I can't believe that winter break is already upon us! The last month and a half went by very fast!
We had a lot of fun celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. We have enjoyed making our special Valentine’s projects and everyone certainly enjoyed opening all the valentines.
After vacation we will begin our fine arts unit where the children will creatively paint, draw, sculpt, and build works of art for our Kindergarten Museum. I will let you know when you can come in to see our museum! It will be either at the end of March or beginning of April. You won’t want to miss it! I think you will be amazed at the artwork your children will produce!
The Monday after vacation will be our 100th day of school. We have a lot of fun projects planned for that day. We will be doing a lot of counting too. Your child is welcome to bring in a collection of 100 non-edible items (crayons, buttons, paper clips, pennies, Legos, etc.) that day to practice counting. Please put items in a baggie, labeled with your child’s name.
We spent a lot of time this past week working on persuasive writing. The students wrote letters to their parents trying to persuade them about a topic of their choice. Some wrote about getting pets, going out to dinner, going on a special trip, or even going on a cruise! I put all their persuasive writing together and sent it home in their blue folders today. Included are the letters they wrote to me about getting a class pet and the letters they wrote to you! I would encourage you to sit down with your child and have them read their writing to you. They worked very hard on them and should be proud of their work!
We will be transitioning to narrative writing after the break. Students will be writing about themselves and things/events that have happened in their lives (birthdays, field trips, new experiences, etc.). I am anxious to see how their writing will evolve over the next couple of months!
We talked a little about Presidents’ Day today and learned a little about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The students even made a mask of a President and posed for a picture before we left today. They all looked like Presidents in their Pajamas!
I would also encourage you to continue working on the sight words and addition fluency facts with your children. We will be checking on their progress in the coming weeks after vacation.
Have a wonderful winter break!
Melanie Duncan
P.S...Please be sure to check the students’ backpacks and folders. Vacation is a great time to clean them all out!
Also...We will be going to the library the Wednesday after vacation. Please be sure to have your child return his/her book by then. Thanks!
Presidents in their Pajamas!
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