Welcome back!  We had a busy first week of January in Room 159.  With the changing temperatures, we have started to discuss the temperature daily, using a demonstration classroom thermometer.  Friday has been the most interesting day to date, we started the day with 9C, it was 1C at lunch and at dismissal we were at -4C.   Just a reminder to please label mittens, gloves and hats that your child wears to school.  We have been using the Kindergarten dryer to dry wet items between outdoor play periods, when time permits, and it makes sorting out similar items much easier.  It also helps us to get everything back to the correct owner.  Thanks in advance!
     The children completed a sheet titled, "Holiday Memories" on Monday.  They drew and wrote about something they remembered about their holidays.  This great writing and drawing task is displayed on the bulletin board in the hall.  Have a look the next time you visit the school.  The students also completed their January calendar.  The Junior Kindergarten students are practising their numbers to 20 and the SK students are completing the entire calendar and adding important classroom dates.  For this  month's calendar, Miss Santiago took pictures of the children and assisted them making snow globes.  The results are fantastic!  These are definitely keepsakes beyond the month of January!
     During our large group time, we introduced counting by 10's and played a circle game where each child in the circle continued the counting from 10-100.  The child who says 100 has to sit down until we are left with only 2 students to complete the counting.  We also played a game called "I have, who has?"  Each student has a card with 2 sight words.  They listen for the sight word on their card and then proceeds with, "I have, who has-and reads a new sight word."  It is a great reading and listening game.  We will also play this game with numbers as we continue to practise our numbers from 1-30.
     In the gym this week, the children played Follow the Leader (being animals), Great Wall of China and Going on a Bear Hunt.  The children also explored Going on a Bear Hunt in music class.  During computer lab, the students continued to explore Bookflix-people and places.
     Reminders:

• Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, January 17.  You may now complete your order and make your payment on-line at the Scholastic website.  You may continue to complete the order form and submit the order form and payment directly to the classroom.
• Friday, January 19 is a PA Day and there is no school.  Snuggle Up books will be exchanged on Thursday.  Please return your Sound Review books on Wednesday, so we have time to add the new sheets.  Poetry books will be sent home for the long weekend.  Enjoy!

This Week:
Monday-Library (A), Computers (B)
Tuesday-Snuggle Up books exchanged
Wednesday-Computers (A), Library (B)
                    Return your Sound Review books
                    Scholastic Book orders due
Thursday-Snuggle Up books exchanged
Friday-PA Day, No School