Newsletter Week 22 (RECAP and NEW Info)!

Remember: There is NO SCHOOl next week due to Mid-Winter Break!  School resumes on Monday, February 26th.

**Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom…we have our 100th day celebration pictures!!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We worked on -en words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet!  Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week:List 9: are, here, was, sit, hit, pit, fit, kit, bit.  Please practice the extra -it words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test!  Extra words: spit.  Our 9th test will be Friday, March 2nd.

Writing:  In writing, we finished our star student book!   We are also learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences!  Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!

Math: We will continue to talk about addition in March, but I will be introducing subtraction mid-march. We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: count the room, smash it! subtraction, addition, missing numbers, etc.

Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday, March 2nd on math facts +8!  Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!

Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month!  We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂  

Social Studies: We started our unit on Maps and will soon draw a map of our bedroom and classroom:)  

Scholastic Reading Club: Scholastic Book Clubs Class Order Due Date is approaching!

Class Code – RKYTJ

Order Due Date – 02/26/18

Dear Families,This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 02/26/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Other:

• There is NO SCHOOL Monday February 19th-23rd for Mid-Winter Break.  School will resume on Monday, February 26th.  Enjoy your break:)
• Out of 23 students today, who took the spelling test, 16 received a 100% and 6 students only missed 1 to 2  words!!  This is a TOTAL victory!  Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test!  I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:).  Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)!  It is imperative I receive them all back the next day!  Thank you!
• Out of 23 students today, we had 12 students receive a 100% on their math quiz +7!   If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with!  Way to go to my 12 students.  I am so proud of you!!
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: scholastic.com/bookclubs Activation code: RKYTJ.  Our due date for book orders will be Monday, February 26th.  There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price.  Check it out!  If you missed this month, I will reset a new date once we get back from break:)

Housekeeping items:

• • If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.  
  • On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes!  Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire.  Your child’s safety is our main priority.  Thank you!*
  • Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, indicate what the money is for and write my name as well: Mrs. Fillmore.  This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom.  Thank you!
  • Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends!  I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week!  Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost.  These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that?  All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning!  Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independence is the name of the game!   If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much!  Thank you!
  •   March 9th will be our next library check out date!

Upcoming Events:

February 19th- 23rd- No School~ Mid Winter Break!

February 26th- School resumes

February 26th– January Scholastic Due Date!  Order your books online and grow your child’s library at home:)

February 28th- PBIS Solo Cup Competition!

March 2nd- Homework Due.  Spelling Test -it and +8 math test

 

100th DAY CELEBRATION!  All I can say is “WOW” did we have fun today!  We celebrated being a 100 days smarter by rotating to the different Kindergarten classrooms and doing fun activities based on the number “100”!  Next, the students came back to class to enjoy their 100th day snack and all the students presented their 100th day projects!  I am so proud of how far each student has come in the last 100 days.  I don’t know about you, but I see a huge difference in each and every one of them!  They are, by far, the best group of kids I have ever taught in my 13 year teaching career.  One Hundred anything is pretty special, but 100 days of Kindergarten is kind of a BIG deal to me:):)  I hope you enjoy the pictures from our special day!  Enjoy your mid-winter break next week!  See you back on Monday, February 26th!