January News

 Monday, January 24, 2022

Dear PreK Families, 

Please welcome our new student Mason and his family to WRS!  One of our former students, Rhys, and her family moved to another town and she is attending a new school. 

We started off the new year learning about snow and winter. And it has been nice and snowy so that we can enjoy the snow. When it has been warm enough we have played outside in the snow piles. We also brought snow into the classroom and used it in our snow table. We read any books about snow including: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day by Komako Sakai, Snow by Marion Dane Bauer, The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler, Snowflake Bently by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Ten in the Sled by Kim Norman, White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tressalt, and All You Need for a Snowman by Barbara Lavellee.

Currently, we are working on an author study of Jan Brett books and also learning about animals in winter. 

This month, students who are 4 have been working on the proper formation of numbers 1-10 in their own number writing books. Next, we will make number books to show collections of items for the numbers 1-10. We have also been having number talks about 3- 4 times a week. In our number talks, we have been working on subitizing the numbers 1-5. Subitizing is recognizing a set instantly without counting all of the items. This skill is necessary for early math skills and continues to be an important skill throughout life.  This would be an easy activity to do at home too. You can identify a set of chairs at the table, a group of cars on the carpet, socks on the bed and so on. Or you could ask your child to make collections for numbers 1-10. Tiny Polka Dot is also a fun game available on Amazon. We have a set in the classroom that the students have begun using. 

We will have a Valentine’s Day party with a card exchange on 2/11. Please do not send in candy. Since many children are just learning to write their own names, this is a good way to practice this skill by signing their own cards. Students do not need to write classmates’ names on the cards that they are giving, that can be blank. We have 14 students in class. 

You will see a Scholastic Book Club order form in your child’s bag. We are doing another book order. You can fill out the sheet and send in a check or you can visit their website and order form there. Just be in mind, there have been lots of delays in receiving orders. You can choose to have your books shipped to your home or delivered to me with our class order. 

With a $25 order, you can pick a FREE $5 Book (use code: READS).

 

Class Order Due Date: 02/01/22

 

Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/K3677

Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/prek

All orders also earn FREE Books for our class.

We have many birthdays in this second part of the year. If you would like to send in birthday treats for your child you may. All treats should be should be from a store/bakery and prepackaged. We cannot have homemeade treats at this time.

 

Thank you for being so flexible with all of the new health guidelines. Please take time to check your child’s masks, sometimes they get stretched out and do not fit well over the mouth and nose.  Thank you for your support!

 

Amy 

IMPORTANT DATES 

2/11 Valentine’s Day Card Exchange

2/14-2/18 No School: February Break

3/1 No School: Teacher In-Service

3/18 No PreK: ECP In-Service

3/24 Early Dismissal: PTC
3/25 No School: PTC