The children are certainly learning quite a bit about sea life! Their aquariums are on the back wall and they have made octopuses and sea turtles and have learned many interesting facts about them both. You should ask them how many legs an octopus has and about where the sea turtle lays her eggs!
We ended the week with a special “Glow Dance” in the gym. This was a reward students earned for showing acts of kindness. The students each got a glow bracelet and got to dance or run around in the gym. They had so much fun!
The students watched a show/musical yesterday called “Ms. Money and the Coins.” They taught students how to save money and even taught the difference between “needs” and “wants.” It was entertaining with a good message.
We are getting excited to go to the Aquarium on Thursday, January 30th. More information about the trip will be going home the day before we go. They will need a disposable drink and lunch. We will eat snacks before leaving the school. If you have not sent the $10 to cover the cost of the trip, please send it in as soon as possible. It should be a fun trip! Chaperones should plan to arrive at the school by 8:45am and will be riding on the bus with us.
We will be having our Fish Day on Friday, January 31st. Students will get to travel to all the different Kindergarten classrooms to complete various fish and other sea creature projects. Thank you in advance to those who have offered to volunteer. Volunteers should plan to be here from 9-10:00am and should check in at the office first.
Progress reports will go home on Thursday, January 23rd. Our next scheduled conference isn’t until April but if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me. We could either talk over the phone or we could set up a conference in the classroom. The blue progress report folders do need to be returned. You can keep the actual progress report.
We will be starting our second unit in Fundations next week and will be learning how to “tap out” words. We will start practicing the uppercase letters soon. The Fundations sheets I will send home next week and will continue to send home are for students to practice with at home. They don’t have to come back to school, although it’s fine if they do.
We have been practicing our letters and numbers but it never hurts to have them practice at home too. The more they write numbers 0-20, the easier and more natural they will become. The teen numbers are particularly challenging so those are great numbers to practice. We are currently working on subtracting in math. I would encourage you to continue working with your children on their addition fluency facts at home.
We will start our guided reading program next week. Guided reading enables children to practice reading strategies with the teacher's support in small groups. This is just the beginning. It helps your children become more and more comfortable with text. It’s amazing how far they have already come since September!
There is no school on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Have a great long weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS...We will be going to the library on Wednesday.
The next Confidentiality Meeting will be on Thursday, January 31st at 8:45am. If you have not attended one but would like to volunteer in the classroom or for a field trip, I would encourage you to try to make it.
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