Yea for the letter K !!! We had a fun-filled week with activities that involved our new theme about weather and our letter of the week “Kk”. We worked daily on our sight words, which I encourage you to do at home as well, it’s really showing in their reading. They recognize familiar words and feel confident using them in the classroom.
We started using the “rules of reading” this week was the silent “e” rule. I taught the children that the “e” is silent but it makes the first vowel say its name. You can practice this with them at home. There are also changes in some of the words “ce” says “s”, as in nice, and “ge” says “j” as in cage. They caught on quickly and we’ll continue adding rules for reading and working on the ones we’ve already covered.
As you saw in the Friday bags, we did lots of “Kk” books and the kids liked finding the familiar words and letters they knew.
We ended the week with a morning of tribes in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. We learned about his work and life and did some wonderful writing on him. It’s on the bulletin board outside the classrooms, please come in and enjoy our work!

We celebrated Ethan Wainman’s birthday on Thursday with funfetti cupcakes that the class made!! Thank you Ethan for letting me share my birthday with you, it made me feel a little bit younger…J

In math we are really working on different types of graphs. We want the children to seek information in different ways and be able to analyze it. We’re not only using picture graphs, but graphing the letters in our names, and using rulers for line graphs.

I’ve been asked to remind those who purchase hot lunch to be specific on the menus you turn in. If your child doesn’t like the entrée, please specify the alternative or bagel/baked potato if you think they would like it better. Like you, they don’t want the kids to go without eating what they’re provided.

Please remember, we eat at 11:45 am daily. If you plan on bringing lunch, it’s important to bring it before that time, as we are very busy and it “throws off” our day if your kinder is waiting on his/her lunch. Plus, they tend to get worried when they go their backpack and find nothing L

As you know, there is no school on Monday. We will have tribes on Tuesday morning for TuB’Shevat. Our letter next week is the letter “Qq” and we have lots of fun planned! I will be in a Kindergarten training Thursday and Friday learning great new “tricks” to bring back to the classroom.