Mrs. Vaughn's Kindergarten

Friday Note 2/2/18

This Week:  We started off the week by celebrating the 100th day on Monday followed by the                                                                                                 101st day with a Dalmatian Celebration on Tuesday.  What a fun way to begin our week!   

• Math—We practiced counting to 100 (by ones, fives, and tens) for our 100th day celebration!  We learned to use a hundreds chart and worked on some fun 100 day activities!  We read several 100 day books during math.  On Wednesday, we began decomposing and composing addition stories with sums of 6, 7 and 8.

• Language Workshop—We did some additional research on seals.  We also enjoyed watching video clips of seals.  We reviewed the list of facts that we wrote last week.  The class insisted on adding a few more facts this week.  Using this knowledge we then listed several things that seals are, what they have, and things they can do.  

• Writing Workshop—As a class, we used the seals facts anchor chart to write a short informational paper.  Then students created their own informational writing paper about seals to hang in the hallway.  
• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on specific reading skills and strategies.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.  I hope that you are able to see them using these reading strategies when they are reading with you at home.
• Word Study—We practiced segmenting and blending phoneme sounds this week.  We also reviewed rhyming and played sight word games.     

Important Dates:

• Feb. 6: Camp Barnabas Fundraiser (see details below)
• Feb. 9:  Valentine Party (11:30-11:45 set-up, party 11:45-12:30)
• Feb. 15:  Jump Rope for Heart form and money due
• Feb. 19: No School (President’s Day)
• Feb. 22:  Jump Rope for Heart (during our P.E. time)
• Feb. 26-March 2: Dr. Seuss Week (more details to follow)
• Feb. 28: Cox CARE Mobile

Box Tops

A new box top contest starts next week!  Please send in any box tops you have :)

Ronald McDonald Tooth Truck

The Ronald McDonald Tooth Truck is planning to be at Clever Schools.  Dates have not been decided.  It is dependent on the number of returned eligible applications.  The requirements for being seen and treated on the Tooth Truck are:

-Qualify for the free and reduced lunch program at school

-Cannot be an established patient of a local dentist

-Cannot have a private dental insurance

-Must complete a Tooth Truck application form.

The Tooth Truck treats Medicaid-eligible and uninsured children at no charge for qualifying families.  Children seen last year are not eligible for a routine check-up but should apply if there is a new dental concern.  Please complete an application form and return to the school nurse as soon as possible.  An application is available upon request.

Victory Lane and Camp Barnabas Fundraiser

See the flyer below for details…

Valentine Party Information was sent home last week.  Remember, please let your child write the Valentine’s.  Have fun creating the box together!

Next Week:

• We will begin a unit on poetry, focusing on Valentine’s Day.
• In math, we will continue writing number sentences.  
• Our sight word will be “they” and the bonus words are “there” and “went”
• We will continue to segment and blend phonemes.
• We will practice expanding one sentence into 2 or 3 sentences on the same topic.  

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Vaughn