1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
February 19, 2013
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework – See back!
Phonics
We will be learning about the letter Dd and the Volunteer Opportunities
sound it makes. Also, we will continue to work on
recognizing the vowel sounds in words, producing  10-10:45am (T-Th) – Writing Time – We could use
words that contain a specific sound, identifying the help keeping our voices down, staying on task,
beginning, middle, and ending sounds in a word,
and writing the sounds we hear.
and listening for specific sounds in words.
 11:35am (T-F) – We come in from lunch recess
Reading
We will begin our new unit called Red, White, and and would love to have a guest reader!
Blue with a story titled A Flag for Our Country. Also  12:15-1pm (T-F) – Work Station – We could use
this week, we will be reading an informational story help keeping our noise level down, staying on
titled Patriotism. We will work on the task, and even someone to lead a station or two.
comprehension skills making connections,  1-1:30pm on (WF) – Handwriting – We could use
informational text features, and main idea/details. a couple volunteers to help us make sure we are
Writing taking our time and making letters correctly. It is
We will have our author’s celebration to celebrate nice to be able to break the kids up into small
the fantastic small moment stories we have been groups and spread them amongst a few adults.
writing. We will also start exploring and learning  2-2:40pm (T-F) – Snack/Show & Tell/Play – You
about poetry. are more than welcome to join us during this time
Math too!
We will continue to work on story problems and
counting nickels.
Science/Social Studies
We will learn about how living things go through
different life cycles. This week, we will study the life
cycles of frogs and butterflies. Upcoming Events
 Feb. 28 – Out-of-Uniform $1 Shirt/Hat
Special Notes
March is Reading Month  Mar. 1 – Dr. Seuss’s B-Day Celebration
March is Reading Month is right around the (Dress in all black! It’s free!)
corner! We have many exciting, fun festivities Jump Rope for Heart 1:30-2pm
planned for the month. Keep your eye out for
more information! I will be sending home a note  Mar. 4 – Open Enrollment for Fall Begins
next week.
 Mar. 5 – Kindergarten Round-Up 6-7pm

2. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

3. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

4. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

5. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!