Next Week and Dance Blue!

Important Dates:

2/14 (Tuesday) – Valentine’s Exchange

• We will be having a small valentines exchange for students on this day.

• Please have your child send in 26 Valentines, they do not have to fill out the “TO” portion only have them write their name in the “FROM” spot.

• Mrs. Candy & I will provide Valentine Bags for all students.

• Please have your child wear PINK or RED on this day for FUN!

2/15 (Wednesday) – Dance Blue Day!

• Dance Blue is an event that helps to fundraise for the University of Kentucky’s Pediatric Oncology Unit.

• During Specials Classes on this day students will dance in the Gym to help raise money for children with cancer at UK. Please check your child’s folder in upcoming days for more information.

• Please send your child to school WEARING BLUE or any UK attire they have and tennis shoes, since they will be dancing in the GYM.

2/20 (Monday) – No School

Box Tops Challenge!

• Our kindergarten classrooms are competing in a Box Top Challenge for the months of January and February.

• Please send in any Box Tops throughout these months.

• It is tough competition as there are 27 kindergarten classrooms in our school! So every little bit counts!

Our Classroom Facebook Group

• Please join our classroom Facebook Group, if you have not already done so! We try to keep you up to date with all of our classroom happenings and information!

• ** This Facebook Group is VERY IMPORTANT for Snow Day Work (Non-Traditional Instruction- NTI Days)

• You can request to join, go to the website below! And “request to join group”

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ms.LindlesK1617/

What Are We Learning Next Week?

Math

• Ways to make 5 and 10

• beginning addition without the symbols (+ and =)

• Math Vocabulary: “heavy”, “light”, “equal”, “add”

Literacy

• Beginning Sounds

• Medial/Vowel Sounds

• Ending Sounds

• CVC Words (3 letter words)

• “Chunks”- Sounds of sh, ch, th, wh

• Sight Words: review

Writing:

• Labeling pictures with beginning sounds

• Stretching out words verbally and writing the letters that we hear

• Writing pattern stories and sentences. “I see ….” or “I like….”

Read Aloud(s)/Poem(s):

• Monster Love

• The Biggest Valentine Ever

• Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch

• Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink

• Ten Things I Love About You

Specials Schedule:

Monday (Day 4) –Gym

• Please send your child to school in tennis shoes on this day.

Tuesday (Day 5) –Music

Wednesday (--) –DANCE BLUE in GYM

• Please send your child to school in tennis shoes on this day.

Thursday (Day 6) –Library

Friday (Day 1) –Art