Craig’s Corner 

WOW!  Autumn Hupp must really want me to get a pie in the face!  She brought in a huge donation just to make sure it happened.  Thanks Autumn for bringing in all your loose change.  I’m sure the kids at Children’s Hospital are really grateful too.

 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already sent in a costume for your child’s part in the Career Program.  If you haven’t gotten a costume yet, please try to do so this weekend.  It would be really helpful to your child if he/she could practice with a costume and/or prop.

 Our Valentine Party will be on Friday, February 12^th.  Don’t forget to take time this weekend to make your Valentine box.  Please don’t bring them to school until Wednesday or Thursday, as we have no place to store them.  When you are helping the children with their Valentines, please only have them sign their name.  This will make the cards so much easier to deliver.  Everyone is welcome for the party, and it will begin at 2:15p.m.  We are really looking forward to a great time.

We are really concentrating on our writing!  Hopefully you noticed the ice cream paper that came home yesterday.  By the end of kindergarten every child will need to be able to write a paragraph.  PLEASE DON’T PANIC!!  It can be a really simple paragraph with just 3 sentences about a specific topic.  For example, the following 3 sentences would be an acceptable paragraph for your kindergarten student:

                      I have a dog.  He is big.  I love my dog.

Keep this skill in mind when you have a minute to sit down and work together.  Give your child an idea and have him/her write down three or four sentences.  Happy Writing!!

We read the story Katy No Pockets, and we have been keeping track of how many pockets we have in the whole class.  We have also been reviewing our shapes and playing a game with them too.  We read the story, The Shape of Things and talked about how we could change them by using the language from the story.  We found out that a circle is a circle until you add numbers and hands, and then it’s a clock.  We also learned that a triangle is just a triangle until you add a zipper and a flap, and then it’s a tent.

Next week is going to be a busy week. We will be celebrating Lincoln’s Birthday and Valentines Day.  Wow, that’s a lot of celebrating, along with our learning.  We are continuing to add new skills to our progress reports, almost on a daily basis.  We are getting ready for our conferences, which are later in February.   Letters are coming home tonight.

I’m making a list and checking it twice 

If everyone could count to 100,

Oh wouldn’t that be nice!

 The 100^th Day of School is coming up and I have a certificate and small surprise for anyone who can count to 100 all by themselves.  Please take time over the next week to practice.

 YIKES!  The January results are in for the class with the best attendance and we were not even in the running.  Please try to make sure your child is in school every day.  Have a great weekend!

                                                            Mrs. Craig

Dates To Remember:

Feb.  8^th          Last day to turn in Have A Heart Money (if everyone brings in a dollar –      I get a whipped cream pie in my face YIKES!!

Feb. 10^th                        CAREER PROGRAM AT 1:00 P.M.

Feb. 15^th                         No School

Feb. 16^th                         Skating Party

Feb. 23^rd                         Delayed Start – School begins at 10:45 a.m

Feb. 24^th & 25^th                Conferences

Feb. 25^th                         Pizza/Cookie Dough Pick-Up