Kindergarten News December 2016/ January 2017 -Please remember to have your children wear appropriate footwear and jackets to go outside for recess. -When there is snow outside, your child needs to wear boots and gloves to be able to go in the snow at recess. If they want to play in the snow, they will need full snow attire. Otherwise, they will need to stay on the blacktop. -Don’t forget to record your daily reading time on your Pizza Hut Book-it calendar. Math: Sequencing numbers, representing numbers in multiple ways, simple number stories, counting by 10’s, number grids, making and reading graphs/tables. Reading: Guided reading groups, study stations, reading comprehension strategies (main idea/detail, picture clues, and retelling). Writing: True stories that tell something that has happened to the students or something they’ve done. We are trying to make our writing Easy to Read. Birthdays: Bentlee (Dec. 4), Traevon (Dec. 6), Frank C. (Dec. 17), Brady (Jan. 15), and Sagen B. (Jan. 17), No School: December 23-January 1 for winter break. January 13 and 16 will also be no school days. Important Dates: -December 6: Holiday Concert -December 12: Gingerbread men and Toys for Tots items due. -January 6-Benner Winter Carnival at 6:00 PM (Remember to turn in your items for our class baskets before this date).