The week of Feb. 19-22.

First of all, I want to say, "Thank you!" to everyone for making it to conferences!  I love to tell how well your kids are doing and let you see how far they've come since our first conference!  Keep up the great support at home!  It really makes a difference!

Will we have school or won't we?  Believe me, we teachers are ready for a normal 5 day week like you!  The inconsistency is so difficult on kids.  But, we'll make the best of it!

If I don't get your child's reading group in this week, I hope you'll understand.

Reading this week!
Letter of the week--Jj    This letter is easy to write backward.  Please have your child correct it if you notice it's backwards.

sight words:  it, there
We continue to learn about the holidays and more about the Presidents.  
Today, we talked about our opinion of our favorite holiday we read about in our book.  

Nouns and Verbs--If we have time this week, we are going to focus more on the parts of a sentence.  

Social Studies--We are learning our nation's symbols.  Can your child name some of them?
We will also be learning the meanings of the lines in the Pledge of Allegiance.  What does it all mean?

Math this week!
We will take our Topic 7 test on Addition this week!  I feel like most of the class understands the concept, so hopefully they will do well.  Topic 8--Subtraction is next!

Handwriting--We are writing the letters k, y, and j.  These are actually harder letters for KDG to write due to the placement on the lines.  I will be sending home a sheet for your child to practice them.

Snack-  Please help your child make their snacks on Sundays for the whole week.  It really is just making it a routine.  I don't believe they will get a snack in first grade if they forget theirs, so it's a good habit to help your child get used to.  Thank you!

Coming up!
Feb. 22    Family Movie Night--6:30
Mar. 8     End of 3rd Quarter!
Mar. 9-18  Spring Break!
Mar. 19    4th quarter begins
Mar. 26    KDG roundup for those entering KDG next fall.
Mar. 28    Farm Day meeting at 4:15
Apr. 22    Inservice--No School
Apr. 26    KDG Open House at 2:30  --Please plan on being here if possible!  We will sing songs, view our projects, and meet our chicks that we are incubating in April.

Our Valentine's Party was a success!  Thank you to the parents that coordinated it!

Valentine's Day Party