Ms. Sinicropi's class will be learning about the letter Zz and its sound. They will also be working on comparing and contrasting stories, writing stories, and learning about numbers 0-20, weight, and what plants and animals need to live. Homework this week includes practicing numbers, counting coins, writing letters, making words from word families, and a science take-home book. Upcoming events are an awards assembly, parent-teacher conferences, and no school.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
January 24, 2010
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics  Monday – Practice identifying and ordering
We will learn about the letter Zz and the sound it numbers 0-30. Also, practice writing numbers
makes. We will start learning how to put letters in
0-20.
alphabetical order and continue to work with
vowels, how many words are in a sentence, and  Tuesday – Practice counting dimes and pennies
identifying sounds in a word. together. We have been practicing switching
Reading counting from 10’s to 1’s.
We will read the story Tillie and the Wall and  Wednesday – Practice writing the letters Z and z
work on the skill of compare and contrast. while saying their sound. Discuss the difference
Writing between uppercase and lowercase.
We will continue working on journal writing and  Thursday –Practice making words from the same
start learning about writing stories and how we word families. For example, write the word
get our ideas. family _ag on a piece of paper and see how many
Math letters you can put at the beginning of it to make
We will continue to learn about weight, matching a word. Others to try are _og, _it, _at, _in, and
numbers to sets of objects, and the numbers 0-20. _op.
 Friday – Science Take Home Book
Science/Social Studies
We will learn how water and food helps plants - If you notice your child having difficulty with
and animals and what else they need to live.
any of these activities, please keep practicing
them at home. It will help them greatly in
mastering that skill quicker.
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Parent/Teacher Conferences  Jan. 28 – Awards Assembly 12:30pm
I have sent home the conference sign-up sheet for Friday Treat 25¢
you to fill out your first, second, and third
choices. Please get it back to me ASAP. If neither
 Feb. 1 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
of those days or times work for you, we can set
something else up, just let me know.
 Feb. 3 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
 Feb. 4 – No School