Hoot 21

We are happy to welcome Aidyn, our new student to kinder. We are very sad to be soon saying good-bye to Winterfox and Milo. We will miss them dearly.

On Monday we will be having a service day in honor of Martin Luther King. Students will be rotating from class to class in the afternoon creating contributions for Stray Hearts Animal Shelter.
We will be working on a mural, cat toy, pom poms, kongs, and bird feeders for our campus.

Please send the following donations for the project.
BIRD SEEDS
PEANUT BUTTER
YARN

On Tuesday we will be going to the library at 10:15.

Pizza money is due next week. Please drop it by any time this coming week in a self-labeled envelope.

On Wednesday, Jan. 25 we will be going on a walking field trip to the Fechin House. Please let me know if you are interested in joining us.

We are working on blending letters/sounds into words! It's exciting! The children who are able to read the red books (the word families with the letter "a" e.g. -ap, -am, -at, -an, -ack) will be moving on to reading the green books (word families with the letter "o" e.g. -ot, -op, -og, etc.)
If you wish to practice or print out a set at home for your child, here is the information:
Measured Mom Phonics Readers: http://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-phonics-books/

In math we are working on building numbers with manipulatives. A few of the children are able to build three-digit numbers now. That is an impressive skill! Every child should be mastering counting to 100 by 1s and 10s by now.
We also worked on 2-dimensional shapes and will be starting with 3d shapes next week.
The children should all be familiar with the following shapes: circle, oval/ellipse, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, diamond, square, hexagon.

The children are getting more and more in tune with the calendar. Please check out your child's work. This is also a perfect time of year to mark important events/holidays/birthdays and celebrations at home with your child's help.

Parent-teacher conferences will be on February 10. I will have electronic and personal sign-up options for you as the day approaches.

Remember, there is school on Monday!
See you then.
Jutka