HOOT#18

Most of our parent-teacher conferences got buried in a blizzard. Thank you all for being willing to reschedule. I had a chance to meet with seven families and look forward to seeing everyone in the next week or so.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE RESCHEDULE TIMES
Thank you so much for considering these available times for your conferences. 

11:00-11:30  this Friday (Feb 5) ASHER

11:30-12:00  this Friday (Feb 5) AURORA​

1:00-1:30 this Friday (Feb 5) Angelina

1:30-2:00 this Friday (Feb 5) KARA​

2:00-2:30 this Friday (Feb 5) ANGELIQUE

    ​2:30-3:00 this Friday (Feb 5) BERNICE

3:00-3:30 Tuesday (Feb 9) QUINTIN

3:00-3:30 Thursday (Feb 11) AZALEA (Julian)

Homework:

Make every night a reading night! (Please use reading response sheets or the reading log -- on door pouch.) Read a story, poetry, a chapter book, a magazine every day for 15-20 minutes. 

Wednesday: play a game (dice game, card game, board game with family/friends) -- use your math skills!

LETTER OF THE WEEK (and continuing on to next week):
Dd 

D: (start upper left -- cross over) Slide, frog jump, swing

d: (start in tunnel straight up) swing, climb, slide, bump (remember NOT to lift up pencil)

Blends to practice this week at home: dr, tr

http://www.guruparents.com/support-files/preschool-letter-worksheet-dr-sound.pdf

Word family practice for home: 

https://www.myteachingstation.com/ed-word-family-match-letter-and-write-the-word-in-color

Sight word practice this week for home:

http://www.education.com/slideshow/kindergarten-sight-words/

Would like extra handwriting practice with tricky letter d? Get a "d" sheet in class! (Remember: first the dog, then the leash!)

http://www.themeasuredmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Lower-case-ds-of-all-sizes.pdf

EXPLORA is coming to TISA kinder, thanks to an amazing donation starting this week!

2/3 - Do animals play hide and seek/growing pains 

2/25 - Exciting Electricity/bodies in motion

3/7- Family Science Activities

3/28 - Beautiful Bubbles

4/4 - Forceful Magnets 

5/9 - Mirror Mirror on the wall 

Check them out here: http://www.explora.us/en/ and here: https://www.facebook.com/ExploraScienceCenter