It has been our experience that daylight savings time can be a challenging transition for our young students. The time change can really affect a child’s attention span, appetite, and overall mood.
There are several things you can do now to help:
Gradually set bedtime a little earlier each night (15 min a night works well)
Gradually wake them up a little earlier each morning (15 min a morning also)
Dim lights and turn off electronics 30-60 minutes before bedtime
In the morning, give them light (turn on lights, open blinds, enjoy breakfast outside, go for a sunrise walk)
Stick with a bedtime routine (warm bath, read a book together, lights out)
Be patient (Understand that time change can change their overall mood; they can be grumpy, easily frustrated, and challenging)
Take care of yourself, get plenty of sleep. If you are tired, you will be sluggish, irritable, and cranky too.
Friday February 25-short day schedule and $1 Dress Down Day
Reminders:
We are learning new power words at a much quicker pace now. They need to be reinforced at home to improve fluency!! Please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday. You can also use a sticky notes and put power words anywhere your student will see and read them often!
To find the unit overviews with new power words, sound spellings, and vocabulary click on the wonders tab
Your student needs a water bottle daily
Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:
Big Idea for Unit 7: “What are different kinds of animals?”
Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read fictional and informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “How do you take care of different kinds of pets?”
New High Frequency Words: of, they
Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Gg, Ww
Vocabulary: train, compared, depend, responsibility, social
Math: Lesson 26 “Understand teen numbers” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
Monday, February 14 Valentine’s Day Party-for more info see previous post
Monday, February 21- NO SCHOOL (President’s Day)
Tuesday, February 22- “Two’s Day” 2/22/22 (How cool is that!)
Friday February 25- $1 Dress Down Day
Reminders:
Tuesday: Library books are due! Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:
Big Idea for Unit 7: “What are different kinds of animals?”
To access all unit overviews select the Wonders tab
Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “How are some animals alike and how are they different?”
New High Frequency Words: for, have
Phonics: blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Uu
Math: Lesson 25 “Word problems with both addends unknown” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
Tuesday, February 22- “Two’s Day” 2/22/22 (How cool is that!)
Friday February 25- $1 Dress Down Day
**UPDATE to the Valentine’s Day Party:
Administration notified us this week that we can bring treats for valentines! So if you and your student choose you may bring store bought, individually wrapped treats to pass out as valentines. However, treats may NOT contain peanuts/tree nuts.
Morning class has 22 students.
Afternoon class has 20 students.
We do NOT need volunteers for our party.
Your student does NOT need to bring a box for collecting valentines. We will be decorating bags to collect valentines
If your student brings valentines to share they should bring one for EVERYONE in the class. If they want to hand out valentines to only a select few, during class is NOT the time to do that.
Only write who the Valentine is FROM. Do NOT address Valentine’s to each student (this will help the students distribute their Valentine’s in a more orderly manner).
Reminders:
Tuesday: Library books are due! Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:
Big Idea for Unit 6: “How do weather and seasons affect us?”
Comprehension strategy: “Visualize” We will read a fictional story and an informational text to go along with this week’s theme “How can you stay safe in bad weather?”
New High Frequency Words: Review-my, are, he, with, is, little, she, was
Phonics:blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Review-Hh, Ee, Ff, Rr, Bb, Ll, Kk, ck
Math: Lesson 24 “Addition and Subtraction word problems to 10” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
Math: Lesson 23 “Subtract within 10” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
Wednesday/Thursday, February 2nd-3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences. Wednesday, February 2nd is a short day for all Quest students. Thursday, February 3rd half day kindergarten will have NO SCHOOL while all other Quest students will have a short day. Click HERE to sign up for PTC
Friday, February 4th NO SCHOOL
Monday, February 14th Valentine’s Day Party
Reminders:
Tuesday: Library books are due! Send take-home folders to school and review contents of folder when returned.
Friday: Short day and $1 Dress Down Day
Label student belongings. This includes coats, jackets, gloves, water bottles, etc.
To reinforce high frequency words, phonics and fluent reading, please keep reading decodable stories that are sent home each Tuesday.
Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:
Big Idea for Unit 6: “How do weather and seasons affect us?”
Comprehension strategy: “Visualize” We will read a fictional text and various poems to go along with this week’s theme “How are the seasons different?”
New High Frequency Words: “little” & “is”
Phonics:blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Bb, Ll
Vocabulary: weather, seasons, spot, migrate, active
Math: Lesson 22 “Find the missing part of 10” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
Stores are now stocked and ready for Valentine’s Day. To help you properly prepare for our class celebrations, here are the Quest guidelines in regards to Valentine’s:
“Per Quest’s wellness policy, all food in the classroom must be pre-approved. Furthermore, parental permission is also required for students to consume food during class parties. Due to this policy—as in years past—student Valentines cannot contain edible items. Suggestions for nonfood Valentines include pencils, erasers, bubbles, stickers, etc. Please note that such items, including Valentine cards, are in no way required.”
Other details regarding the Valentines celebration:
Morning class has 23 students.
Afternoon class has 20 students.
We do NOT need volunteers for our party.
Your student does NOT need to bring a box for collecting valentines.
If your student brings valentines to share they should bring one for EVERYONE in the class. If they want to hand out valentines to only a select few, during class is NOT the time to do that.
Wednesday/Thursday, February 2nd-3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences. Spots are filling up quickly, please sign up NOW. Our PTC schedule in half day kindergarten is slightly different than the rest of the school. Wednesday, February 2nd will be a short day schedule for all Quest students. Thursday, February 3rd half day kindergarten will have NO SCHOOL while all other Quest students will have a short day. Click HERE to sign up for PTC
Friday, February 4th NO SCHOOL for all students.
Weekly Reminders:
Friday: Short day. Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants).
Label student belongings. This includes coats, jackets, gloves, water bottles, etc.
Here’s a quick overview of new things we will learn this week:
Big Idea for Unit 5: “What kinds of things can you find growing in nature?”
Comprehension strategy: “Reread” We will read informational texts to go along with this week’s theme “What kinds of things grow on a farm?”
New High Frequency Words: “with” & “he”
Phonics:blend and segment sounds in CVC words. New sounds/spellings: Ff, Rr
Vocabulary: fresh, delicious, beneath, raise, special
Math: Lesson 21 “Add within 10” and continue working on math pathways. Students have time to work on our math power standards at their own pace during math pathways time.
