This document provides a summary of classroom news and upcoming events from Ms. Sinicropi's kindergarten class at Crossroads Charter Academy in Big Rapids, Michigan. The highlights for the week include learning about the letter Q and its sound, reading a story about fish working together, writing poems using patterns and comparisons, measuring in feet, and learning about the five senses. The document also lists various volunteer opportunities in the classroom and upcoming events like an awards assembly, a wedding theme day, and spring break. Students are assigned a homework bingo sheet to complete activities and master foundational skills.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
March 25, 2013
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework – See back!
Phonics
We will learn about the letter Qq and the sound it Volunteer Opportunities
makes with the letter u. We will continue to work on
alphabetizing, compound words, producing words  10-10:45am (T-Th) – Writing Time – We could use
that contain a specific sound, and listening for help keeping our voices down, staying on task,
specific sounds in words.
and writing the sounds we hear.
Reading
 11:35am (M-Th) – We come in from lunch recess
We will read a story called Swimmy. It is about a
fish that teaches other fish to work together to avoid and would love to have a guest reader!
being eaten by bigger fish. We will work on the  12:15-1pm (M,T,Th) – Work Station – We could
comprehension skills of predicting and use help keeping our noise level down, staying on
comparing/contrasting. We will make beginning, task, and even someone to lead a station or two.
middle, and ending fish!  1-1:30pm on (MW) – Handwriting – We could use
Writing a couple volunteers to help us make sure we are
We will learn different patterns our poems can have taking our time and making letters correctly. It is
and also how we can use comparisons to convey nice to be able to break the kids up into small
feelings. groups and spread them amongst a few adults.
Math  2-2:40pm (M-Th) – Snack/Show & Tell/Play –
We will learn how to measure in feet and continue You are more than welcome to join us during this
to work on comparing numbers and counting coins. time too!
Science/Social Studies  QU Wedding – Thursday at 2pm!
We will continue learning about the 5 senses.
Special Notes Upcoming Events
QU Wedding
 Mar. 27 – Awards Assembly 12:30pm
Remember…our QU wedding will be taking
place on Thursday, March 28th at 2pm in the  Mar. 28 – Out-of-Uniform (Free!)
auditorium. There will be a little reception in QU Wedding 2pm
the cafeteria afterwards with refreshments.
 Mar. 29 – No School! Good Friday
If you signed up to help us out with supplies,
please keep an eye out for your confirmation  Apr. 1-5 – Spring Break! No School!
slip!

2. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

3. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

4. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!

5. Homework BINGO
See if you can get 3 BINGO’s this week by completing activities on the board.
* I know these activities are starting to seem repetitive but they are still skills we
are trying to master!