1. Email: kscott@tippcity.k12.oh.us kscott@tippcity.k12.oh.us Phone:937-667-2275 Email: kscott@tippcity.k12.oh.us kscott@tippcity.k12.oh.us Phone:937-667-2275 Mrs. Scott’s Kindergarten Class Week Of: February 2-6, 2015 Contact Information: UPCOMING EVENTS February 6 – Family Movie Night February 10 – Conferences 4:00-7:00 February 12 – Valentine’s Day Parties (Raccoons 12:40- 1:40) February 12 – Deadline for Yearbook Orders February 13 – No School (Teacher In Service Day) February 16 – No School February 18 – Kindergarten Round Up for incoming Kindergarteners (4:30-7:00) February 19 – Kindergarten Round Up for incoming Kindergarteners (4:30-7:00) February 20 – Pretzel Day Week in Review This week our activities were all about the zoo! We made a caged zoo animal in art and sorted zoo and farm animals in science. After reading the book, “Dear Zoo” we wrote our own letters to the zoo asking for an animal. Throughout the week we read fiction and non- fiction zoo books, which helped us to write facts about different zoo animals. In math we continued number introduction for 16-20. We had a chance to visit the Star Lab. We loved seeing the constellations. Thanks Mr. Gingerich for teaching us about the stars! We continue to learn different strategies for being a good reading. We are using our Vowel Friends to decode unfamiliar words. Theme for the Week: Valentines Vowel friends: “ea” says e, like in leaf Sci/Social Studies: Family and Holidays Math: Estimation, 100 days activities Popcorn words: “one” and “red”

2. More News…. Valentines Party and Cards Our party is on February 12 th. Parents are welcome, but not obligated to attend. Valentine cards are great way to practice name writing! Use this experience to practice writing first or first and last names. HOWEVER, PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS VALENTINE CARDS TO A SPECIFIC STUDENT, AS CARDS WILL BE PASSED OUT DOWN A LINE IN ORDER TO TAKE LESS TIME AWAY FROM OUR FUN PARTY! Again, please have children only sign their own name. Also, it is easiest to pass out cards that are unisex. Valentine bags will be made at school so there is no need to send one in. THANK YOU for helping make this experience FUN and EDUCATIONAL! There are 21 students in your child’s class! If we have another snow day, students will need to complete “blizzard bag” E day work. This work in posted on the Kindergarten webpage under Nevin Coppock. Please complete this assignment only if it is stated that it is an EDay on the one call. Thank you! red one Things to Practice Valentine Fun! -Practice writing a letter to a relative -Highlight the numbers 0-20 in the newspaper or grocery ads -Sort money from a piggy bank and count how many of each coin you have -Review rainbow words and then write them with a marker -Try to use as many rainbow words as you can to make a sentence -Write your full name, address and phone number -Practice tying your shoes -Use cereal or a snack to practice making addition equations -See how many steps it takes from your kitchen to your bedroom -Hop as you count by 10s to 100 Classroom Needs: -Hershey Kisses -Snacks -Small Prize box toys -Playdough Snow Day Work! Popcorn Words Trace, cut, Practice