Welcome back!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and winter break!  Welcome back into the 2nd semester of Kindergarten!  It's going by so quickly!  Isn't this weather crazy!  60 and rainy one day, icy the next!  Welcome to winter in Indiana!

There are a LOT of papers in your child's folder this week.  Please look them over, and let me know if you have any questions.

Yearbook order forms
Yearbook orders went home earlier this week.  If you want to purchase a yearbook, the order form and money are due back to school by January 26. 

January book it calendar
Book it calendars came home Tuesday.  Keep reading at home!

January snack calendar
The monthly snack calendar is below:

Week of January 16th--Lainey
Week of January 22nd--Reece
Week of January 29th--Braylen

Remember you can just send in a big box or 2 of something.  Please nothing that needs spoons or refrigeration!

movie night forms
Movie night forms are in folders today.  Movie night is Friday, January 19th.

Superkids
Tuesday we met our last Superkid!  We were very excited!  After we finish this unit, all the Superkids will join together to form the Superkids club, and we will learn about the club the rest of the year.  Here are some questions to prompt discussion at home today:

Who is the new Superkid? Hot Rod
What sound is at the beginning of his name? /h/
What does Hot Rod like to do? race cars, build racecars
What is his car's name? The Fast Cat

Winter Weather, Recess, and Snow Boots
Winter is finally here!  And with that, we see a lot of days of indoor recess due to extreme cold and/or a snow covered playground.  On the days that the temperature (windchill included) is 25 or above, we will be going out as long as the blacktop is free of snow and ice.  Luckily we have gotten to go out every day this week so far!  If your child wears snow boots to school, it is a good idea to send in a regular pair of tennis shoes to change into while at school.  This not only ensures they have proper shoes for PE on Tuesdays, but the boots can also be hard to walk in all day for some kiddos.  Thanks for your help with this.  

Sight Words
The sight words for this week are: see, look.  Please add these to your practice lists at home!  

January book order
The January Scholastic order went home today.  If you are interesteing in purchasing, the order deadline is January 26th.

homework
Just a friendly reminder to leave homework sheets in folders daily.  I do check the handwriting portion on the back each morning.  Also, please make sure to complete the fluency builder each Wednesday evening and return on Thursday so I can complete it with the students as well.  I was missing multiple this morning.  When the worksheet in the RED folder has a sentence to write, please have your child sound out the words and write the sentence.  Don't forget to remind them of the period at the end!

report cards
Tomorrow your child will bring home their report card for the 2nd 9 weeks of school.  Please look these over and let me know if you have any questions or concerns!  Keep up the great work at home!

3 day weekend
Have a great 3 day weekend this weekend!  Remember--no school on Monday due to MLK day.  See you Tuesday!