Welcome back to another fun week in Kindergarten! We continue to work on letter sounds and sight words. Practice makes perfect!  Last week, we learned how to use writing to explain to someone how to do something.  We recorded some examples.  Pick something you like to do and practice this at home. In Math, we are learning about 3D Shapes. 3D shapes are fat not flat!  We learned the names for a sphere, cylinder, cube, pyramid, prism and cone.  Look for these shapes at home! Last week's Wonder Wednesday was about our 5 Senses.  We are going to continue to learn about these this week.  Can you remember what they are? ****Parents, there was a book order sent in with no name on it.  If you ordered books, please send me a note so I can make sure everyone gets their order. Thanks! Library is Thursday.  Remember to bring your books back! Have a great week! 

Happy New Year!  It's going to be a cold week so make sure you bundle up! brrrr!  I hope everyone had a restful and fun break!  I can't wait to hear all about it!   There will be no homework this week. January calendars and new sight words will be sent home next week.  This week, you can practice October, November and December sight words and review your letter sounds.   Keep writing stories at home.  If you write a cool story, feel free to bring it in to share with your friends.   In Math, we will be finishing up our unit on numbers to 5.   Library is Thursday. We have a new librarian that we'll meet this week.   Have a great week!      

2 weeks until Christmas Break! Wow! This week, we will be working on the letters Ww (Willie Weasel) and Xx (Xavier Fox).  Wynston starts with w! Ww is also found in white, what, when and whale.  Xx is in the words box, xylophone, x-ray and excited.  Look for these letters at home.  Practice printing them. We will be finishing our Christmas poem videos this week with Mrs. O'Toole's class. We have lots of fun Christmas themed activities and art to do.  Friday is the door decorating contest.

Wow! It's the first week of December! Time flies when you're having fun!  December homework calendars go home this week.  There will be no homework the week before Christmas vacation.  Keep practicing your letters/sounds and sight words. Our letters of the week are Uu (Umber Umbrella Bird) and Vv (Vincent Vampire Bat).  Uu is a hardworking vowel that makes two sounds.  Uu is in the words hug, under, up and huge.  Vv is in very, violet, love and five.  Look for these letters at home. Our Christmas concert will take place on Wednesday.  There will be 2 identical shows, one at 10:00 and one at 12:30.  Remember to dress nicely and bring your singing voice! Mrs. Bransfield and the school drama club have been working very hard on putting together a great show. Our school craft sale will be held on Saturday.  There are always lots of beautiful Christmas gifts for sale!   

Congratulations, Jack!!!!!  Jack is the K-2 Student of the Month for November!!  He is an all around great kid that everyone loves!  Jack is a super listener and a great role model.  Good job, Jack!

Our letters of the week are Qq (Queeny Quail)  and Rr (Robbie Rabbit).  Q says /kw/.  Q and U stick together like glue and can be found in the words queen, quick, quilt and quiet.  Rr is in rabbit, rock, race and rice.  Make a list of words at home that have q or r in them.  In writing, we are working on using our word wall to help spell sight words and on stretching our words for sounds.  Try saying the word you want to write slowly and write down the sounds you hear. We have been working on rhyming.  Words that rhyme end the same. Bat and Cat rhyme. So do dog and fog.  What rhyming words can you find? In Math, we are practicing making sets of objects up to 5 and are working on printing our numbers. Report cards go home on Monday.  Parents, please sign and return the envelope. Parent Teacher appointment times will be attached to the report card.  There is no school on Friday due to parent teacher meetings. Library is Thursday.  There is no show and tell this week. The Scholastic Book Fair is at Gretna Green this week.  We will be going as a class on Monday and Tuesday.  Parents, if you are sending money with your child, please put it in a baggie and label it book fair.  Thanks!