This weekly classroom newsletter provides an overview of the upcoming lessons, homework, and events for Ms. Sinicropi's kindergarten class. The highlights include working on phonics with the digraph "oo" and reading the book "Goodnight Moon". Students will also learn about writing all-about books and doing surveys in math. Upcoming homework focuses on number and writing practice. The newsletter reminds parents to work on basic skills like letter sounds and counting as the school year comes to an end.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
May 16, 2011
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics
We will learn about the digraph oo and how it  Monday – Practice counting by 2’s to 30 and
makes two different sounds in words such as completing simple number patterns like 1, 2, __,
tooth and book. We will continue to work on 4, 5 or 10, 20, 30, 40, __.
identifying beginning and ending sounds,
 Tuesday – Have your child write number
thinking of words that contain certain sounds, and
sentences for story problems you make up. (Ex. I
manipulating sounds in words.
had 3 crayons and you gave me 2 more, how
Reading
many do I have total?)
We will read the book Goodnight Moon to go
along with our phonics. We will also be working  Wednesday – Practice writing sentences that have
with the details and the rhyming words of the a capital letter at the beginning, spaces between
story. words, and a sentence stopper at the end (period,
Writing question mark, or exclamation mark).
We will learn about All-About books and how  Thursday – Practice counting pennies, nickels,
those stories contain many features, including dimes, and quarters to one dollar. Play with the
how-to pages. coins to come up with different combinations for
a certain amount (10 pennies, 1 dime, or 2 nickels
Math
We will learn about surveys and continue to work can make 10¢).
with some, some more stories and the time of day  Friday – Practice writing numbers from 0-40,
concept. correcting reversals.
Science/Social Studies - If you notice your child having difficulty with
We will learn more about weather and the seasons
any of these activities, please keep practicing
even though we have really been learning about
them at home. It will help them greatly in
those two things all year long.
mastering that skill quicker.
Special Notes Upcoming Events
We are nearing the end of the school year. It has
flown by so fast! Please be working with your  May 16 – Book Orders Due
child on these basic skills below if they are not
secure with them so they can be displaying them
 May 17 – Field Trip to GR Children’s Museum
before they leave kindergarten.
 Letter Names & Sounds
 Counting to 100
 May 20 – Awards Assembly 12:30pm
 ID’s colors & shapes
 ID’s and orders #’s 0-30  May 27 – Field Day 12:45-2:45pm
 Segments and blends words
 Writes #’s 0-40.