We will celebrate Valentine's Day in class on Tuesday. One final reminder about the guidelines:
- Please send in a card for each child. There are 24 total students in our class: 13 girls and 11 boys.
- Please ONLY sign the card & put nothing in the TO box. It is challenging enough for kindergartners to pass out valentines to all their classmates. Having the "to" part filled out makes this extremely challenging and it takes far too long. Thank you for your help with this!
- Please try to purchase valentines that do not have candy attached. I know those can sometimes be hard to find, but there are good choices with stickers, play tattoos, and other non-food goodies.
I have added a few more March dates on our Sign-Up Genius, If you're interested in either helping with Centers or Library, please check it out! Center time is such an important time in our classroom, because I am able to teach core curriculum in a small group setting. Thank you for making small group instruction possible by helping in the classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We still need volunteers for Valentines Day Centers. One of the centers is overseeing students as they pass out their valentines to their classmates' bags. It will be so fun! The other is overseeing students make a simple craft.
Spring parent-teacher conferences are coming up on March 2 through March 9. Check the sign-ups if you'd like to meet with me. These are optional conferences, but are available to anyone who would like an update on their child's progress.
Language Arts
Our sight words this week is love. This is another tricky word because the sounds don't follow the traditional phonics rules. We will also review all the digraphs we've learned so far.
We will continue with Unit 3 of Fundations this week. Blending sounds to read and spell words is now the main focus in our reading curriculum. There are some great resources in the Unit 3 Fundations Home Support letter.
Math
We will continue with Module 4 this week. In class, I have noticed that some children are struggling when we move away from physical counters. Encourage your children to use their fingers to find the answers. Any reinforcement you can provide at home on solving addition problems is appreciated.
**P.E. is every Friday-- please send your children in shoes & clothes appropriate for fitness.
**Library is every Wednesday. Please send your child's book back to school by Tuesday each week.
** Alta Vista Spirit wear day is Wednesday each week. Students can also just wear blue & yellow/gold
**Panda t-shirt day is Friday each week
This Week's Helpers & Activities:
Monday: no centers
Tuesday: Centers (???)
Wednesday: Library (Lior & Lia), dismissal @ 1:15
Thursday: Return Weds. envelopes, centers (Bora & Vidya)
Friday: Music Class, PE in the OT Room (wear shoes you can take on & off independently)
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, 2/14: Valentines Exchange
Thursday, 2/16: Cornerstone Lesson (Apsara & Danielle), Substitute teacher (Mrs. P will be on campus but out of the classroom working on student assessments/report cards)
Week of 2/20: Presidents Week Vacation
3/2-3/10: Spring Conferences, early dismissal at 1:15
3/16: Special Event: Leprechaun Trap Making - parent helpers needed for this one!
