Flanagan Forum

Thank you so much for all of the school supplies that you wonderful kindergarten families sent in last week. We are once again ready to work, craft, and create! Thank you also for the sweet Valentine gifts. I am continually amazed and humbled by the generous and thoughtful things you do for me. Love and thanks to you all!
This week we will continue our study of presidents and American Symbols. We will practice sorting money by size, color, and value, and will play ‘store’ in the housekeeping center to strengthen our money skills.

We are already preparing for our field trip to Stuffington Bear Factory on March 5th. The cost of the field trip is $12 per student. (Please see attached note.) If you have already paid for all field trips through tax credit donation please disregard this notice.

The Flanagan Forum will now be posted weekly on our class blog at growinginkindergarden.blogspot.com. If this online version works well I may discontinue the hard copy (paper) sent home each Monday to save trees. Just trying to do my part!

Skills Of The Week
Math:
the number 20, addition, counting by 5’s and 2’s,
even and odd numbers, less than/greater than, money
Reading:
cvc words, real/nonsense words,
short sentences using cvc words and sight words,
the sight word “that”
Social Studies: President’s Day and American Symbols

Sight Words
the, yes, no, of, and, a, to, is, it, in, you, said, have, are, they, with

Upcoming Dates
Wed., Feb. 18th—Early Dismissal 10:30-12:00
Thurs.,March 5th—Field Trip to Stuffington Bear Factory
Fri., March 13th—Early Dismissal 10:30-12:00
March 16-20th—Spring Break No School
You are always welcome to contact me at:
lynn@flanman.net
Or
Lynn_Flanagan@gilbert.k12.az.us

The Flanagan Forum
February 2nd, 2008
This Thursday is our field trip to the Childsplay performance of “Busy Town” in Tempe. Our class will meet in our classroom at 8:15 on this day. Please send a sack lunch and drink with your child. We will return around 12:30pm. Please meet your child in front of the school (by the flagpole) at this time.
This week the kindergartners will finish their fabric unit by sewing quilt squares. This has been a fun and educational science unit and I look forward to our field trip to Stuffington Bear Factory in March as a culmination of fabric.
We will have visits from several parents this week who will speak about their job in the community. Let me know if you would like to set up a time to visit with our class about your career.
Our Valentine’s Day party will be held on Friday, February 13th at 1:30pm. All are welcome to join us. If your child would like to pass out Valentine cards we ask that each child sign his/her name on the cards but leave the envelopes blank. This makes it much easier to pass out the cards in the Valentine holders. There are 23 children in our class.
Happy Groundhog Day! Ask your child if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.

Skills Of The Week
Number: 18, addition, counting by 5’s and 2’s
Sight word:

Sight Word Bank
the, yes, no, of, and, a, to, is, it, in, you, said, have, are, they, with

Upcoming Dates
Thursday, February 5th—Field Trip to Childsplay Performance
8:15-12:30
Monday, Feb.16th-President’s Day No School
Wed, Feb. 18th—Early Dismissal 10:30-12:00
March 5th—Field Trip to Stuffington Bear Factory
You are always welcome to contact me at:
lynn@flanman.net
Or
Lynn_Flanagan@gilbert.k12.az.us

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Growing in kindergarden.blogspot.com