Monday February 7, 2011

This week we are reading books and learning about jobs people do. Later this week, the students will bring home a questionnaire to talk with you about your jobs. Today we talked about people we see doing jobs in our neighborhoods, such as mail carriers, construction workers, road fixers, etc.

We also talked about celebrations, such as birthdays! Mrs. Abbey read Alicia's Happy Day, about a girl who takes a walk in her community. Everyone makes her day really special.

Happy Birthday to Ryan! Thank you for sharing the delicious birthday treat. Also, be sure to check your child's folder for a birthday invitation!

We worked on an alphabet-writing assessment. This assessment shows me if your child can form the letters correctly without a model, and if they can arrange the letters in the correct order without looking at an alphabet strip or poster.

The students drew a picture and wrote one or two sentences about it. We are working on writing with the first letter capitalized, using lowercase letters for all other letters in the sentence, putting spaces between words, and using punctuation at the end of our sentences. It's challenging to remember all of these skills when writing sentences!

I sent home a conference sheet in your child's folder, which has a time that we can meet. Please check your calendars and see if this time will work for you. Conferences are short--only 15 minutes in length. Your son/daughter may come with you to the conference or you may choose to come alone. I will leave it up to you. We will be discussing your child's progress in kindergarten, including their reading and math skills, listening and speaking skills, and social skills.

This Wednesday (Feb. 9) is an early out. Please send a lunch with your child (or pay for a lunch in the office). Thank you!

Send in your child's Valentines and Valentine box any time this week! We plan to mail them Friday morning! Our Valentine party will be Monday Feb. 14. This is a dressy day for the students!