Hello KA parents, and Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families. I am looking forward to a great week back when we return to class on Tuesday Jan. 3rd.
This week in reading, we will be focusing on the letters Cc and Nn and the sight words “to” and “have.” In the next few weeks, students will be doing another round of DRA reading assessments. We will also be beginning independent writing in January. I call this “best guess spelling” when we first begin, as students use the letter sounds they know to make their best guess at spelling words when we write. This can be a fun technique to practice at home as well; if your child is still struggling with some of the letter sounds it is a good opportunity to practice those too! (It will look unusual at first, but the most important thing is for students to say the word out loud and listen for the sounds they hear. Those are the sounds they will write.)
In math, we will be beginning addition! In social studies, we will be discussing the New Year and making New Year’s resolutions and goals for 2017.
In religion, we will be learning about baby Jesus’s visit from the wise men: Epiphany.
We will also be getting ready for weekly mass attendance, which will begin on Wed. January 11th. Our class will begin attending mass with rest of the school each Wednesday. We will sit with our sixth grade buddies.
Some important reminders for mass days:
- On Wednesdays it will be extra important to arrive to school on time. We will quickly put our backpacks and coats away, take attendance, and go to the church right away. (It is also helpful to make sure your child uses the bathroom before the bell rings.)
- Students must wear “full uniform” for mass. This means they need to have a uniform vest or sweater over their white polo shirt.
- Does your family attend mass regularly? In class, we will be learning about proper church behavior, parts of the mass, and ways to participate in the mass. As always, any extra support from home is especially helpful.
Upcoming dates:
Tuesday 1/3: School Resumes
Wednesday 1/11: First day kindergarten attends school mass
Monday 1/16: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. day
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know!
Mrs. Katie White
Kindergarten teacher
