Our 100th Day of School will be Wednesday, February 3, 2020. We will celebrate with lots of fun, hands-on activities and crafts.
101st Day of School!
Thursday, February 4th, we will celebrate the101st Day of School by dressing up like dalmatian puppies from 101 Dalmatians! Be creative, and have fun putting a puppy costume together! If your child chooses not to dress up, they must wear their school uniform.
Friday, February 14, 2020, the K5 classes will have a Valentine’s card exchange. If your child would like to bring in a card for his/her friends, please be sure to send in one for each person in the class. You may have your child write his/her name beside “from” and leave the “to” blank, or if your child wants to send out specific valentines, he/she may fill in the “to” blank. (Contact your child’s teacher for a list of specific names.) Here are the number of students in each class:WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN…
Bible - David and Goliath
Phonics - Identifying the sounds of the consonant digraphs ch, wh, th, ph and sh in given words.
Reading - Winter themed books integrated with Science and writing objectives.
Math - Greater than, less than and equal number symbols. Counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s. Counting by 2’s to 30.
Social Studies/Science- Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation of animals for the winter season.
February 11th-15th- Winter Break- NO SCHOOL
February 24th- end of 2nd Trimester
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN…
Bible - David and Goliath
Phonics - Identifying the sounds of the consonant digraphs ch, wh, th, ph and sh in given words.
Reading - Winter themed books integrated with Science and writing objectives.
Math - Greater than, less than and equal number symbols. Counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s. Counting by 2’s to 30.
Social Studies/Science- Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation of animals for the winter season.
Create Opportunities for Independence- By Dr. Robyn Silverman for KnowMore.tv
Encourage Progress, Process and Effort
It's easy to get into the habit of praising or rewarding your child's results. For example, "I'm so proud you got an A!" or "You get 10 dollars for every A on your report card." But when we do this, we put the focus on results rather than progress and improvement. Children can then feel like they must do whatever it takes to get the best grade -- even if it means turning to you for help or resorting to cheating. Instead, praise your children for the effort they put in, the work it took to get their grade or the improvement you see in their results because of their work ethic and persistence. When we reward our children for the action they take rather than the results they achieve, they are more likely to do it again and again -- and have faith in themselves.
