We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 14th. We will be having treats this day (an ice cream treat), parents gave permission for kindergarteners to have these foods at the beginning of the school year. If anything has changed with your child’s food needs contact me and we can update your preferences.

Students can bring a store-bought treat/candy for their peers on Valentine’s Day. These Valentine’s Day treats will be sent home to be consumed under parental supervision. Please complete the following form to indicate if you give permission or not for your child to receive Valentine’s Day treats from other students and to participate in our class party. Valentine Party Permission and Treat Acceptance Form

Valentine’s Helpful Hints:
1- We have 22 students in our class.
2- Only write who the Valentine is FROM. Do NOT address Valentine’s to each student (this will help the students distribute their Valentines more orderly).
3- We will be making Valentine’s bags (and providing the supplies to do so) in class for the students to collect their Valentine’s. No need to make a Valentine’s box this year.

We are now beginning Unit 6 in Language Arts. Here are the power (sight) words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. Note: We are learning two letters and two power words each week (instead of one letter and one word each week). Your support and encouragement at home will be beneficial as we increase the learning rate.

In math, we are adding and subtracting. We are learning to be watchful for the + and – signs. We are also practicing our math fact fluency. We have started with +0 and -0 within 10. We have been counting the days we are in school and looking forward to celebrating our 100th day of Kindergarten on February 9.

In science and STEM, we are comparing weather patterns throughout the year. We are answering fun questions related to seasons. For example, we discovered which season our birthday occurs in and we will explore why birds lay eggs in the spring.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, January 31 and Thursday, February 1.  Please note: These will be early out days (1:10pm) and there will be no school on Friday (February 2).

Your child has a special presentation to share with you. Please select the date and time that is most convenient for you and your child to attend together. There are enough appointments available if a child needs more time slots to accommodate parent/guardian situations. To schedule your appointment, click on the following link: Conference Sign Up Form

Upcoming Events:

• January 12– 2nd Term Ends- Report Cards available online in Aspire
• January 15– No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Wednesday-Thursday, January 31-February 1: Parent Teacher Conferences and Early Out 1:00 pm
• Friday, February 2: NO SCHOOL

We are currently working on Unit 5 in Language Arts. Here are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during this unit. We are continuing to work on handwriting and blending sounds to read words. We are reading decodable passages, watch for the passages in the student take home folders and invite your child to read to you.

In math, we are adding and subtracting. We are learning to be watchful for the + and – signs. One of our standards is to fluently add and subtract within 5 (answers that are 5 or less). You can help us achieve this goal by practicing these math facts with us. Click here for flashcards you can print at home: Adding/Subtracting Flashcards.

We continue to work on our individual math pathways (on Nearpod). We enjoy celebrating as each child masters a standard. Hearing the class chimes ring and seeing the smiles of delight are some of our favorite moments.

Finally, in science we will begin our Seasons unit. We will discuss what to wear for different types of weather and explore the season cycles.

Quest families,

This is a friendly reminder that our Sibling Lottery will be pulled JANUARY 9 by 12:00 pm.

If you have an incoming sibling of a current student, they must be enrolled in the lottery to be eligible for acceptance. Please follow this LINK, or go to our website under ENROLLMENT to enroll.  

When filling out the enrollment application, please verify that you have completed the Sibling Preference section in its entirety in order for your student to be eligible for the sibling lottery. (See snapshot).

You will be notified via email of your child’s acceptance into the school, the next steps in the registration process, and what timeline you will need to follow in order to secure your child’s position at Quest.
Thank you!