This document provides a weekly newsletter from Ms. Sinicropi's kindergarten classroom at Crossroads Charter Academy in Big Rapids, Michigan dated October 22, 2012. It outlines the upcoming lessons, homework assignments, and volunteer opportunities for the week.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 22, 2012
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework – See backside!
Volunteer Opportunities
Phonics
We will learn about the letter Aa and the short
sound it makes, as in bag. Also, we will continue to
work on rhyming words, identifying the sounds in a  10-10:45am (T-F) – Writing Time – We could use
word, compound words, and identifying the last help keeping our voices down, staying on task, and
sound we hear in a word.
writing the sounds we hear.
Reading  11:35am (M-F) – We come in from lunch recess and
We will read two poems titled “The Wolf and His would love to have a guest reader!
Shadow” and “My Shadow.” We will work on the
 12:15-1pm (M-F) – Work Station – We could use
comprehension strategies of visualization and cause
and effect.
help keeping our noise level down, staying on task,
and even someone to lead a station or two.
Writing
 1-1:30pm on (M, W, F) – Handwriting – We could
We will learn about nouns, verbs, and punctuation.
use a couple volunteers to help us make sure we
Math are taking our time and making letters correctly. It
We will learn how to use our pattern blocks to make is nice to be able to break the kids up into small
designs. Also, we will continue our work on groups and spread them amongst a few adults.
patterns using butterflies.
 2-2:40pm (M-F) – Snack/Show & Tell/Play – You
Science/Social Studies are more than welcome to join us during this time
We will learn about saving money, needs vs. wants, too!
earning money, and producers and consumers.
Special Notes Upcoming Events
 Oct. 25 – Picture Day
Needed Items  Oct. 26 – Friday Treat 50¢
We are still in need of black dry-erase
markers! We would greatly appreciate  Nov. 2 – Harvest Party 2-3pm
donations! Thanks! Out-of-Uniform Day $1 Shirt/Hat
 Nov. 9 – Friday Treat 50¢
 Nov. 10 – PTO Craft Show @ HS 10am
 Nov. 13 – Ms. Sinicropi will have a sub!

2. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the
board.
Practice writing a
sentence, making sure
you bubble gum your
words (stretch out
Driving for Signs Practice writing name
slowly to hear each
(see attached sheet) with only the first
sound). Also, use capital
letter capitalized.
letter at beginning,
spaces between words,
and punctuation.
Practice producing
Using the letters l, o, g,
Practice counting as rhyming words! Also,
h, t, and p, make simple
high as they can go. give them words and
three letter words and
Also, practice counting have them tell you the
practice decoding
backwards from 10 and first sound they hear.
(sounding out each
forwards by 10 to 100. (ex. goat…./g/)
letter and then blending
them together) them to
read.
Read a story and talk
about it at the end,
Practice writing the retelling what happened
Drawing the Story letters A and a, while in the beginning, middle,
(see attached sheet) saying their short sound and end. Also, discuss
as in bag. the characters and
setting (where the story
takes place).