Hello Rascal Families,
Lake Winnipesaukee, Alton, New Hampshire
The first 2013 sn*wstorm was a magical
event! The children are looking
forward to lots of Winter Fun! They are
very excited about the sn*w. I couldn’t
resist taking pictures of the view from my home on this dazzling white
sn*wday! Let it sn*w, let it
sn*w, let it sn*w!!!!
The DIBELS Assessment is scheduled for Rich’s
Rascals on Thursday, January 24. We are
going to see impressive progress from the fall scores in Letter Naming Fluency (LNF) and First Sound Fluency (FSF). You and I will be very proud of the
results! The two additional subtests administered will be Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF) and Nonsense Word Fluency. Of course, these will be much more challenging. Test scores with a description of each subtest will be sent home
at the beginning of February.
Moving right along in the “Imagine It!” Reading Series....
Next week, letter sounds Bb, Cc, Rr, Gg and Oo will be reviewed. New sight words: did and girl will be
introduced. Have you counted how many
sight words we can read with automaticity (as quickly as we can read our
name)? Let's continue to practice our sight words every night!
Recognition is in order! The Rascals have been working hard at the Math Center
January
has always been a most productive month.
Each child comes to school ready to focus on improvement. Yes, I’m going to take advantage of this! Let’s concentrate on handwriting. Today, I will be sending home a hard copy of
a class list to be used for addressing cards for Valentine’s Day in
February. I am sending this to you
early, so that your child may print his/her classmates’ names (perhaps 2 or 3 per
sitting) on each envelope. This is a
fun way to practice handwriting! Plans
for a Valentine
Friendship Party is on Thursday, February 14.
Speaking
of names, have you noticed the focus has been on last names? First names have been replaced with last
names on our attendance graph and choice board.
Writing last names on our daily papers is the most current
practice. The goal is to write our last
names without a model. Using lower case
letters and placing letters on the appropriate lines is a challenge for many of
us!
As you know, there are many animal fans in our
class. No wonder everyone is counting
the days ‘til Ground Hog Celebration Day, Friday, February 1. We are going to transform into ground hogs;
crawl through a tubular tunnel and dramatize the legend of the ground hog. (YES! Woodchuck Pearl Hooksett , NH
February is fast approaching! Do you believe our 100th
Day of school is Tuesday,
February 12 (barring any more snow
days)? Of course, another celebration is
in the plans! Children are encouraged to
collect 100 things and organize them into piles of 10 identical objects. Place them in a zip-loc bag. Your child may count and collect stickers,
pennies, cheerios, legos or 100 of anything that
will fit into a zip-loc bag. Collections
will be shared in our classroom among Rich’s Rascals. All 100-
thing collections are due into school on 100th
Day; Tuesday, February 12. Collections will be sent home the day of our 100th
Day Celebration!
We‘re also working on a 100th Day
Community Project with our kind kinder friends in the kindergarten classrooms
of Mrs. Lynch and Ms. Poisson. Each
class will be setting a goal to bring in 100 cans of edibles to donate to the
Hooksett Food Bank. You may send your
food donation in today. Thanks so much! The count is
on!!!!
Remember, there is NO school on Monday, January
21, Martin Luther King Day. Enjoy the 3
day weekend!
83
School Days Already!!!
June A. Rich
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