Week of 2/6/2023

We have "Snow Day" this week on February 9th. See below for details on this winter-themed school day. 1 more center helper is needed on this day so we can do all of the fun activities. We also need 2 volunteers for Valentines Day Centers on 2/14. Here is the sign up genius. Thank you!

Spring parent-teacher conferences are coming up on March 2 through March 10. 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 are my and you. These are more tricky words because the sounds don't follow the traditional phonics rules. We will also look at the digraph wh. The students enjoyed learning about the digraphs th, sh, and ch. During reading time with your child you could "hunt" and look for words with those digraphs. 

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. Parent tips for this module can be found here.

UPCOMING

Snow Day:
Snow Day will be this Thursday the 9th. This is a day when the children come to school all dressed in their snow gear-- whatever items you have. Mittens, knit hats, jackets, snow boots, scarves, goggles, etc. are all welcome! Please do not buy anything special for this day, just use what you have or borrow from a friend. They wear their gear, and then we will be having a "snowball fight" among all our K classes using wadded up recycled paper just after our 10:00 recess. Children should bring a separate bag for their snow gear for taking on and off, as it gets too warm wearing some of those items all day. They also tend to get lost if we don't have a place to put them. If they fit in your child's backpack, that is fine too. Our centers that day will all be snow-themed. It is always lots of fun.

Valentines Day: 

I know that valentines are now available in most stores, and children will be asking about our celebration. We will exchange cards in class on February 14th, but this is not a "party." We have a fun celebration of friendship, exchange valentines, and take them home to show our families. So that you can prepare for this event, I wanted to share some information:

1. Please send in a card for each child. There are 24 total students in our class: 13 girls and 11 boys.
2. 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!
3. 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.

Reminders

**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 tshirt day is Wednesday

**Panda t-shirt day is Friday each week.

 

This Week's Helpers & Activities:

Monday: Centers (thank you Jedy and Chu)

Tuesday: return library books!

Wednesday: Library (Andrea & Bora), dismissal @ 1:15

Thursday: Return Weds. envelopes, Snow Day centers (thank you Yufi & 1 more volunteer needed!)

Friday: Music Class & PE

Upcoming Events 

Thursday, 2/9: Snow Day

Tuesday, 2/14: Valentines Exchange

Week of 2/20: Presidents' Week Vacation

3/2-3/10: Spring Conferences