Kindergarten Weekly Newsletter

Week in Review: January 27-31

Forms that went home this week: o !ound onne"tions sheets #white$ o %tems to &attern sheet 'rom &(&! night #white$ o Fe)ruary*+ar"h Kindergarten alendar #white$ , new student -oined the .lue /rou0 on 1hursday2 ,sk your "hild his name and how they made him 'eel wel"ome2 1he letter 3 3 was introdu"ed in !ound onne"tions this week2 4ven though we know 5"6 "an make di''erent sounds su"h as 5ssss6 or 5"h67 'or sim0li"ity sake7 we learn that it -ust makes the 5k6 sound in Kindergarten2 We started a new se8uen"e "alled 91his is Not +y :at2; 1his )ook introdu"es a moral "om0onent )e"ause the "ra) tells the )ig 'ish whi"h way the little 'ish went a'ter he said he wouldn6t7 )ut the little 'ish had stolen )ig 'ish6s hat2 ,sk your "hild what they would have done i' they were the "ra) in that situation and why2 1here6s no right answer< We started our &olar .ear &ro-e"t and have )een working hard to redu"e our "ar)on 'oot0rint2 ,sk us a)out all the things we are doing at s"hool to hel0 the 0olar )ears< !tudents en-oyed talking a)out )ears this week2 1hey talked a)out the things they already knew and the 8uestions they had a)out )ears2 1hey are e="ited to read )ooks and do some resear"h to 'ind the answers to our 8uestions< We also "reated really "ute 0olar )ear art using our hand 0rint2 We e=0lored outside and en-oyed "reating tunnels and digging under the i"y layers a)ove the so't snow2 ,sk us a)out our new 'riend .raidy7 the story )raid7 and all o' the 'a"ial e=0ressions he made2 We are going to have lots o' 'un learning how to tell great stories using .raidy as a learning tool< We took 0art in lots o' "ounting a"tivities this week7 and were very 0roud o' using 0lasti" sleeves with white)oard markers to redu"e our 0a0er use2

>0"oming Week: Fe)ruary 3 - 7

+onday: !end in !ki 0ermission 'orms and money2 .ring )a"k /reen 0oetry duotangs #these are used 'or .uddy Reading all week7 so it6s im0ortant that they "ome )a"k ea"h +onday$ Wednesday: .lue /rou0 goes to /arden ?iew ?illage @:3A to 11:3B amC .ring a 5.6 item 1hursday: !wimming @-1A am 'or Red /rou0 and 1A-11 am 'or .lue /rou0 Friday: Dast day 'or !ki 0ermission 'orms and money2 Di)raryC e="hange :ome Reading )ooksC /reen &oetry duotangs go home

Reminders
+essage 'rom +rs2 .an"ks: &lease rein'or"e to your "hild that it is still winter and we are e=0e"ting snow0ants7 hats7 mitts7 "oats7 et"222'or re"ess and lun"h 0lay times< %' you are interested in volunteering 'or our visits to /arden ?iew ?illage on a Wednesday morning #@:3A-11:3A$7 0lease let us know via email2 /reen /ames-&olar .ear &ro-e"t (ur s"hool will )e 0arti"i0ating in this year6s . /reen /ames2 (ur 0ro-e"t is )ased on saving the 0olar )ears7 with a 'o"us on edu"ating students on ways that they "an hel07 right here at home and s"hool2 We will )e working on 9environmental a"ts o' kindness;: turning o'' the lights7 "om0osting7 re"y"ling7 redu"ing 0a0er waste7 turning o'' the water7 et"2 (ur :ome-!"hool "onne"tion 'or this 0ro-e"t is having students take 0art in Trash Free Tuesdays: Jan 28, Feb 4, 11 and 182 &lease try not to send any 0lasti"*0a"kaged 'oods these days2 1hank you 'or your su00ort<

1hank you< +s2 !"ott and +rs2 .urgess