Mrs. Hembree’s Newsletter

             January 27, 2012

Dear Parents,

             In an effort to keep you more informed about our classroom, I’ve created a class blog. You can go to www.thehclubseneca.blogspot.com. I will put our weekly newsletter, monthly snack calendar, and special events. I would love to post pictures and/or work that we have been doing throughout the week.  The blog would also include websites and other resources to help with your child’s success in Kindergarten. Today I will be sending home a permission slip, asking if it is okay to use your child’s picture on the blog. I would use the pictures to show the things that we are doing in class. I think the kids would be proud to see themselves on the class blog. I am really excited about getting this started so that you are able to see more of what we are doing in class. When you go to the blog click on follower and it will ask for an email account. Please follow our class blog. Thank you for all of your support!          

PENGUINS

The past two weeks we have been researching and learning about penguins. The kids loved the projects that we did and were so excited when they presented their penguins this week! On Thursday I sent home a flip book of some of the things that they learned about penguins. If you could read this with them and ask them some things that they learned that would be great!

SIGHT WORDS

This week I started testing for sight words. Please continue to practice these at home. The end of the year will be here before we know it.

WORD FAMILIES

            The past two weeks we have been learning about word families and the ending of words. This is great practice for beginning reading because it helps with chunking words. On www.starfall.com there are a lot of great stories for your child to listen to stories with word families.

MATH

The past two weeks we have been learning about the penny and nickel. Ask your child if they can tell you the differences between the two coins.

UP COMING DATES:

Valentine’s party- February 14 at 2:00

No school- February 17

School will be in session on February 20- snow make up day