Hello KA Parents,
We have another fun week of learning coming up! In reading, we will be working on the letters Oo and Ff and the sight words “is” and “play”. The students have been doing a great job in their reading teams; it is exciting to see their progress over the past months. Many are becoming more confident in sounding out words in their reading and writing. If your student still struggles with letter sounds, extra practice at home is always helpful. In math, we are continuing with adding practice. We have been learning lots of strategies, such as drawing pictures, counting on, and using manipulatives, as well as addition games in the classroom. In social studies, we will have a social skills lesson with our school counselor Ms. Garcia. We will also celebrate Lunar New Year on Friday. 2017 is the year of the rooster! In religion, we are learning about the signs God gives us to show that he loves us. We also continue our discussion about the four ways we can show love to others as Jesus did: to serve, to share, to pray, and to teach. In science we will be conducting a surprise experiment this week. (Shhh, don’t tell your child yet! We learned how to make paper chains, and in science we will be making hypotheses (and testing them) to discover how to make the longest paper chain out of one piece of paper!)
Upcoming dates:
Sunday Jan. 29: Catholic Schools Week Mass (students wear uniform to mass), followed by Open House from 11:00-2:00. Please come, and invite other families who might be interested in learning more about SMM school!
Monday Jan. 30: Free Dress for any student who wore their uniform to mass on Jan. 29
Thursday Feb. 2: Special Person Day. Your child’s special person can visit the classroom at 1:15, and join us for the distinguished graduate assembly in the church at 1:45. Please let Mrs. White know if your child will have a visitor. It can be a parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, neighbor, etc.
Feb. 20 and 21: No School, Presidents Day/Mid-Winter break
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!
Mrs. Katie White
Kindergarten teacher
