Newsletter for February 2-5, 2015

Sophia is our star student this week!  Please bring snack for 9 kids for 4 days. 

Our letter of the week will be Zz.  We are  not doing letter bags this week since all I could think of to put in them would be a zebra and a zipper. 

Our number this week 14.  Please work with recognizing the numbers 11, 12, 13, and 14 at home too.  The kids are all having a hard time with these.  Most of them can do it only if they have a calendar or number chart to count up to the number on.  However, they need to be able to recognize them by just looking.

Our color this week is brown.  Since the kids all know their colors we will be spending more time trying to learn how to spell and read the word brown.

Our sight word this week is run.  We will be working on writing and reading this word.  I can only hope we can get outside and actually run on day next week.  Lets keep our fingers crossed.

Memory verse this week is I have chosen the way of truth. Psalms 119:30.  The kids did a great job learning their memory verse from last week so they will be coming home
Monday with a special surprise!  In chapel this week we will be talking about truthfulness.

I am going to try out another homework format.  I am sending a calendar home on Monday.  Each day Monday-Friday has an activity to be completed.  They are all fairly simple. They can complete each day as is on the calendar or as you have time to do it.  The letters, numbers, sight words, and colors are assigned to the weeks that we will be working on them in class. As they compete the task simply initial the box competed.  When all tasks have been completed return to school and I will have a treat for the kids.   

Monday- We will be spending the day celebrating Groundhog's Day.  We will discuss what Groundhog's Day is all about.

Thursday- Wear Brown to school if you have it!
                  We will be having a public open house from 9-2.  I will inform the kids about this as the week goes on.  There will be adults and kids being lead on supervised tours of our building.  They may come right into our classrooms while we are working so that they can see our school in action.  If you know of anyone interested in seeing HFYH school tell them about Thursday.  They do not need to call and make an appointment for a tour someone will help them whenever they get here.

Tuition is due this week!

Upcoming Events:

February 12th- We will be having a Valentine party in our classroom with kids only.  I am sorry but our room is just not big enough to house the kids as well as the parents.  I sent a homework assignment home today.  I am asking that you help your child make their own container to hold their valentines in.  Please return this by February 9th.  Also, if your child's wants to bring in Valentines for their friends they may do that.  We will pass them out during our party.  It is not mandatory for them to do this. Do not fill out who the Valentine is for.  Only have your child write their name in the from spot.  This will be a great opportunity for them to practice writing their names.  Not putting who they are to helps make passing out a lot quicker.

February 16th- Presidents Day!  HFYH pre-k will be in session.  Is was scheduled as a day off, but we will be following EVSC and using this as our snow make-up day from our snow day in November.

February 26th- We will be heading to CMoe for our next fieldtrip.  The kids always have a blast at this fieldtrip.   I know the kids would love for you to come and play and learn with us.  Parents will need to drive separately and pay for themselves and siblings upon arriving.  We are asking that you arrive a little earlier than us.