Hello! This week we learned lots of new things! We learned about the letter K and the word "here." I taught them a new rule about words that end with "e": The e says, "Stop, say your name!" to the other vowel. So in our popcorn word, here, the last e is telling the first e to say his name (e). The kids loved this, and they all remembered it today when we reviewed our words! This is definitely something you can use at home when spelling words! We also started learning about geometry in math, and we began making 3-page books in writer's workshop! Each page has a part of the story--beginning, middle, end. This is a difficult concept for kids at first, so any help at home with this would be appreciated. Lastly, we have learned two new word families in the past two weeks: -it and -ig words.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Q and we will start some Valentine's Day activities. We will also learn about Groundhogs Day. A big event that is happening next Friday is our Q & U wedding, which I told the kids about today. There is an invitation in your child's folder, so make sure you check it out! It will be tons of fun!
I have several reminders this week:
-Field trip permission slips and money are due this Wednesday. Please do not forget to send your child's money along with the slip. Exact change or a check is appreciated. If you have not sent exact change, I will wait until I get all of the money so that I can get change from the office to send home with your child. AM parents: Do not forget to write your child's transportation arrangements on the form! I must know how to get your child home from school on that day. If you aren't sure of the bus number, you can call transportation at 745-6975. Please make sure you write an address down too, because I just give these forms to the bus drivers to get them to the write places. If you have questions, let me know!
-We are having a shoe donating contest in our school district! Send in your used shoes until February 11. They will be donated to men, women, and children in third world countries. There are a few types of shoes we will not be collecting: slippers, roller blades/ice skates, shoes with more than a 2-inch heel, winter boots, or ripped shoes. **My class collected the most shoes in the district last year, and we won $250 worth of books for our classroom! I REALLY want to win this contest again this year, so PLEASE send in your shoes!!!**
-February book orders will be going home on Monday. They will be due back on Friday, February 11. Order online with the code GMXHN and we will get free books for our classroom!
-Our Valentine's Day party will be held on Monday, February 14. You may send valentines for the other children in the class on that day. I will send home a note on Monday that includes the names of the children in the class.
-Reminder: There is no school on Friday, February 18 or Monday, February 21.
-I have posed a new curriculum calendar for February on the website, so check it out if you would like to see what is coming up.
-We are still working to get everyone counting to 100! 12 out of 18 kids in the AM class and 15 out of 19 kids in the PM class can count to 100 so far--let's get everyone else there by practicing every night at home!!
Have a great weekend!
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