1. LEARNING
Crossroads Charter
Academy
IS FUN!
Big Rapids, MI
September 10, 2012
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics I am trying something new this year! Check out
We will learn about the letter Ll and the sound it
the back of our newsletter for Homework BINGO!
makes. We will work on distinguishing whether two
sounds/words are the same or different, producing
sounds/words that are the same or different, and
identifying vowels and consonants. Volunteer Opportunities
Reading
 10-10:45am – Writing Time – We could use help
We will read the story Look out Kindergarten, Here I
Come! It’s about a mouse named Henry who is keeping our voices down, staying on task, and
nervous to start kindergarten but learns by the end of writing the sounds we hear.
the day that he loves it! We will work on the  11:35am – We come in from lunch recess and would
comprehension skills of connecting the story to our love to have a guest reader!
own lives and sequencing of events.  12:15-1pm – Work Station – We could use help
Writing keeping our noise level down, staying on task, and
We will learn how we behave and conduct ourselves even someone to lead a station or two.
during writing time. Also, we will start writing!  1-1:30pm on MWF – Handwriting – We could use a
Math couple volunteers to help us make sure we are
We will learn about the concept of sorting by sorting taking our time and making letters correctly. It is
shapes by color, shape, size, and curved or straight nice to be able to break the kids up into small
lines. groups and spread them amongst a few adults.
Science/Social Studies  2-2:40pm – Snack/Show & Tell/Play – You are
We will learn what makes each of us unique and
more than welcome to join us during this time too!
special in our All About Me unit.
Upcoming Events
Special Notes  Sept. 14 – Friday Treat 50¢ (Sucker)
Out-of-Uniform $1 Shirt/$1 Hat
Please locate the information on the Aggressive
Behavior Consequences Rubric in your child’s  Sept. 15 – Relay for Life @ Hemlock Park
folder and read through. Thanks!
 Sept. 17 – Book Orders Due
Oops! I printed off last year’s welcome letter for
this year. I had added black dry-erase markers to  Sept. 26 – Schwallier’s County Basket Field
that supply list but obviously you didn’t get to
Trip – More info coming soon!
see it!  We are in need of some for the year. We
would greatly appreciate it if anyone could send
 Oct. 3 – Count Day! Please be here!
some in. Thanks!

2. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing
activities on the board.
Find things around your
house or around town Sorting the Laundry Counting the House
that start with /l/ (see attached sheet) (see attached sheet)
sound.
Practice writing the
Finding Shapes in the
Concepts of Print letters L and l, while
House
(see attached sheet) saying the sound they
(see attached sheet)
make.
Small, Medium, & Large Picture Walks Practice writing your
(see attached sheet) (see attached sheet) name.