To: Parents of Kindergarteners, Otselic Valley Elementary

McGrath’s Memo

To: Parents of Kindergarteners, Otselic Valley Elementary From: Mrs. McGrath Re: Week of January 6, 2014 Date: January 10, 2014

Wow! 2014 is off to a great start in In math, we learned about flat shapes kindergarten! Our class came back this week: circle, triangle, rectangle, ready to learn! The class has been square, and hexagon. Did you know quietly walking in the hallways, that a square is a rectangle? It is a focused on our lessons, and showing special kind of rectangle, but it is one! terrific progress. How to help at home: rhyming, We started on unit of farms with counting, and naming beginning sounds information about animals that live on are all good practice. farms. Next week, we will learn about the crops grown on farms. We are Upcoming events breaking words into sounds, and No School Jan. 17 learning new sounds every day. We are No School – MLK Day Jan. 20 continuing to read and write short words. Your child should know the Specials sounds for a, c, d, f, g, h, i, m, n, o, p, Monday Art, Library, PE s, t, and z. The sight words are have Tuesday PE covered include: I, a, at, in, on, it, an, Wednesday Music and, am, and can. Your child should Thursday Art, Library, PE also be able to name all capital and lowercase letters. Friday No school

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