Happy Valentine's Day! I can't believe that winter break is already upon us! The last month and a half went by very fast!
We had a lot of fun celebrating Valentine’s Day today and attending our school-wide SOAR Assembly (highlighting outstanding effort and acts of kindness). We have enjoyed making our special Valentines projects and everyone certainly enjoyed opening all their valentines. Mrs. Sullivan and I want to thank you all for all the valentines and special treats!
After vacation we will begin our fine arts unit where the children will creatively paint, draw, sculpt, and build works of art for our Kindergarten Museum (featuring artwork from the seven different continents). Our Museum will be open for parents to visit on Friday, April 3rd (around 9am). You won’t want to miss it! More information will be going home later on but I want to make sure you mark it on your calendars! I think you will be amazed at the artwork your children will produce!
The students spent a lot of time during the past couple of weeks learning about persuasive writing. I put all their persuasive writing together and sent it home in their blue folders today. Included were the letters they wrote to Ms. P. about getting a class pet and the letters they wrote to you along with a few other things! I would encourage you to sit down with your children and have them read their writing to you. They worked very hard on it and should be proud of their work!
We will be transitioning to narrative writing after the break. Students will be writing about themselves and things/events that have happened in their lives (birthdays, field trips, new experiences, etc.). I am anxious to see how their writing will evolve over the next couple of months!
We will be celebrating our 100th day of school on Tuesday, February 25th. Students are encouraged to bring in 100 objects from home to practice counting that day. The objects should be put in a baggie labeled with their names. All objects should be non-edible.
I sent information home today about using ST Math at home. The laminated badge students use to log in can stay at home. I would encourage you to check it out and encourage your child to use it when he/she can. It’s a great way to practice the math skills they are learning at school!
I would also encourage you to continue working on the sight words and subtraction fluency facts with your children. We will be checking on their progress in the coming weeks after vacation.
I sent the parent conference schedule home earlier this week. If you can’t make the time I gave you, let me know and we can reschedule! I am looking forward to showing you some of your child’s work and telling you about all the wonderful things they are doing in the classroom!
We use Scholastic Let’s Find Out in the classroom. You have probably seen them come home. I wanted to tell you how to access the online resources. The website is www.scholastic.com/lfo. Click on “log in” and then on “I am a student.” The password is kindergarten115. When you click on the issue you want, students can read the magazine, play the game, watch a video, and have access to other resources.
I will be putting together the March volunteer calendar. If you are interested in volunteering, please email me with the day(s) you would like to come in and I will add you to our calendar. The volunteer time is from 10:10-10:55am.
Have a wonderful winter break!
Melanie Duncan
P.S...Please be sure to check the students’ backpacks and folders. Vacation is a great time to clean them all out!
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