Room 209 Newsletter
February 3rd, 2023
Dear Families,
In your child's Home/School folder, you will find a report card for the first semester of Kindergarten. Please note the standards listed are end of the year expectations, so the scores reflect how they are progressing toward that goal. Have a wonderful weekend!
100th Day of School
Dear Families,
In kindergarten, we celebrate the 100 th day of school!
This year our 100 th day will be Friday, February 10 th .
One part of our celebration will include collections of
100 small items. Students are invited to bring in a
collection for our Classroom 100s Museum.
The collection of 100 things should be small enough
to fit into the attached Ziploc bag. Some collection
ideas are: 100 coins, 100 paper clips, 100 dry beans,
100 buttons, 100 Cheerios, or 100 beads. Get
creative! Items will be returned to the child after our
celebration.
We are working on ways to count to 100 in school
and children may need your help working on this at
home. Use the attached 100 chart or try making ten
groups of ten.
Please send in your child’s collection by
Wednesday, Feb. 8 th .
Happy collecting!
Valentine's Day Family Notice
Dear Families,
Our class will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on day, February 14th. Students may bring in Valentine's cards for their classmates. Please make sure your child has one for each child in our class. A list of names was sent home for use as a checklist or your child can cut the names out and glue them onto the cards. Due to the district food policy, we cannot have candy included in the Valentines. We will have a special snack sent in from home for a small class party!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Talking Points
What do you know about the season of winter? What is your favorite thing to do in the winter?
Phonemic Awareness Activities:
★ Add A Sound
Give your child a word and have them repeat it back to you. Then, add a sound to the beginning and see if they can tell you the new word.
Say ax→ add /w/ to the beginning and the word is? → wax
Say ash → add /d/ to the beginning and the word is?→ dash
Say end→ add /l/ to the beginning and the word is? → lend
★ Delete A Sound
Give your child a word and have them repeat it back to you. Then, take away the first sound and see if they can tell you the word or word part that remains.
Say red→ without /r/ what’s left is? → ed
Say pond→ without /p/ what’s left is? → ond
Say sick→ without /s/ what’s left is? → ick
★ Switch-A-Roo!
Give your child a word and have them repeat it back. Then, change the first sound to a new sound and see if they can tell you the new word.
Say me → change /m/ to /h/ and the word is? → he
Say low → change /l/ to /r/ and the word is? → row
Say dock→ change /d/ to /s/ and the word is? → sock
Math Activity:
Play "Would You Rather?": Try playing the game "Would You Rather?' to explore number combinations. Ask questions that have your child think about the numbers in a scenario. For example, would you rather play outside for 3 minutes or play inside for 10 minutes? The game has no right or wrong answers. This is an opportunity to reason and discuss your child’s thinking. Encourage and celebrate all responses.
FUNDATIONS
Unit 3
We have been working on concepts of print, oral expression, phonological awareness, letter formation and sound recognition. In Unit 3, your child will continue to practice and learn:
• to distinguish long and short vowel sounds
• to use phonemic awareness skills to identify the beginning and ending sounds in words
• to blend three sounds into words
• segmenting and spelling 3-sound short vowel words
In this Unit, spelling words will begin with the letters f l m n r s, and end with the letters d g p t. The middle sound will be a short vowel sound.
Your child will also learn to read sentences in meaningful “chunks” or phrases. With practice, this skill will greatly enhance comprehension.
Your child will learn "Trick Words". These are high-frequency words that must be quickly and automatically recognized for reading. These are sometimes called snap words, word wall words or Kindergarten words.
Family Math
Topic D: Comparing Numbers 1-10
Your child is continuing their comparison work with a focus on numerals. This marks a transition away from comparing visually, such as matching two groups of objects one to one. Children now experience scenarios that do not allow for visual comparison. For example, “Jack is 8. His sister is 5. Who is older? Who is younger? How do you know?” Children find that numeral comparison is connected to counting and works in every situation presented. Number comparison is foundational to addition and subtraction.
Mark Your Calendar!
- Monday, February 20 - Friday, February 24: No School - February Break
Scholastic Book Club!
Class Code - HLBFM
Class Order Due Date - 2/28/23
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