This weekly classroom newsletter from Ms. Sinicropi provides highlights of the week's lessons in phonics, reading, writing, math, and science for her kindergarten class, along with suggested homework activities and upcoming events including a fundraiser and Count Day. Homework for the week includes practicing letter sounds and sight words, playing rhyming games, and retelling stories, to reinforce skills being learned in class.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 3, 2011
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Here are some activities that you and your child can
Phonics
We will read the story Annabelle Swift,
do at home that will give them practice with what we
Kindergartener about a young girl starting are learning at school. Feel free to move the activities
kindergarten and following the advice of her older around to different days if you wish.
sister, which wasn’t always helpful. We will work
on the comprehension skills we have been  Monday – Stretching the Words (see attached
learning about. sheet)
Reading  Tuesday – Practice writing the letters H and h
We will read the story Annabelle Swift, while saying their sound. Discuss difference
Kindergartener about a young girl starting between uppercase and lowercase. Make a
kindergarten and following the advice of her older list of things that start with the letter h.
sister, which wasn’t always helpful. We will work
 Wednesday – Play “The Ship is Loaded With
on the comprehension skills we have been
learning about. ______.” game. I would start by saying the
ship is loaded with things that rhyme with
Writing
We will learn what a matrix is and continue pop. If your child is good with rhyming
working on sorting, graphing, ordering #’s, and words then start with the ship is loaded with
shape attributes. things that start with the /l/ sound.
Math  Thursday – Retellings (see attached sheet)
We will learn what a matrix is and continue  Friday – Practice reading the pre-decodable
working on sorting, graphing, ordering #’s, and book School. The sight words we focused on
shape attributes. were see and is. Find those words in other
Science/Social Studies print materials.
We will read our Scholastic magazine about
pumpkins. Also, we will learn about where people Upcoming Events
live, like what type of home, if they live in the city
or country, and what a neighborhood is.
 Oct. 1 – PTO Little Caesar’s Fundraiser
Begins
Special Notes
 Oct. 5 – Count Day!! Please be here!!
Count Day Date Change
Please note the date change for Count Day to the  Oct. 7 – Friday Treat 25¢
right!
Coats
It is starting to get cooler out. Please make sure
your child has a coat or sweatshirt for those chilly
recesses in the morning.