Dear Families,
This week the kindergartners learned about the letter Dd. We read the book Dr. DeSoto. In the book a mouse dentist helps a fox with a bad tooth and has to be extra careful and clever so that he is not eaten. We read the big book called Any Kind of Dog. The boy in the book really wants a dog, and his mom tries to convince him that other animals would make great pets. The kindergartners reviewed pennies and dimes. They practiced following oral directions on a worksheet. This worksheet will be shared with families during conferences at the end of February. We celebrated our 100th day of school on Wednesday. We hope the delicious smelling Fruit Loop necklaces with 100 rings of cereal made it home before the cereal was eaten off of the string! On Wednesday we read 100th day of school books and did other 100th day of school activities. The boys and girls decorated valentine sacks. Families may send valentines in anytime to be distributed in the bags. Since we did not have school last Friday, we also finished our months of the year booklets.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Vv. Kindergartners may bring an item that starts with the letter Vv or an item related to Valentine’s Day. On Wednesday, February 1st the kindergartners are traveling by bus downtown to the North Tama Veterinarian Clinic. Mrs. Daugherty’s class will be going at 12:50, and Mrs. Turner’s class will be going at 1:20.
Please send hats or earbands and mittens or gloves to school everyday. When it is cold outside we make them wear them. If they do not have hats/earbands (or hoods) and mittens/gloves the boys and girls have to borrow from us, and they do not like our selection. Please send snowpants to school, too. Kindergartners have a really hard time staying out of the snow, and we do not want them coming back in the building with wet pants. The rule is no snowpants – no snow. Please put extra socks in your student’s backpack. Socks tend to get wet at recess or after recess when they walk to put their boots away.
There is no school for the students on Friday, February 10th so that teachers can attend professional meetings. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 20th so that families can celebrate Presidents’ Day. Conferences are scheduled for Monday, February 27th from 4:00 – 8:00 and Thursday, March 1st from 4:30 – 8:00. Students will be dismissed one hour early on Monday, February 27th. There will be no school on Friday, March 2nd. Please mark your calendars!
In kindergarten we would like to start something called Daily 5. Daily 5 activities concentrate on reading (and possibly math or science). The students will rotate through 5 different Daily 5 centers. The teachers want to raise money for some supplies for Daily 5. We want to buy each child a chair pocket. We are planning on having a bake sale on Wednesday, February 8th. We would like to have each child bring AT LEAST 6 individually wrapped bake sale items for this fundraiser. (Of course families may send more!) Each item will be sold for 25¢. The kindergartners will get to purchase items first. More information will come home about the bake sale.
On Thursday, February 23rd the kindergartners will be attending a play at the Blackhawk Children’s Theater in Waterloo. The performance is at 9:45, and it usually lasts about an hour. The kindergartners will not be back to school in time to eat the hot lunch in the lunchroom. Families will need to decide if they want their student to bring his/her own lunch or purchase a sack lunch from the cooks. We will be eating lunch in our classroom that day. Forms were sent home last week. Please return those forms! Remember that we do NOT have refrigerator space for 33 lunches, and pop is not allowed as a drink.
On Monday, February 6th North Tama is hosting an AR Family Reading night from 6:00 – 7:30. Families may go to their students’ classrooms and participate in different reading activities. In the kindergarten room students have the opportunity to make foam books. Each page of the foam book is a different theme. Each book costs $3. We sent home an order form for families to fill out last Friday so that we know how many will be making books. (Other family members are welcome to purchase and make a book!) You are welcome to pay now or that night!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Attached to LAST WEEK’S newsletter was an up to date class list. Kindergartners may make valentines for every boy and girl in the whole class, or they may make valentines for just the “red team” or just the “blue team”. We recommend that families start writing names early! Families may help write the students’ names on the cards/envelopes. Your student should be able to write his/her own name on each valentine. Some students may want to make a valentine for our high school helpers. Their names are Stacey Grimm and Kayla Hora. Last week we forgot to include Ellie Schafer in our list of kindergarten helpers!
Last Friday’s snow day will be made up on Tuesday, May 29th.
We realize that we gave you a LOT of information. Please, please, please mark your calendars. Also PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write your child’s name on every boot, mitten/glove, hat, scarf, pair of snowpants, and coat.
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Daugherty
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