January 22, 2021

Happy Friday!!  I hope that everyone enjoys their up-coming weekend and that you get to spend time outdoors; maybe some snow??  Let's continue to practice kindness everyday in all that we do!

PLEASE REMEMBER IN THE MORNING THAT THE MAIN SCHOOL BEGINS ITS DAY AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE.  WE ARE ASKING THAT WHEN YOU BRING YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL, PLEASE HAVE THEM WAIT QUIETLY FOR PRE-K TO BE LET INTO THE BUILDING.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT, BUT IT IS TRULY NECESSARY FOR THE OTHER GRADES.  THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

Here are our plans for the up-coming week:

Our theme next week will be "Ballads, Folktales and Fables," and our word of the week will be: "genre."  We will be working on the letter Kk, both its formation and its sound.

  Please keep reviewing the sounds of each letter with your child on a daily basis, to reinforce what we cover in class.  It doesn't have to be a drill, just part of your conversation.  When you ask them what they want for breakfast, for example, and they tell you eggs, ask them what letter do they hear at the beginning of the word "egg," etc..

BIG IDEA:
Monday -  Ballads, folktales and fables tell stories.
Tuesday - Ballads use words that rhyme.
Wednesday - Some poems are funny.
Thursday - Some animals in fables are tricky.
Friday - Tall tales are bigger than real life.

PHONOLOGIAL AWARENESS:
Monday - rhyming for "ballads, flolktales, fables"; end sounds
Tuesday - rhyming for "words"; end sounds
Wednesday - rhming for "poems"; end sounds
Thursday - rhyming for "tricky"; end sounds
Friday - rhyming for "life"; end sounds

Stories:
Monday - Froggy Went a' Courtin'
Tuesday - The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding
Wednesday - Where the Sidewalk Ends - selected poems
Thursday - The Fox and the Crow
Friday - Paul Bunyan

LITERACY:
Monday - Discuss differences/similarities among three genres
Tuesday - Discuss weddings!
Wednesday - Discuss what makes a poem funny.
Thursday - Discuss whether being tricky is good/bad.  Why, or why not?
Friday - Discuss what "bigger than real life" means.  Give examples.

MATH:
Monday - Friday - continue simple addition

 Please remember to send in your child's snack/lunch in labeled disposable bags/lunchboxes and provide them with a thermos with attached straw for ease of use; NO CHOCOLATE OR PEANUT PRODUCTS, PLEASE. 

We will be going outside each day, weather permitting, so please be sure to administer sun screen on your child befor they come to school.

Lastly, please encourage your child to take care of all of their bathroom needs.

Here's to the continuation of a fabulous new year!!

May God continue to bless all of you, and, as always, should you need anything, please don't hesitate to call.  

Warmly,
Pat Batus :)