Newsletter Week 22 (Recap and NEW Info)!

Dear Families,

The 100th day of school is approaching for our Kindergarten students! How awesome is that?  On Wednesday, February 13th your child may choose to dress up like an “old” person.  This could be be wearing pearls, glasses, rollers in hair, suspenders, old sweaters, gray hair, etc!  I love seeing the students interpretations of what it looks and feels like to be 100 years old:)   On Wednesday, February 13th your child will be immersed in fun 100th day activities to celebrate this wonderful accomplishment of being 100 days smarter!  We are so proud of our students and look forward to continue watching them grow academically! Happy 100 days to our students and families!

Kindergarten Team

  

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 #8: no, he, of, den, men, hen, pen, then Bonus words to study at home:  Ben, when. Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 8th spelling test will be on Thursday, February 14th.

Writing:  The month of February we will focus on informative writing by using the words, “can, have, are” in our writing.  Please practice this strategy at home as well:)

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 4-9.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 10-14.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

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

Social Studies:  For the month of February we will learn about maps!

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date –  2/25/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 2/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• I am excited to report that out of 21 students who took the test, 15 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 February date to order books will be Monday, February 25th.  These books make a great gift for your child’s birthday as well:)
• 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!

• Hello Families!  Our card exchange day will be on Wednesday, February 13th.  PLEASE NOTE: we now have 24 friends in the classroom!!   If you would like your child to participate, he/she may bring in 24 Valentine cards to pass out to their friends.  I ask that NO candy is brought into the class due to the several food allergies I have in the classroom: dairy, egg, all nuts, gluten, gelatin etc.  The risk of one of our students with allergies coming in contact with something they may be allergic to, is a risk we will prevent at all costs.  If your child brings in a bag of anything edible, we will kindly place the item back in your child’s backpack to enjoy at home. Thank you for your understanding on this matter. 

     Also, I ask that you do not address the Valentine cards to any specific child in the class.  You may just simply have your child write his/her name on      the card to pass out to friends. If you have any other questions you may email me, communicate on the Remind App with me, write on the                   communication log or set up a time to discuss any matters you may have.  Thank you!

Housekeeping items:

• The cold/winter season is upon us, which means cooler temperatures!  With cooler temperatures comes coats, boots, hats, scarves, gloves, etc.  It is important to teach your child how to properly put on a coat, zip up a coat, unzip the coat and take the coat off.  We have a handful of students who constantly need help putting on their coats etc, which means more time is taken away from recess because the teacher is zipping up 24 coats!  Also, please continue to practice tying shoes with your child. It is very hard to tie 2 pair of shoes X 24 students a day! That equals 48 shoes a day I would be tying, which would take up a lot of time during large and small group instruction.  We are encouraging students to become independent learners and with independence takes a lot of dedication and teaching your child at home. Thank you for your cooperation.
• 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:

February 8th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten and Young 5’s

February 11th- 100th day note coming home today in folder.

February 13th– Valentine’s card exchange day!

February 13th- 100th DAY OF SCHOOL! Dress like you are 100 years old:)

February 14th- ½ day of school.  Students dismiss at 11:40a.m.

February 14th- Spelling test #8

February 15th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 18th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 19th- School resumes

February 22nd- Spelling test #9

February 26th- PBIS~ Bingo

Reading Buddies: We will not have reading buddies for the next 2 weeks due to the students not having school on Friday. 

New student:  It is true, we received a new student this week, which means we are up to 24 friends in the classroom!  We are so happy Stella is in our class…Welcome to Room 42:)  If your child is bringing in cards next week, please make sure to add one more for Stella:)  Thank you!