1. Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 25, 2010
Upcoming Events
 Oct. 27 – Picture Day
 Oct. 29 - Awards Assembly 12:30pm
Harvest Party 2-3pm
 Nov. 5 – Cougar Carnival
 Nov. 12 – Veteran’s Day Program
Here are some activities that you and your child
can do at home that will give them practice with
what we are learning at school. Feel free to move
the activities around to different days if you
wish.
 Monday – Number Concentration (see
attached sheet)
 Tuesday – Practice writing the letters A and
a, while saying their short sound as in cat.
Discuss difference between uppercase and
lowercase.
 Wednesday – Sequencing Events (see
attached sheet)
 Thursday – Have your child practice ordering
four objects and identifying whether they are
first, second, third, or fourth (also last).
 Friday – Keep practicing picture walks and
retellings.
HomeworkThis Week’s Highlights
Phonics
We will learn about the vowel Aa and the short
sound it makes. We will also start learning how to
identify the sound at the end of a word.
Reading
We will read a fable called The Wolf and His
Shadow and continue working on the concept of
cause and effect. We will also read a poem called
“My Shadow.”
Writing
We will learn how to spell the best we can using
an alphabet chart and how to borrow words from
the word wall.
Math
We will start learning how to order numbers and
continue working on sorting, patterns, and
positional words.
Science/Social Studies
We will start a new unit in social studies about
what a community is. We will learn what a
neighborhood is and what a map shows.
Special Notes
Picture Day
Don’t forget picture day is Wednesday!
Please make sure you send your money and
picture package selection in with your child
as soon as possible.