Today your child brought home their first report card. There is lots of
information inside that gives you a glimpse of your child's performance at
school and some handouts to read-including a new optional at home
spelling/writing program that we encourage you to have your child participate
in. Over the last few weeks, your child has been given several assessments which
have been combined with my knowledge of your child, to form a
snapshot of how your child is doing in Kindergarten. Please
remember that all children develop at different rates and that success comes in
small steps as well as in big leaps! Celebrate your child's accomplishments! I
am proud of all my students and the progress they are making. It will be
exciting to watch them continue to grow as learners during the coming months.
Please sign and return the report card ENVELOPE only!
Thanks! Conferences are in February. This round of conferences is usually reserved for students that I have concerns about. If you need to ask me questions about your child's report card or their progress at this time, please feel free to email or call me.
This week we really enjoyed reading books by our author study author, Julia Donaldson. You may want to visit the library and check out some of her books to read at home. You can also visit her blog by clicking on the link on the right side of our blog.
Next week we will talk about the letter "I". Students will be introduced to poetry when we read the poem "If I was One Inch Tall" by Shel Silversten. All week we will read poems and enjoy their rhythmic flow. We will also work on the "turn that question around" strategy when answering writing prompts. Practicing this at home when reading/writing/speaking will help your child grasp this concept. For example.....if I ask my students-would you like to be a giant? They should reply...I would want to be a giant because....we want them to learn to recycle the words in the question.
In math we will work cooperatively to solve a problem about snowmen. Real life problem solving is a big part of common core. Most students are becoming fluent with the basic addition facts of 5 and 10 so we are beginning to build our understanding of subtraction. Remember our goal is get the answer correct but we also want them to truly understand the concept. When solving problems it is important to be able to explain what you did and why you did it.
100's Day is right around the corner (Tuesday, Feb. 5th). I will need 5-6 parents to come in and help with 100 day centers. These centers will have simple activities that celebrate the number 100. At this time I am not 100% sure of the time I will need volunteers, but I will send out an email next week with the information. I will also be setting up computer lab volunteers for the rest of the year. Computer lab is on most Fridays from 11:35-12:00. There will be a sign up genius with the dates I need assistance posted soon. Keep checking email for updates.
Your child is bringing home a Scholastic book order form today. This year we can only take on-line orders. If you would like to place an order, please use the activation code that is listed on the left side of the blog. Scholastic books are affordable and when you buy books for home, we earn points for free books for our classroom. :)
Have a great weekend. Enjoy the extra day off. It is supposed to be cold next week.....be sure your child dresses for the weather.
