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PBIS Corner: Congratulations! Students earned a "Rodeo" afternoon for keeping "Saddled-up!" We enjoyed various rodeo styled activities! Saddle-Up, Keep it Up, until we "ride into summer."

June Birthdays- were celebrated as half birthdays :)

Encore Rotation
Mrs. Nygaard
Day 1- Art, Days 2 & 4- Music & Gym (Mondays and Wednesday), Day- 3 Guidance/STEM, Day 5- Library

Mrs. Rossetti
Day 1- Guidance/STEM, Days 2 & 4 (Mondays and Wednesday)- Gym & Music, Day 3- Library, Day 5- Art

Alternate Lunches are as follows:
Mondays: Chicken Patty, Tuesdays: Hot Dog, Wednesday: Hamburger, Thursdays: Corndog. Turkey Sandwiches are available Monday through Friday. Students still have the fruit/vegetable, etc. with the Alternate or Sandwich Choices.

Friday, January 29, 2016

15 Ways to Say "I Love You" to Your Child

Valentine's Day is coming soon.  Here are some ways you can say, "I Love You!"
1. Always remember to kiss your child good-morning, good-bye, hello & good night.
2. Laugh at your child's jokes even though they make you question his/her sense of humor.
3. Use your time in the car for special activities, i.e., play rhyming games, sing songs or just TALK.
4. Make reading to your child a part of every day.
5. Send a card to your child at our school.  They'll feel like a celebrity.  Our address is 2701 Robin Lane, Wausau, WI 54401.
6. Take a cuddle break everyday for at least 10 minutes.
7.   Take your child to your office (or place of work) to visit.  Make sure you have family   pictures displayed.
8.   Take your child out on a "date." Let them choose the restaurant or movie.
9.   Make cookies together.
10. Praise your child when he/she is and isn't within earshot.
11. Always ask your child what kind of day they had...and LISTEN.
12. Let your child choose the menus once a week.
13. Ask your child's teacher about some of the activities they do in the classroom and do them at home.
14. Make positive statements to your child rather than negative.  Exchange "Don't throw the blocks" to "Let's make a tower with these blocks."
15. You can never say "I LOVE YOU" too much to your child.  Add it to every hello or good-bye and sprinkle it in, every chance you get!



In Kindergarten...



In kindergarten, we talk about why we keep practicing reading and our math skills.  The students know this is so we can get better at it.  Here are some of the skills Kindergartners CAN DO to this point:
* Blend letter sounds together to read (decodable) words. These would include the words in their fluency folders.
* Read some or all of the Superkids' sheets and books they bring home.
* Write words by saying it slowly and writing the sounds. (Some words may not be spelled correctly but as they hear the sounds).
* Add numbers equally up to 5, fluently (fairly quickly).
* Subtract numbers from up to 5, fluently.
* Orally count to 30, and probably beyond.
* Write numbers to 20.