Ms. Picarelli

February's Newsletter

 

 

 

Picarelli’s Peanut Gazette

February 2010

 

 

February’s character word is Truthfulness. Please practice telling the truth. Have fun, see how truthful your family can be and play the secret game. One person whispers a secret in another’s ear. That person tells the next person and so on and so on. At the end of the line, that person tells everyone what the secret is and the person who began the secret can say what they said. Everyone can see how truthful everyone is.

 

Congratulations to Daniel for being selected as our No Put Downs character education winnerJJJ!

 

Have a loving monthJ.

 

 

UPCOMING Month

Phonics: Oo, Qq, Ss, Xx

Sight words: of, you, went, now, then

Language Arts: fiction/non-fiction, blending words

Writing: punctuation, spelling phonetically, using sight words spelled correctly

Math: measurement (length, height, weight, capacity), time/order

Science: living/nonliving, motion

Social Studies:

USA

, President’s Day,

Lincoln,

Washington

, monuments, then and now

 

 

HELP

We need your help. Please help your child learn your street address and phone number. Thank you!!!!!

 

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• 2/14 – Valentine’s DayJ
• 2/15 – NO SCHOOL! – President’s Day
•  Media Center – to be announcedJ

 

 

 THANK YOU!!!

• To all of you for helping make parent teacher conferences so successful.

 

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Please read with your child every day for 20 minutes.
• Please complete and return the letter page of the week.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

    Welcome back! We are happy that everyone had a fantastic break. It is so nice to see all the bright smiling faces and to get our daily hugs. There are many important events that are happening this month. Please mark your calendars. The most important event is Parent-Teacher Conferences. I will be sending home a letter scheduling a time for us to meet. Please sign the letter and return it as soon as possible. 

 

January Events

• 1/18 - No School - MLK Day
• 1/21 - Writing Fair entries due
•  1/25 through 1/29 - Parent-Teacher Conference Week
  •  Dismissal 12:20pm

 

Third Nine Weeks Parent Letter

Kindergarten Mathematics                Third Nine Weeks

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 3rd Nine Weeks Unit of study.

                   

Number and Operations

·         Count objects to 30

·         Models for numbers words 1 - 10

·         Write numerals 1 – 20 to label sets

·         Ordinal numbers 1^st – 10^th

·         Compare sets as equal to, more than, or less than

·         Estimate using 5 and 10 as benchmark

Geometry

• Recognize, compare and name 6 shapes (triangle, quadrilaterals- rectangle, square, circle, sphere, and cube)
• Combine basic figures to form other figures
• Observe and represent concrete objects in the environment using shapes
• Compare shapes and identify similarities and differences
• Identifies, creates, extends patterns

Money

• Identify coins by name and value (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
• Count out pennies to buy items up to 20 cents
• Make fair trades of pennies and nickels or pennies and dimes

Data

·         Pose information questions

·         Collect and organize data

·         Record using picture graphs and discuss

Measurement

·         Compare and order by length, capacity, height, and weight

·         Know the days of the week, the months, of the year, and the four seasons

·         Understand time as it relates to a daily schedule 

·         Order daily events 

·         Tell the time when daily events occur, such as morning, afternoon, and evening 

·         Know the name of the day of the week when weekly events occur in class

Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

• Pour the change from your purse or empty your pockets and have your child identify the coins and tell you how much each coin is worth.
• Ask your child to show you how many pennies it takes to make a nickel.
• Ask your child to show you how many pennies it takes to make a dime.

·         Discuss the time that events occur in your child’s schedule.  You can make a schedule with them and talk about what comes first, next and etc.

Sincerely,

     Ms. Picarelli

Our Class Schedule

Ms. Picarelli’s Class Schedule

7:15 – 8:05         Arrival, Morning Routines, Seatwork, Independent Reading

8:05 – 8:50         Specials/Restroom

8:50 – 9:45         Guided Reading/Literacy Centers/Snack

9:45 – 10:50       Language Arts/Phonics/Writing/Science/Social Studies                                         

10:50 – 12:10      Calendar Rap/Guided Math

12:10 – 12:31      Recess

12:31 – 1:10        Lunch/Restroom

1:10 – 1:30          Developmental Centers

1:30 – 2:10          Prepare for dismissal/Class Meeting/Story/Rest

2:10                    Dismissal

Welcome

Welcome to our class blog page. Ms. Daily and I are so glad to have you as a part of our family. This website is another way to keep us as connected as possible. Please continue to check your child's daily folder because that is our main source of communication. If you need to reach me during the day, you may contact me at  Katy.Picarelli@cobbk12.org.