Newsletter Week 25 (Recap and NEW March is Reading Month Info)!

*Thank you to the families for donating EXPO black dry erase markers to our classroom collection: Noor Sleiman, Thomas Kaniewski, Stella Haney, Gabriel and Giana Lemuz!

*Make sure to scroll down and read all the info about MARCH is READING MONTH:)

*Spelling tests:  Hello Families! I am attaching some ideas of how to help your child at home with spelling words:)  Spelling is an important component in becoming a strong reader and writer and we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to help our kiddos in Kinder land.   I hope these ideas help some of you at home when working with your child all week long on spelling word:).   If you have any other questions please let me know.  Thank you!

      

 

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet!  Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:)  Next week spelling test List #11: yes, by, want, this, bug, hug, mug, tug, slug  Bonus words to study at home:  shrug, dug.  Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 11th spelling test will be on Friday, March 8th.

Writing:   For March, we will move into narrative and opinion writing!

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 16-20.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 21-25.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of  March we will focus on polar climate.  The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)

Social Studies:  For the month of  March we will continue our learning about maps!

**March is Reading Month:  Your child came home with a “Reading is DINO-Mite!” packet.  In this packet is a special calendar with all kinds of exciting reading activities you can do at home with your child!  Also, you will see a 2019 March Reading Log to keep track of your child’s reading minutes at home. Each child who returns their reading log by Wednesday, April 10th will earn a special prize, if they have reached their recommended reading goal for the month.  The Kindergarten reading goal is 20 minutes per day...I know we can do it!  Make sure to jot the minutes down on the reading log calendar and on the homework as well:)   Also, If you would like your child to participate in the Rockin’ Read A Thon, the permission slip and $5.00 is due Friday, March 8th!  Happy Reading!

For reading month, we went with a DINOSAUR theme for our classroom door!  Thank you to Ms. Nikki and Ms. Hanan for decorating our door and making it look fabulous!  Take a look: “Reading is DINOmite!”

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ    Order Due Date –  3/20/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/20/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• Please make sure you are logging your child’s reading minutes on their March reading log, so they are able to win a special prize at the end of the month:)
• I am excited to report that out of 22 students who took the test, 12 students received a 100%  Woo hoo! I am so proud of each student who worked so hard all week to ensure they were successful on their test!  If your child received a 100%, they will write with a “smart” pen all day Monday and also participate in “NO shoes afternoon” on Monday as well:)  On Monday, once your child comes in from recess, they will be able to take their shoes off and relax for the last part of the day. Please make sure your child knows how to independently take off and put on their shoes.  I appreciate your support in this matter!  Also, make sure to wash your child’s socks as soon as they come home on Monday, they may be a little darker than normal;)  

• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be March 20th.
• Please make sure you are reviewing your child’s classwork each night.  Monitoring your child’s classwork is a great indicator of how your child is doing in the class. If for some reason your child doesn’t finish his/her classwork in class, I will send it home for homework to be completed at home and returned the next day.  Thank you for your support!
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!

Housekeeping items:

• If your child is bringing a home lunch, it is OK to pack a juice for the lunchroom!  Remember to pack a water bottle each day for the classroom:)
• Please pack your child’s snack SEPARATELY from your child’s home lunch.  This will help your child become less confused about what is for lunch and what is for snack.  Thank you:)
• Great news!  The PTA has a blog for all sorts of fun information going on in the school.  I may not have a lot of opportunities for all families to volunteer in the classroom, but the PTA is ALWAYS looking for extra hands to help in the school.  Please take a look at their blog and sign up for the fun events they may need help with:)  https://parents.dearbornschools.org/haigh/

Upcoming Events:

March 5th- PBIS~ Bingo

March 8th– Permission slip and $5 due for Rockin’ Read A Thon.

March 13th- Late start.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35a.m.

March 18th- Book Fair Preview 2:30-3:00 p.m.

March 27th- Kindergarten Roundup for NEW incoming families for 2019/2020

March 28th-PBIS Celebration~ Board games and puzzles

April 1st-5th- SPRING BREAK

April 8th- School Resumes

April 10th- March Reading log due!

Reading Buddies: In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we created birthday hats with our reading buddies and then listened to a Dr. Seuss book:)  Today was so much fun kicking off reading month with our buddies:)  Thank you to Ms. Cronin’s class for donating all of the scraps to our STEM birthday hat project today:)  We are so lucky to have Ms. Cronin as our reading buddies!