Classroom Needs for the 100th Day of School: Large bag of skittles

Large bag of gummy bearsLarge box of Fruit Loops

Large bag of small marshmallowsLarge box of gold fish crackers

Large bag or several packs of gummy worms

Large bag of milk chocolate, chocolate chipsLarge bag of pretzels Large Box of Cheerios

2 Large Box of Whoppers Large package of Raisinettes

Mark Your Calendars:January 23 911Rules PresentationJanuary 25 Class Pictures wear your uniformJanuary 27 100th Day of School! January 30 Bring an oversized white tshirt to decorate for Mardi Gras. We will wear them over our uniforms for the parade. SHIRTS ARE DUE ON THE 30TH!! January 31 Bippo the Hippo dental hygiene presentationFebruary 10 Starbuck StoreFebruary 12 Bring your favorite teddy bear to school for letter B week. February 14 Mardi Gras Parade time TBA parents are invited. We will need several decorated wagons to pull for the parade. Send a note if you can send a decorated wagon. February 20-24 Mardi Gras Holiday No School

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Kindergarten Newsletter Our Theme:

Unit 6: Neighborhood Week 1: Our Neighborhood, Week 2: People and Places, Week 3: Neighborhood WorkersEnglish Language Arts:

Comprehension: Story Retell, Identifying main idea and details, and making connections to the story: schema, self to text connections, text to other text connections, text to world connections Sight Words: are, for, you

Letters: H, D, and RMath:

Calendar, Addition, Graphing, All About 100, Counting to 100 by 1,2,5, and 10, Measurement,

Homework: Week of January 23rd due on Friday:

Monday: Letter H handwriting sheet. Read Touch and Read Words and Stories in the newsletter each night. Tuesday: Make flashcards for are, you, and for. Practice flashcards every night. Thursday: Discuss rules for dialing 911 with your family. Write 2 sentences about using 911, and draw a picture to match the words. Place all homework for the week in your child’s folder to turn in on Friday.

Week of January 30th due on Friday:Monday: Letter D handwriting sheet. Read Touch and Read Words and Stories in the newsletter each night. Tuesday: Make flashcards for this, do, and, & what. Practice flashcards every night. Thursday: Discuss good dental hygiene with your family. Write 2 sentences about good dental hygiene, and draw a picture to match the words. Place all homework for the week in your child’s folder to turn in on Friday.

Week of February 6th due on Friday:Monday: Letter R handwriting sheet. Read Touch and Read Words and Stories in the newsletter each night. Tuesday: Read touch and read words in the newsletter. Thursday: Write 2 sentences about your favorite place to go in your neighborhood, and draw a picture to match the words. Place all homework for the week in your child’s folder to turn in on Friday.

Touch and read each word.

Words you can sound out. (Tell your child to “bumpy blend” and them “smooth blend the sounds to put together the word.)

Main Idea and Details Practice Story Retell