March Newsletter
- 1. Crossroads Charter Academy Big Rapids, MI March 12, 2012 Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News This Week’s Highlights Homework Here are some activities that you and your child can Phonics We will learn about the letter Jj and the sound it do at home that will give them practice with what we makes. We will continue to work on producing are learning at school. Feel free to move the activities words that begin with a certain sound, around to different days if you wish. recognizing specific sounds in words, and identifying the middle sound heard in words. Monday – Practice making tallies. Give your child Reading a number from 1-20 and guide them in making We will end our unit called Red, White, and Blue tallies and then checking their amount, counting with a story called The American Wei. We will by 5’s. work on the comprehension strategies of making Tuesday – Practice writing the letters J and j while connections and drawing conclusions. saying their sound. Discuss difference between Writing uppercase and lowercase. Think of as many We will learn how to compare and contrast things things as you can that begin with the /j/ sound. in our poetry. Wednesday – Guess & Check (see attached sheet) Math Thursday – Practice identifying and ordering We will learn how to divide by sharing and numbers 0-30. Also, practice counting to at least continue to work on the concepts of nickels, ABC 130 or higher! patterns, and comparing numbers. Friday – Practice reading Open Court Decodable Science/Social Studies #6 Sad Dot. It can count towards many incentives We will start learning about our 5 senses! this month! - If you notice your child having difficulty with any of these activities, please keep practicing them at home. It will help them greatly in mastering that skill quicker. Special Notes Upcoming Events Mar. 5-16 – Open Enrollment Begins & We will need more snack soon! Continues Until the 16th We will graciously accept any healthy snack donations so we can make sure that those Mar. 23 – Short Story Due that come without one do not have to go 2nd Grade Musical 7pm without! Friday Treat 50¢ Mar. 27 – Parent University 5-7:45pm Mar. 28 – Blood Drive @ HS 10:30-4:30pm