Kindergarten News – 1/29/18Letter and Sound of the Week: Dd – Dudley Duck

Theme of the Week: PenguinsWords of the Week: said, do, will

Dear Kindergarten Families:We did some nice story comparisons with The Mitten last week, as well as learned how to

read a mitten glyph (symbols) to learn information about someone. Thank you for the really cool endangered animals projects and information. We will be using those later to make a little information booklet. Also thank you for the soap donations.Language Arts: We are beginning a unit on penguins this week and learning how to find information in non-fiction books. This week we practice beginning /d/ sounds and the words said, do, will. Review the letters: S, M, R, T, B, N, H, V, A, C, P, G, F, L, K, I, Q, D

Sight Words: I, see, am, a, the, by, my, like, to, can, go, an, and, we, look, no, not, love, at, here, on, this, is, it, you, are, for, have, said, do, will

Making Meaning book: Brave Bear - “Juicy” vocabulary words: doubtful, confident, courageous, persistent**I’m sending home an updated sight word list showing the highlighted words your child could read last week. Using flashcards at home and timing how fast they can run through them might be a fun way to practice!Writing – We will continue practicing sounding out words and writing our sight words as we make a pattern book about penguins. We took a Grosse Pointe writing test, and your children were able to sit quietly and try to get their thoughts on paper in detailed pictures and words! Math: We continue learning the numbers 11 through 20. Grouping in tens are helpful in adding on to tens to understand our base ten counting system. Try substituting a dime for 10 pennies to show “10 and more.” This week in Stations, the students will “Math the Room,” where they walk around the room with a clipboard, finding adding sentences to solve. Science: Last week your young scientists defied gravity and watched water travel UP. We will document our white carnations in red water, and we will find out what shape water is!Coin Collection – MORE coins needed! We are trying to collect $50 to adopt a penguin from the Detroit Zoo. Anyone have a bank that takes coins without rolling them?

Upcoming Dates to Remember: - Fri., Feb. 2 – Send in your Beautiful Baby picture – instructions went home last week.- Mon., Feb. 5 - 100th Day project due - instructions went home last week.I hope you can help with our 2 parties coming up in February! SignUp Genius:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054aadaa22a0ff2-100th- Fri. Feb 9 - 100th Day of School - Dress like you’re 100 years old! See the back for ideas.

Bring 100 pieces of a snack to put in a mix to share.- Fri. Feb 9 – Monteith’s TasteFest – 6:30-8:00 p.m. Sponsored by our Culture Club and PTO. Bring a

favorite family food to share, Zumba, Yoga, Dancing, group art project!- Wed. Feb 14 – Valentine Sundaes. Optional – bring a valentine for each student (25)- Feb 19-23 – NO School - Mid-Winter Break- Thu. Mar. 1 - Dr. Skoney, dentist, will give a lesson on dental health.- Fri. Mar. 2 - Parcells students will visit to kick off Dr. Suess week with a fun activity!- Tues., Mar. 6 - AM School Only, dismissal 11:36 am - Records Day for teachers- Wed. Mar. 14- Evening Conferences 5-8pm- Thu. Mar. 15 – AM School Only, dismissal 11:36am, PM and Evening Conferences

- Fri. Mar. 16 – AM School Only, dismissal 11:36am

BUCKET FILLER OF THE WEEK: Griffin BoedekerAt Home Practice (Homework):

- Due Feb. 2 - Beautiful Baby picture on a heart! - Due Feb. 5 - 100 Day Project

- Have a great week! Mrs. Richards ☺ (over)→

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Our 100th day of school will be on Friday, Feb. 9th! To celebrate we would love to have the kids dress up like

they are 100 years old. We have included some ideas to help you get started planning what your child will wear.

It is completely optional to participate.

Girls: Printed skirt, pearls, eyeglasses, sweater, wig or curled hairstyle, gray wig, knee high stockings, scarf, etc.

Boys: Button down shirt, flannel shirt, suspenders, tie, eyeglasses, gray wig, etc.

Thank you,Your Kindergarten Teachers