This document provides a summary of the first week of class in Ms. Sinicropi's classroom. It highlights the daily activities, including learning classroom routines on Tuesday and discussing germs and feelings on Wednesday. It also lists upcoming homework assignments and events, such as a field trip to Klackle Orchards on September 28th. The document serves to inform parents and students about what was covered in the first week of school and what is coming up.

1. LEARNING
Crossroads Charter
Academy
IS FUN!
Big Rapids, MI
September. 9, 2011
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Monday
No School – Labor Day! This space will have activities that you and your
child can do at home each day of the week that
Tuesday
We spent a majority of our day learning the routines, will give them practice with what we are
procedures, and expectations of our classroom and learning at school. Feel free to move the activities
school. We went on a building scavenger hunt to around to different days if you wish!
familiarize ourselves with the places we will go and
people we will see. We also sang and did some fun
stuff!
Wednesday
We discussed germs and feelings, started math, and
reviewed the routines, procedures, and expectations.
We also learned about left and right with The Hokey
Pokey! 
Thursday
We talked about fire drills and practiced lining up for
one, read our Scholastic magazine titled School Rules!,
and talked about bucket filling. We also talked a little
bit about writing.
Friday
We read the story Chrysanthemum and did some
activities with our names, talked about uppercase and
lowercase letters, and read the Chicka Chicka Boom
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Reminder!
Make sure you have returned all of the forms in
 Sept. 19 – Book Orders Due
the folder you received from the office on Back to
School Night. Also, please remember to return  Sept. 28 - Klackle Orchards Field Trip
the ones that were in the folder you received
from me.
Breakfast
Please make sure to have your child here by or as
close to 7:45am as you can so they will have
enough time to eat breakfast. It is over with at
8:15am. Keep in mind they have morning jobs to
complete before and after eating breakfast.