Author: Sammi Burroughs

Burroughs’ Buzz

January 8, 2019

Get Ready for a “Bee-utiful” Year in Kindergarten!

I wanted to take a second and thank all of you that took the time to send me a Christmas gift! I had plans to write individual thank you notes, and then when I was loading the box into my car the wind caught it and tipped it over! Nothing broke but then it was all mixed together! Thank you so much for thinking of me during the holiday season! You already give me the gift of your student for the school year, it makes me feel so special that you thought of me at Christmas time as well! I enjoyed them all!
Grade cards come home this week on Friday! Please remember to sign the GRADE CARD ENVELOPE AND LID FORM and return ASAP!
I will accept holiday homework until tomorrow! This is not required but was simply something extra for students to practice on the days off. I know a few students forgot or had a few pages left they wanted to complete!
Remember the dyslexia discussion I had with you at fall parent-teacher conferences? So now is the time of the year we start “sort of” assessing for that. Please remember it is still a doctor diagnosed thing, we can only assess for signs and do interventions to help “retrain the brain”. So reading groups will be hit and miss until I get done with my part! Thanks for being patient while we do more assessing!

Look what we are learning:
Poetry-We will be learning the new poem One Thing I Know
Word Work-This week we will continue working on beginning sounds and sight words.
Big Book (Guided Reading)- We will review and share our favorite big books this week!
Author Study-We are going to start a new author study on Ezra Jack Keats
Writer’s Workshop-This week we will review the writing process
Math– We are starting a new unit on addition
Content-This week we will learn about maps and globes!

Upcoming Dates of Importance:
Grade Cards-Friday, January 11th
Book Fair-16th-24th
Breakfast with Mom-Thursday, January 17th
Breakfast with Dad-Friday, January 18th
PTO Meeting-Tuesday, January 22nd @6:45pm

Bee of the Week

No Bee of the Week this week! Buzz in next week for Koleman Ogan!

Don’t Forget! Please send in any Box Tops for Education!!