This Week…

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Here we are, the last week before tracking off!  Please see the important dates listed and make note of them on your calendars (especially our track on day!  It is a Friday when we return.).

Today – We played the game “Spot It” (numbers and shapes version) by Blue Orange in our centers today.  It is a great game for visual discrimination – fun for the whole family!

Tuesday, Jan. 27 –  Sunrise Skate Night sponsored by Kindergarten.  Please join us if you are available for a fun skate night just for Sunrise!  6:00-8:00 p.m. at “The Rink” (2900 Bradshaw Road)

Wednesday, Jan. 28 – Report Cards will be going home in your child’s Wednesday folder with a copy of their writing sample and a list of skills we will be working on in our third trimester.

Friday, Jan. 30 – Our last day before tracking off – Minimum Day – All kindergartners come on the a.m. schedule (8:20-11:50).   Please join us for some songs and awards in the morning from 8:30-9:00.  We will meet in the Library this month.  This is also our school spirit day: Moustache and Crazy Glasses Day.  We will end our day with Ms. Tera and her music.

Monday, Feb. 2 – Thursday, Mar. 5 – Off Track for D Track.

***Friday, March 6*** – Track on, our first day back in class.  Yes, it is a Friday.  We will be celebrating Read Across America in our classroom and with our buddies.  Students are encouraged to dress as their favorite character and bring in a book with that character to share.  There will be information coming out in our Wednesday Folders as well as reminders a few weeks before returning.

100th Day

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We will celebrate our 100th day of school on Wednesday, January 14th.  This is a day of festivities that center on the number 100!  Please send 100 of a small item such as paper clips, beans, macaroni, pennies, shells, buttons, cotton balls, etc. to school in the bag in today’s Wednesday folder.  Take some time with your child to think about what would be reasonable items to count and carry.  Rice is too small and rocks may be too heavy.  Be sure to count exactly 100 with your child.  These items will be counted, weighed and measured before and during our 100th day celebration.  They will be returned after the celebration.

Items are due on Tuesday, Jan. 13th.

 Please don’t send them until that date

Happy counting!   Mrs. Arriaga and Mrs. Young

Workshop for January 5-16, 2015!

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Here are our workshop activities that we will be working on for the next two weeks. Don’t forget to ask your child what they have done each day.

Workshop # 1 Math – Winter Measurements
Workshop # 2 Puzzles – Number/Alphabet Puzzles
Workshop # 3 Free Art – Penguin cut and paste
Workshop # 4 Manipulatives – Happy Feet Mumble’s Tumble Game (balancing)
Workshop # 6 Science – Season Sorting
Workshop # 7 Listening Center –Snow! Snow! Snow! by Lee Harper and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear?  by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle
Workshop # 8 Art Project – Painting Penguins

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year

We hope you all had a lovely holiday with your family.  The students were so excited to be back with one another and we missed them too!

Here are a few things going on this month: The new Open Court theme is “Stick To It”.  We will be reading stories that will help our students understand that there are times where the only way to accomplish a task or solve a problem is to persevere.  To “Stick To It” and not give up.   Riding a bike or learning how to write their name are good examples of this.  We’ll be sending a special project to work on in Wednesday’s Folder and will post it here as well. Please return the form on Friday with their homework.

Our hundredth day of school is Wednesday, January 14th.  Our celebration will include counting, weighing, and comparing and contrasting 100 objects.  We will be needing volunteers to help us out and to bring goodies on this special day.  Please check our Sign Up Genius page to volunteer either in the classroom or to send something in.  Information will be sent home in Wednesday Folders about student collections and when they will need to be sent in.

Monday, January 19th, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  There will be no school.

Tuesday, January 27th – Sunrise Skate Night hosted by Kindergarten 6-8 pm at “The Rink”

Wednesday, January 28th, report cards will be sent home in Wednesday Folders.

Friday, January 30th, is Track Change Day (minimum day) for us.  All kindergartners come on the a.m. schedule (8:20-11:50).   Please join us for some songs and awards in the morning from 8:30-9:00.  More information will be given as the day draws nearer.

February 2nd – March 5th – D Track is off.  We return on Friday, March 6th (yes, that is correct).

Another Reminder

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Friday, December 19, is a minimum day for our Kindergarten (8:20-11:40 AM). We will be having a short singing performance at the beginning of class for all families to enjoy.  Please come join us if you are available.

No backpacks or snacks are needed tomorrow.  All students need to bring in tomorrow is their Wednesday folder.  We have homework folders and library books already.  We will also be providing a snack so no snack is needed.

It is also a school spirit day tomorrow – PJ Day.   Please be sure that all PJs are warm enough and school appropriate. For safety reasons, all students should wear regular shoes and not slippers. Thank you!