Dear families,
Welcome back to school after an exciting and wonderful Catholic School’s Week and 100thDay! We have been really enjoying ourselves and the fun doesn’t stop this week. This week we will be learning all about Valentine’s Day. It’s a wonderful time of year to remember those we love most in our lives. It’s a blessing to have such wonderful people in our lives and this is our time of year to tell everyone! The February Family Project was sent home last week and will need to be completed by Tuesday, February 14. This will be just in time for our Valentine’s Day party. A list of children’s names was printed on the back of the family project. I am sending another copy home on the back of this newsletter just in case :0) We have 18 students in our class and if you decide to send in treats or valentines, please make sure to include all children. I do not want someone to be left out.
In reading, we will be learning about the letter Ll and our sight words this week are here, she, and all. Our new hunk and chunk will be /ch/. In math, we are finishing up our chapter on numbers 1-20 and moving on to numbers 1-100. PLEASE help your child by counting with them by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100. Practice writing numbers (ie. “Write the number 15, 73, 45, 62, etc.) We need a lot of help with this and I need your help. It only takes 2-3 minutes a day and what a difference a little help from home makes! In religion we are learning that God helps us discover. Please continue to recite the prayersOur FatherandHail Maryevery night. We have been working on this in class.
A couple reminders for this week:
**We have no Star Student this week. Star Dog will be getting a nice, long bath and will be able to go home with someone new on Friday.
**Looking ahead:We need to begin thinking about our Kindergarten Graduation Celebration in June. Every year we order a cap and tassel for each child to wear on graduation day.The cost is $8.00 per person which needs to be sent in by Monday, March 5, 2012.
**Happy belated birthday to Ava on last Friday, February 3, 2012!
**Happy birthday to Leah on Saturday, February 11, 2012!
**Update:No school next Monday, January 13 due to a Teacher In-Service! Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
**Parent/Teacher Conferenceswill be after school on Thursday, February 16. If you would like to meet and discuss your child’s progress, I would love to sit down and talk to you. If not, these conferences are not mandatory and of course we will not have school the following day on Friday, February 17 or Monday, February 20 (President’s Day). Enjoy your 4 day weekend! Woohoo!
**Progress Reportswill be sent home next Thursday, February 16, 2012. Please review, sign and return to school the following Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
**OurValentine’s Day partywill be on Tuesday, February 14 at noon. Remember to check the back of this paper for the names of our students for the Valentine Exchange.
**The February Family Projectis due next Tuesday, February 14. I can’t wait to see your creative Valentine Containers.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wells