This weekly classroom newsletter from Ms. Sinicropi provides highlights of the upcoming week's lessons and homework assignments for her students. Key topics covered include phonics with the letter C, reading a poem, writing in booklets, math lessons on measurements and recipes, and learning how people and animals change over time. The newsletter also announces upcoming parent-teacher conferences and a presentation by a psychologist on strategies for student success.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
January 31, 2010
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics  Monday – Practice identifying and ordering
We will learn about the letter Cc and the sound it numbers 0-30. Also, practice writing numbers
makes. We will continue to work on compound
0-20.
words, identifying vowel sounds, and
alphabetical order.  Tuesday – Practice identifying a nickel, it’s worth,
Reading and counting them only to one dollar.
We will read the poem To Catch a Fish and work  Wednesday – Practice writing the letters C and c
on creating a picture in our minds of what we are while saying their sound. Discuss the difference
reading. between uppercase and lowercase.
Writing  Thursday –Practice making words from random
We will continue to learn about how we get ideas letters. For example, write the letters m, a, p, t, n,
to write on and revisit the concept of writing in and l at the top of a piece of paper and see how
booklets. many words you and your child can make.
Math  Friday – No School
We will learn about the measurements of a cup
- If you notice your child having difficulty with
and a quart, how to follow a recipe, and the
concept of full, half-full, and empty.
any of these activities, please keep practicing
them at home. It will help them greatly in
Science/Social Studies mastering that skill quicker.
We will learn how people and animals grow
and change over time.
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Parent Strategies for Student Success  Feb. 1 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
Dr. Bambery, a licensed psychologist in the state
of Michigan, will be conducting three
 Feb. 3 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
presentations on Thursday, February 3rd at 4
o’clock, 5 o’clock, and 6 o’clock in CCA’s library
to offer parents strategies to help their children  Feb. 4 – No School
succeed in school. He will also allow questions
from the audience. Please take advantage of this  Feb. 11 – Friday Treat 25¢
great opportunity and attend!