We will celebrate the 100th day of school on Friday, January 31st. 

• To celebrate the hundredth day, we would love the kids to dress up like they are 100 years old. Here are some ideas to help you start planning your outfit for our special day.

  • • Girls: printed skirts, pearls, eyeglasses, sweaters, wigs or curled hair style, gray hair, knee high stockings, large purses, scarves, canes, etc…

    • Boys: button down or flannel shirts, suspenders, ties, hats, eyeglasses, canes, etc…

• We are doing a combined Sign Up Genius for our 100th Day and Valentine’s Celebration. 

  • • If you would like to sign up to send in items, please click here to view the Sign Up Genius. 

    • When you sign up, please type your child's name & their teacher's name in the comment section.

    • Please send these items by Monday, January 27th. (With the exception of the sugar cookies, there is a different date noted for them).  

    • Thank you for making our celebrations possible. We appreciate your donations!

*If your child has an allergy and can't eat the items on the Sign Up Genius, please reach out to your child's teacher to let them know what items.  You are welcome to send in alternate items.*

• We are having a parade on the 100th day of school and would love for you to join us!  

  • • To expedite your check in process, please RSVP via this link if you plan to attend. 

    • The parade will take place from approximately 8:00 - 8:15. 

    • There will be a designated parent watching area by the cafeteria.  

    • We hope you can come!

• January 29: PTA General Meeting @ 5:30

• January 30: Class Pictures

• January 31: 100th Day Celebration; 100th Day Parade @ 8:00

• February 5: Northwest Reads

• February 14: Valentine's Party Day from 1:15 - 2:00

• February 17: No School

• February 28: PTA Dance

Set aside some time to gather as a family and check in with each other. Ask each family member, “How are you feeling today?” Practice Honesty when responding and listen carefully as each family member shares. Use the emotion check-in questions to learn more. Challenge yourselves to check in with each other on a regular basis! Let people know you are Grateful for their willingness to share.

Emotion Check-In Questions at Home:

• Tell me more about that feeling.

• Why do you think you are feeling that emotion?

• What do you need right now?

We will review all the sight words we have learned so far. 

Click this link to see our Sight Word Page for more information about sight words in Kindergarten.

Phonics

We will study the letter Zz and the sound it makes. 

Reader's Workshop

We will use all we know about sounds to help us read.  We will pay close attention to beginning and ending sounds, and chunks we know in order to help us have stronger sound power when reading. 

Writer's Workshop

We will learn to add pictures and diagrams to our “How-To” writing.

Math Workshop

We will learn how to use a pan balance to show addition. 

Science

We will learn about important scientists and how they made a contribution to the world.