Jan.27th-31st

                                                                    Kindergarten News- January 27^th-31st

Next week after we finish the letter Z we will be learning the letter “C” with a /k/ sound as in cat and candy.  We will learn the K and C Spelling rule.  The rule is that we spell the /K/ sound with the letter “k” when the sound is followed by the letters e, I, and y.  We spell the /k/ sound with the letter c when the sound is followed by the letters a, o, and u and any consonant.  For example:

K before e, i, or y                                                            C before a, o, u, or any consonant

Keg       kid    milky                                                             cat    cot     cup    clip

Friday will be show and tell for the letter “C”.

Wordlist # 9 will be tested this week and wordlist # 10 will come home in the communication folder.

Reading- We will continue the book “See How we grow”.  Its genre is “biography” and the comprehension skill emphasized is “cause and effect”.  I did a bulletin board revolved around this book.  I put your child’s baby picture on the front of a card, and on the inside put their school age picture, and then compared how the children are growing and changing.  The other kindergarten children had fun guessing who the children were on their baby pictures.  Early next week we will begin the story “Farfallina and Marcell”. 

Math- We have begun topic # 7 which concentrates on addition.  They will learn the vocabulary words join, plus sign, sum add and addition sentence.

Report cards will be distributed on Monday January 27^th.  Please sign and return it in the original envelope as soon as possible.  Remember that this is an assessment on the common core standards that must be met by the end of your child’s kindergarten year.  I am sending home the rubric so that you can see any areas that you child needs to improve.  Please make sure the rubrix is returned also.

Reminders and dates:

100^th Day- The 100^th day of school is just 7 days away!!!  Please practice counting to 100, and don’t forget to send a bagged collection of 100 items to school on Wednesday February 4^nd.  If you want your child to share their collection with the class, please let me know.  The children can dress like they are 100 years old.  This is not next week, but I wanted to let you know ahead of time so you can prepare.

The Valentine’s Day party will be held on Monday, Feb.13^th. Please make sure that everyone in the class is included when sending valentine cards.  I will send a list next week with the children’s names to help you do these.    

Monday will be day # 3 on the school rotation and we will have computer class.

Have a great weekend!!!!!