Mrs.Martin’s Classroom Newsletter
November5, 2012
Thank you to all families who donateditems for our Halloween Party. The students enjoyed the treats and we hadenough to enjoy treats on Thursday and Friday. I would also like to thank allfamily members who joined us for the party and helped with students gettingdressed and dispersing treats. Without your support, the students would nothave experienced such a wonderful day.
Reminders:
Outerwear: Coldweather is here. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for theweather. This includes a hat, winter coat and warm gloves/mittens. It isimportant that all items are labeled with your child’s name to ensure it can bereturned if an item gets misplaced.
Footwear – 2nd pair of shoes/bootsrequired: It is important that your child has a 2ndpair of shoes/boots for outside to help keep our classroom clean of mud andsnow. This keeps our classroom safe for students.
Important Dates:
November21 No School for students
November22-26 Thanksgiving Break
In the classroom:
Wemade “slime” last week. We are using the “slime” to practice with letter/numberformation. Ask your child about it.
Phonics:We are continuing to progress with the alphabet and numbers. This week we willbe focusing on the formation and sound of letter Hh, review letterformation/sound of letters A-G. Daily we go through all 26 letters/sounds butthe focus is on one letter per week with goal of mastery of the letter.
Math:We are focusing on #9 this week. We continue to work on number – quantitycorrespondence and we have been learning patterns (AB, ABB, ABC). In addition,we are practicing our counting skills and various tricks with counting(counting by tens).
Overthe next two weeks, I will be testing your child for various concepts forreport cards. Many students have made a great deal of growth and I was able todiscuss your child’s growth at conferences. It is exciting to see how much theyare learning.
Pleasecontact me with any concerns you may have.
Mrs.Barb Martin
[email protected]
810-667-2442ext. 4125