Dear Parents,
from: December 20th, to
January 2nd
The week began with a rocky start due
to the nasty weather conditions, but it got better as the week went on. We made
little decorated Christmas boxes of Santa and reindeer and fill them with hugs
and kisses (chocolate ones.)We wanted to show our buddies how much we
appreciate them! The reading buddies
loved the gifts that they received from the kindergarten children.
We played “pass the
present game” as I read “ T’was the Night Before Christmas” on Thursday, and
every time I read the word “the” they had to pass the present
to the child on their right. When the
book was finished, they all opened the present from me that they were
holding. They also got a ring pop and a
certificate for a book from scholastic.
We got our tickets
punched by the conductor “Mrs. Potts” (who by the way really works on the train
in Jim Thorpe) and she wore her train outfit and brought her real ticket
punch. The children loved it!! The movie was a hit. We had cookies and hot chocolate just like in
the movie.
I sincerely hope you liked the Christmas
ornaments that the children made for you.
Someday, and it goes fast, believe me, you will look back at these
keepsakes and wonder where the time went when your little one was in
kindergarten. I also hope you enjoyed
the reindeer food, the polar express bell, the book, and the cookie plate for
Santa. We were busy elves this season!
Thank you so much for thinking of me at Christmas. The wonderful gifts were not necessary but
deeply appreciated. Your children know
what the “love of giving” means because they couldn’t wait for me to open their
gifts.
We will return to school on January 2nd, 2013, and
it will be day # 5 on the school rotation.
Phonics- We will be working on the new letter Kk, as in kite
and kangaroo. We are learning a new rule
in Phonics for the letter “K” to help the children decide which letter to use
when spelling words that have the /K/ sound.
We learn “K” first because K always has the /K/ sound; c borrows the
sound from k. The rule is that we spell
the /K/ sound with letter k when the sound is followed by the letters e, I, or
y. (example-keg, kid. and milky). We
spell the /K/ sound with the letter “c” when the sound is followed by the letters
a, o, u, or any consonant. Example cat, cot, cut, and clip.
Math –We will be learning to count to 100, find patterns on
the 100th chart, and count by 10’s to 100.
Reading- We will begin reading “Little Quack”. The genre is
animal fantasy, and the comprehension skill is “plot”. We will be reviewing the letter “r” in this
book. The children will learn about how
people, plants, and animals grow and change.
We will be testing when we return from break because the
report cards will be tentatively given out on January 21st. I have
included a list of the sight words that I will be testing the children on for
the second report card period. Try and review them during Christmas break. Keep writing with your children over break,
so that they don’t forget how to do it.
They are becoming great authors.
I will be testing word list # 7 when the children return from the break
.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Mrs. Margaret Bernosky
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