February Newsletter

February is upon us and we will soon wrap up our Ocean theme. We will change our focus this month to the topics of Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and Friendship. We will also continue to discuss "Healthy Habits" this month.

We have completed our study of letters Jj, Hh, and Kk, and we will move on to learn about the names and sounds of Gg, Ff, and Bb. I encourage you to review all letters studied at home with your child. Ask them often, "What letter is this?", "What sound does it make?". I will soon be testing them in this area for our second report card.

We will continue working with numbers 1-5 during this short month. Children are continuing to count, create sets, show a number in two parts (2 fingers on one hand and 3 fingers on another is a way of making 5, and so is 4 fingers on one hand and 1 finger on the other ... you get the idea!), and recognize at a glance and name arrangements of 1-6 objects or dots (play dice games for practise!). As well, practise counting to 50 with your child. Often children have trouble making the transition to the numbers 20, 30, 40, and 50. We will continue to practise printing numbers 1-5.

Many children are beginning to receive their birthday certificate and telephone number certificate as a reward for memorizing this information. If your child does not soon bring this item home, it will be because he/she does not yet know this information and will need extra practise at home. Knowing this is also a part of our second term report card.

We are continuing to learn to tie shoe laces in our classroom. Each child who learns to tie his/her shoes before the end of June earns a shoe tying certificate and a trip to our classroom treasure box! If you could spend a little time at home practising this skill too, that would be great!!!

VALENTINES PARTY

Our Valentine's party will take place on Friday, February 12th. Students may bring Valentine cards beginning Wednesday, February 10th to exchange with their classmates, if they wish. Party munchies will be provided and served in the morning for snack! I have attached a list of the children's first names in the classroom to the hard copy of our newsletter. This should help you when filling out Valentines!

WINTER BREAK

There will be no school for Kindergarten from Monday, February 15th, to Friday, February 19th, inclusive. Our first day back after the break is Tuesday,
February 23rd.

Have a great break! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lippai