Mrs. Wright's Class

It is almost February...I can't believe it. The time is going quickly and soon your child will be in first grade. We have started "training" them for the first grade classroom and our day consists of journals, sight word practice, writing numbers through 20 and readiness for addition and subtraction. They have also been doing a great job with the little books and their reading! Thank you so much for your support at home. The kids would not be where they are without it!

February will bring LOVELY things. We will be writing about those we love, celebrating friends and family and will learn about famous African Americans since it is Black History Month. Plan to join in the festivities on Monday, February 14th. In class we will pass out valentine cards to friends, play letter bingo and will have several fun projects and treats to enjoy. A note will go home next week with more details and a requested donation for the party. Stay tuned for lots of fun...

Mrs. Wright's Class

Happy 100 Week! Your kids are 100 days smarter and have successfully made it through 100 days of kindergarten. We will have a great time celebrating that this week in class. If you have not signed up to read, please do so! All of the kinder classes have set a goal of reading 100 books this week and we NEED your help. We will also be doing a 100 snack on Friday. If you have not brought in your donation for that, please do so ASAP or contact me if you have questions or concerns. In addition to celebrating 100 days of kindergarten this week we will be reading winter stories, learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and will be working with initial sounds and rhyming words. We will be busy!

Second quarter report cards went home in early January. The kids are doing super and I am sure that was reflected on the grades that you saw. Should you have questions about your child's grades or would like to chat about their progress, I am always available to do so. Scholastic Book Orders went home last week and will be due tomorrow. If you are interested in picking up some Valentine stories or leveled readers for your child, go to www.scholastic.com and order today!

Looking ahead we have our monthly PTO meeting tomorrow, class picture day on Thursday and a Valentine Party in the works. More information about the Valentine celebration will be going home soon. We will have a party in class on Monday, February 14th so if you are available to come...Save the Date!

Thanks for your continued support. I hope to see all of you in class this week to read!

100 Week

The week of January 18-21st all kindergarten students will be exploring the number 100. Each day will consist of various activities regarding the number 100. We will be counting to 100, enjoying a 100 piece snack and will try to read 100 books throughout the week. We need your help to make this a success! Each day of our 100 week, the first and last 30 minutes of class will be designated for parent readers. We would love to have all families make it in to read to help us reach our goal of reading 100 books. Grandparents, older siblings and other family members are welcome to read as well. Thanks in advance for your participation with this!

Mrs. Wright's Class

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a great break and is excited to return to school. We are spending the week getting back into the groove of things with some letter and number review. We did many assessments on the alphabet and numbers 0-20 before break and some of us still do not have these skills mastered. It is so important your child knows ALL letters and sounds to be successful in reading as well as be able to recognize and write numbers 0-20. If you know your child may be struggling in these areas, please work extra hard at home. Next week we will add some more words to our classroom WORD WALL and begin to decode CVC words. We will also be doing journal writing and will work on patterns in math. Report cards will go home this Friday and our Student of the Month assembly is on January 14th. If your child was selected for Student of the Month a note will go home in their folder inviting you to attend the assembly. Lastly, we have a "100 Week" approaching soon, look for more info in how to be involved in that. As always should you have questions or concerns regarding report cards, your child's progress or anything else please contact me: twright@jocombs.k12.az.us.

Ms. Trowbridge's Class

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break. I can't believe it is already 2011. Before we know it, it will be spring break and then May!

This week we are working on ending sounds. Everyone seems to be picking them up very quickly. We are also working on recognizing our sight words and how to spell them. Make sure you are doing your part at home with your sight word flashcards. If you need another set of flashcards emailed to you, let me know.

We are also working on reading and building simple words, real ones and fake ones! Students are building, sounding them out, and then seeing if they are real or fake.

In math we are working on making different combinations of numbers. Figuring out that 4 and 1 make five as well as 3 and 2. We are on our way to addition! We will also be working on creating and extending patterns.

Homework was due yesterday. Please make sure you turn in your packet as soon as you can if you haven't already. Another packet went home yesterday. Please let me know if you did not receive one.

New little orange books went home today. Sorry it has been a while since sending these home. I will be better from now on! I am so proud to see so many students reading!

I hope everyone has a great week. Please email me if you have any questions.