100 Days Smarter!!

I was so happy to see that almost every family was able to attend our Open House. I hope you found the evening to be enjoyable and that you learned a little about your child's school day. We are very busy in Kindergarten, as I am sure you could tell, but never too busy to also have fun.

Next week we have a special celebration! Tuesday is the 100th day of school! Your child will officially be 100 days SMARTER! We will celebrate with centers that are filled with fun 100's day activities. KD is so lucky to have so many flexible and helpful parents willing to come in and help. I would not be able to do these types of things without parent helpers. 100's day will be exciting! If you have signed up to help, please be at school by 9:20ish.  Thanks so much!!

Next week we will talk about the letter H (H is for hundred of course). We will be doing LOTS of activities based on the number 100 and we will also read about hermit crabs. Students will learn about the winter habits of animals when we read the book Animals In Winter. Take some time to notice the differences that this season brings. In math we have been focusing on number lines and 100 grids. There are some games listed on the bottom right side of the blog that your child can play to help with these skills. We played one of them in computer lab this week (number grid)...it was a challenge for many students!

Some important events are coming up in the next few weeks. Valentine's Day will be celebrated at school on Thurs. Feb. 14th. Please have your child bring in a Valentine for EACH child in the class. Please have them address their cards to MY FRIEND. I know this may seem impersonal, but when they are passing out the cards and they can't read the names it takes a looooooong time. Imagine 28 kids having to ask you how to read a name on a card 28 different times-that is 784 names! Now do you get it? :) Also, please remember that the May Watts school rule is that no food items can be attached to the Valentine cards.

Conferences are also coming up in Februrary. Conference notices will be coming home at the end of next week. We only have one day of conferences this time around (Feb. 19th) so that does not allow me time to meet with every parent. This round of conferences is usually reserved for students that there is a specific concern about (could be anything). If I do not request a conference with you, you can assume that things are going great with your child and they are progressing satisfactorily. If you still feel the need to meet, we can do a phone conference, a quick check through email, or set up a conference time. Thanks for your understanding.

Have a great weekend!