Dear Families,

Here’s hoping you are having a terrific weekend!  Here is what you need to know for the week ahead in our kindergarten classroom.

New Spelling Words:  an   can   man   ran  (these words will be placed in your child’s spelling notebook on Tuesday)

This week’s poem:  The Little Turtle

Scholastic Book Fair:  Our Preview day is Monday!  Your child will bring home a wishlist in their red folder.  If you wish to purchase books, please send the wish list and money in an envelope to school. If you like to take your child to the book fair, it is open until 4:00 p.m. on Monday-Wednesday and until noon on Thursday.

Report Cards/ NWEA test scores will be sent home on Monday in your child’s red folder.

• Monday:  Please return book bag, Poetry Journal, Spelling Notebook, library book and Nightly Literacy Homework.  We will go to gym with Mr. Murua and art with Mrs. Doman.
• Tuesday:  Make sure to practice last week’s words since your child will be given their spelling test on the “at” words today.  We will check out a new library book in the Media Center.  We will go to music with Mrs. Baloga.
• Thursday:  We will have music with Mrs. Baloga.
• Friday:  We will go to the computer lab with Mrs. Ackerman and gym with Mr. Murua.

Here are some of the many things we are currently learning in kindergarten:

Reading:  Informational:  Science/ Social Studies concepts

Writing:  Informational writing

Math:  Unit 5- Measurement

Science:  Earth Materials

Geography:  Maps and Globes

Future Important Dates:

• Tuesday, February 14th- Valentine’s Day Party- 2:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
• Wednesday, February 15th- 100th Day of Kindergarten-  Dress up like a 100 year old person!  Late Start!
• Mid-Winter Break:  Monday-February 20-Friday, February 24.
• Tuesday, March 14th  Kindergarten Music Concert
• Tuesday, March 21st  Lindbergh’s 4th Science Fair Boot Camp 5:30-7:00 p.m

On Thursday, we celebrated Aston’s birthday in class.  Happy 6th Birthday Aston!

Have a great week!

Ms. Wright