2-13-22 Update
Mrs. Schmidt’s Weekly Update
Yellow Folder: Please check this folder each night, empty it, and have your child bring this folder to school everyday!
Winter Gear: Please dress for the weather - snowpants, boots, hat, mittens/gloves, extra mittens/gloves, extra socks, shoes so students can change out of their boots, and extra pants in case pants get wet outside on the playground! Thank you for your help!
Homework/Reading Calendars: Please remember that the homework/reading calendar is recommended, not required, and is to help make school-home connections.
Chromebooks: Chromebooks were sent home with students for the first time on Friday! We have been using Lexia-Core Five (Reading Program), GrapeSEED (Phonics Program) and just started HappyNumbers (Math Program)! Please follow the guidelines that were sent home via yellow folder and in an email. Also, please return on Monday and each day fully charged. Thank you for your help!
Upcoming Events:
2-23-22 - Late Start
3-2-22 - Late Start
3-4-22 - Half Day - End of Trimester 2 - Dismissal is at 12:00 for Y5
Conferences: Young Fives will be holding conferences at the end of February/beginning of March. Here is the link to sign up: Spring Conference Schedule Link
The Y5/K Roundup is only for new families entering the district. Since your child is already enrolled in Y5, you do not need to attend roundup this year.
Update - Guest Readers are being postponed and may be scheduled later this year when the weather gets warmer so we can hold them outside in the courtyard. Thank you for understanding!
Valentine's Day at Lincoln School
February 14 is quickly approaching and of course, things this year will continue to be a little different. Our plan is to hold off on the candy and packaged Valentines, and below are details for the week.
During the week of February 14 - 17, our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love." Love means that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships.
Classes will have activities and lessons in their morning meetings that will take the place of the traditional card exchange and parties. No need to send anything in from home, we will handle it all in-house.
If you want to look ahead at family activities and connections for that week, remember you can access the P2 for Families at https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/ The password is P2.
Young Fives will be making Valentine cards for residents at an assisted living center!
Ask My Child About: (below are some fun things to ask your child about!)
GrapeSEED songs, stories, poems - please have your child show you their favorite from the GrapeSEED website and have them sing, read, or repeat it to you! We will begin Unit 4 soon!
GrapeSEED letter focus: c, e, n, x
Answering questions using a sentence and counting the number of words that create the sentence.
Identifying the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters
Handwriting - Numbers to 100!
Math -
We celebrated the 100th Day of School on Friday! Some of the activities we did this week included: jumping to 100, counting to 100 by tens and ones, using 100 stickers, licking a sucker to 100 and recording with groups of 10 with rods, tracing numbers to 100, and building with 100 unifix cubes!
Fine Motor -
Using scissors and glue to make a melting snowman. We also made Valentine’s for residents at an assisted living center!
SEL (Social Emotional Learning) -
Miss V came in and discussed the emotion: worried. They listened to the story: Jonathan James and the What If Monster by Michelle Nelson Schmidt
Centers
Which one did you like the best?
Which center did you play in today?
What did you play with?
Who did you play with?
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Abby Schmidt
Young Fives
Lincoln School