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Jan 15, 2020

Jan 6-10: *Last week, our Book of the Week was Snowmen at Night. Our students loved the humorous illustrations of the snowman activities! They learned about winter by completing different activities: investigating InstaSnow, playing a letter snow globe game, completing snowmen grid 10 activities, moving cottonballs with tweezers, creating winter pictures, etc. We also focused on the School-Wide Expectation-Listening the First Time Asked! *Math Fun: We focused on connecting numbers to quantities with “Counting Exercises” *Phonological Awareness: We started a new Letter Activity this week: Letter Z

Jan13-17: *This week, our Book of the Week is Snowballs. Some winter activities available for the students are building on “snow” in the blocks center, a “winter roll and write” game,

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investigating mystery touch capsules, a letter-sound snowball game, etc. We are reading a bunch of different books about winter and snow, too. We are focusing on the Listening the First Time Asked skill again, and our celebration will be a “snowball fight” in the gym! *Math Fun: We are focusing on the next number in a sequence with the Hot Chocolate game. *Phonological Awareness: Letter Activity: Letter R

Upcoming Dates: Fri, Jan 17: “First Time Asked”

Celebration Parades

Mon, Jan 20: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Wed, Feb 12: Valentine Card Exchange

Thurs & Fri, Feb 13 & 14: Parent Teacher Conferences (No school)

Mon, Feb 17: No School (Presidents Day)

Extra News:*Self-Help Skills: Now that the weather is cooler, we need your help teaching your child how to put on and zip his/her jacket! All children should be in a winter coat, mittens, and a hat at

I will be safe.

I will be kind. I will do my job, So I am ready to learn!

school. If you need extra warm clothes for your child, let me know!

*Snowman At-Home Activity: Don’t forget to help your child create & decorate a snowman! You can help him/ her draw one, glue items on paper, etc to make the snowman. Our students LOVE sharing their creations with their friends!

*Cold Family Activities: Do you know about the Illinois State Play Museum? It is a part of the IL State Museum designed specifically for children to explore and learn about science and history through play. It is a free place that is perfect for keeping little ones busy during cold, yucky weather! Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00a-4:00p

Sun 1:00 to 4:30p