1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 4, 2010
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics Here are some activities that you and your child
We will learn about the letter Hh and start can do at home that will give them practice with
learning about compound words. what we are learning at school. Feel free to move
Reading the activities around to different days if you
We will read the story Annabelle Swift, wish.
Kindergartener. We will continue to work on
 Monday – Counting the House (see attached
the skills of retelling and sequencing of
sheet)
events.
 Tuesday – Practice writing the letters H and
Writing
h, while saying their sound. Discuss
We will learn how we write from left to right
difference between uppercase and lowercase.
and always start at the top of the page. We
will also begin learning how letters help us
 Wednesday – What Is This Color? (see
make words. attached sheet)
 Thursday – Have your child practice writing
Math
their name and tying shoes.
We will learn about story problems and
ordering numbers.  Friday – Concepts of Print (see attached
sheet)
Science/Social Studies
We will learn how we can help each other
and who helps is in school. We will also start
a new unit and learn how we are alike and
Special Notes
Field Trip
Please make sure you send in your
Upcoming Events
permission slip and money ASAP. Our field  Oct. 11 – Field Trip to Klackle Orchards
trip is right around the corner! If you need
help with covering the expense of the field  Oct. 19 – PTO Meeting 3:30pm
trip, let me know! We will figure something Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
out for you.
 Oct. 20 – Book Orders Due
Volunteer Opportunity
I am looking for a couple of people that  Oct. 21 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
would like to help out on Tuesday, October
12th. We are making handprint spiders with  Oct. 22 – No School!
paint! Let me know if you are interested!