This weekly classroom newsletter provides highlights of the learning in Ms. Sinicropi's class, including phonics, reading, writing, math, and science/social studies lessons. It also includes homework assignments for each day of the week to reinforce skills practiced in class and lists upcoming classroom and school events.

1. LEARNING
Crossroads Charter
Academy
IS FUN!
Big Rapids, MI
September 12, 2011
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Here are some activities that you and your child can
Phonics
do at home that will give them practice with what we
We learned about the letter Ll and the sound
are learning at school. Feel free to move the activities
it makes. We also worked on distinguishing
around to different days if you wish.
between same and different sounds and
consonants and vowels.  Monday – Practice identifying a circle,
Reading square, rectangle, and triangle and finding
We will read the story Look Out things around the house or out in the
Kindergarten, here I come! and work on the community that are those shapes.
comprehension strategies of previewing,  Tuesday – Practice writing the letters L and l,
tracking, visualizing, accessing background
while saying their sound. Discuss difference
knowledge, and thinking aloud.
between uppercase and lowercase.
Writing  Wednesday – Practice reading a story by
We will learn about how we act during
“reading” the pictures. We have discussed
writing workshop and what we do during
this is what we can do when we don’t know
that time.
the words yet.
Math  Thursday – Have your child practice writing
We will learn about pattern block designs,
their name and tying shoes.
pictographs, and linking cubes.
 Friday – Counting the House (see attached
Science/Social Studies sheet)
We will read our Scholastic magazine title All
About Me and make our own All About Me
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Classroom Website
I encourage you to check out our classroom  Sept. 15 – PTO Meeting 6pm in Library
website/blog if you haven’t already. Not
only is there a lot of helpful information for  Sept. 16 – Out-of-Uniform Day $1
parents, but there are links to educational
games for the kids as well. When we take  Sept. 19 – Book Orders Due
part in special events, such as field trips,
parties, etc., that is where I will post pictures  Sept. 28 - Klackle Orchards Field Trip
from them. The kids LOVE to see them!