K-3 Newsletter

                           Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

January 27, 2017

Here we are at the end of January! The student’s have enjoyed our Jan Brett author study this month. I hope that are sharing some of their favorite books that we have read with you.  We voted on our class favorite Jan Brett book.. You child should be able to tell you which book received the most votes. Remember to visit your local library to check out any Jan Brett books that your child may mention that they enjoyed. Also, please remember to return all your school library books on Fridays. If you forget, you can always send them in with your child on Monday and I will be sure to get them up to the library for you. Thank you in advance.

In February, we will be focusing on Chinese New Year. We will study about China, it’s location and its customs and traditions concerning Chinese New Year. We will be planning a Chinese New Year dinner here at school. The date is set for Thursday, February 23rd at 5:00 pm. Each family will be asked to bring something and it is sure to be a wonderful evening. I will keep you informed of the details as soon as they are decided.

Our letter of the week was, “Zz”. We practiced the soft c. Our tongue twister was “Zach zigzagged through the zoo with Zannie..”

In math, we practice with subtraction within 5 and we practiced recognizing and writing teen numbers. I am sending home usernames and passwords for Splash Math. I have attached a parent letter explaining what Splash Math is. Feel free to use it at home and if you have any questions please let me know.

In Writer’s Workshop, we worked on a shared story about the playground. The students added to the story by writing about how they feel on the playground and also about things they do on the playground.I will be sending home your child’s January writing folders next month and I think you will be very proud of your child!

The student’s enjoyed their trip to the Bristol Audubon Society and wrote about their favorite part of the trip today. It was brought to my attention that a student found a tick on them so please be sure to check your child for ticks over the weekend.

I am in need of shoe boxes for an upcoming project, if each student would please bring a shoebox in if they have one that would be great!

Today is our 90th day of school, our 100th day of school  is fast approaching. To celebrate I am asking each student to put 100 of something in a paper bag and put 3 clues about what is inside the bag on the outside of the bag. The students will try to guess what is in each other’s bag. The students love doing this each year.

You can be creative as to what you put in the bag.. Even use things from nature!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre