Brrr!!  What a chilly week we have ahead!  Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather!  There are also lots and lots of runny noses and sneezes on the loose, so make sure you are drinking lots of orange juice!  We are continuing the review of our “Zoo-phonics” and “Capitals” this week.  Students are learning “Zoo aerobics” and revisiting some of our favorite “hardworking” zoo-phonics friends”.  I hope your “Sight Word Heart Necklaces” are coming along beautifully!  We practice sight words every day and students are very comfortable with them in the classroom! In Math, we have begun a unit called “Exploring Geometry and Measurement”.  We are learning all about sorting, building and making 3-D objects!  How much fun!!!  Check home folders for some of this weeks fun activities! In “You and Your World” we are still working on the five senses!  We have moved on to “Taste” this week.  We are learning all about the mechanics of tasting and how to differentiate between different tastes!  (sweet, salty, sour)  We also learned today that if you plug your nose, tasting is a bit harder!  For a fun “at home experiment”, maybe cover your child’s eyes and have them taste a few different foods to see if they can recognize what it is.  Then ask them to plug their nose and see if they can still do it! We have Library on Thursday; please ensure that our child brings his/her books back so they may enjoy a new one! Bundle up and have a marvelous week!!!