January 13, 2011 Kindergram

Mrs. Eggers * Mr. Daugherty *Mrs. Oetker

READING: We continued discussing snowy weather by reading lots of snowmen stories. We were so happy to get more snow this week! Now we can actually go outside and try to make snowmen. We had a great time playing “Snowman.” It is just like hang man. We realized that we better start working on our kindergarten words, so we could play the game better. Some other snowman activities this week were making edible snowmen, making a snowman craft, singing snowmen songs, making snow globes, putting snowmen in order by 5’s and 10’s, and painting a snow picture using marshmallows.

HOMEWORK: LETTER OF THE WEEK: “Qq” will be the letter of the week starting on Tuesday, January 18. Please sit down with your child and discuss what sound this letter makes. Have your child cut out one small picture from a magazine or newspaper that begins with the letter “Q” and bring it to school.

MATH: We continue working in topic 8. We found bugs and cars in a line where we had to count them using ordinal numbers: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th. We will take the topic test at the end of this week We will then begin preparing for a cumulative test which covers topics 1-8. We will review all topics we have learned before taking the cum. test next week.

HANDWRITING: We started learning how to make lowercase letters. We are learning how to make lowercase letters between two lines. We know that all letters begin at the top. When we begin writing the magic c letters, we will begin writing them from the top line. We have been practicing writing c, o, and s.

SCIENCE: We are continuing to explore different kinds of fabric. We learned that fabric is made of threads. We had a chance to pull fabric apart by the threads. Fabric is put together by weaving the threads by woof and warp. We started weaving paper threads together to make a placemat for home. The weaving process is taking some time for us to master. J It can be hard to pull the paper thread through going over and under to make our pattern right.

Winter Expectations: (please review at home with your child)

1. All students must have snow boots, snow pants, hat, mittens, and coat for play time at recess.

2. All students can play with the snow by building forts and snowmen. We ask that the snow is not to be thrown. J

3. All students need to use the equipment carefully and safely.

4. All students need to use the sidewalks before, during, and after school when getting to their next destination.

5. All students must go out for recess unless they have a note from a doctor saying otherwise.

Please note: If your child needs assistance with in being provided winter clothing, please contact the school nurse for help.

Dates to Remember:

· January 14: Assembly/Buddy Day 10:15 a.m.

Early dismissal 11:20 a.m.

· January 17: No School or Snow make up day

· January 20: Children’s Theater Assembly

· January 24: Fisher Night at Culver’s 5:00-8:00 p.m.

***DONATIONS***

We could really use the following items. These items help us with many classroom activities. Thank you for donating! We really appreciate it!

1. graham crackers

2. white frosting

3. string licorice

4. mini chocolate chips

5. big marshmallows

6. gel frosting in tubes of different colors

7. glitter glue

8. paper plates (big and small)

9. felt: variety of colors

10. craft foam: variety of colors

11. cotton balls

We still need these donations for projects this week!!!