the same time we would like to welcome Mrs. Marlo Simmons to our kindergarten class who will be our new kindergarten wing para-educator. Mrs. Simmons is already familiar with our students in both classes as she has substituted a number of times. As a parent of an older student, and a community member, Marlo brings a lot of experience, joy and spirit to our classroom community. J
CALENDAR
Field Trip scheduled for Tuesday, January 24th. Please send in $5 to cover the cost of the show. Also, if you would like to be a chaperone, let me know. Thank you!
Snacks: Thank you to Kayla’s family for providing this week’s healthy snacks. Next week’s snacks will be donated by Brady’s family.
Report Cards: Report cards will be sent home next week. Although we do not have conferences this quarter, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know and we can set up a meeting. Thank you!
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
- Classroom Wish List: Thank you to Cashton’s family for donating more Whiteboard markers and glue sticks!
- Reading Books/Bags: Continue practicing the small books with your children as well as the Sound Books. We are on the last group of six sounds! Continued practice with sounds and their actions will help your child make more connections to print as they begin to read more books.
- Word Games: Rhyming is an important skill connected to reading. What rhymes with cat? What rhymes with car? These are easy games to play in the car on the way to school or other places. Another activity, although a bit more tricky, is to change the initial sound in a word. For instance: If I say bat and take away the /b/ and replace it with /r/ what word did I say?
- WRITING AT HOME IDEAS: Besides the Jolly Phonics workbook, involve your children in making lists for the grocery store, or writing thank you notes for the holiday. Any chance they have at making connections to writing at home to their work at school will help them.
- Reminder: Gym day is Wednesday and Friday. Please have your child wear or bring sneakers. If you have an extra pair, feel free to have your child leave them in their cubby.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bodnar
