Dear parents,
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I want to thank you for the organizers and the gift card. The kids helped me to put all the stuffed animals in the new organizers and they fit nicely and neatly in the locker. Thank you for helping the classroom looks good!
I also would like to share that we are expecting our second child in June!
See you soon!
Information and Reminders:
Up in Lights: Chelsea Pyle Jan.8-12 Ethan Shafer Jan.15-19
Please finish and send your child’s package the week before your child’s special week. During your child’s special week, it is a wonderful opportunity to have lunch with your child, bring in pets, and or share special talents your family members may have been blessed with. Just inform me ahead of time what is your plan.
January Birthday Celebration:
Alina Wickstra Thursday, Jan. 18
Gymnastic Fieldtrip: Friday, Jan. 26 10:00-11:00am We will leave school at 9:20am and come back to school around 11:30. All students should bring a sack lunch for that day just in case we do not have enough time to get hot lunch. Thank you to Kristi Van Dyk, Dana Moeller, Cara Wickstra and Betsy Shafer for driving this field trip. We are all set for drivers. This field trip ties to our science curriculum—Kindergarten in Motion.
From the immersion coordinator
Did you know…?
ZCS employs teachers from 9 different countries. Of our bilingual staff 16 are native speakers of the language they teach, 3 are heritage speakers, and 11 are non-native speakers. You will find bilingual individuals employed as teachers, aides, support services teachers (for literacy and math), and as an administrative assistant. It certainly takes a village to raise a child, and this is an incredible team to work with!
Curriculum
Language Arts
Reading Strategies: using the pictures to help us decode. When we encounter a new word, we check the picture to see if it gives us clues.
Writers’ Workshop:
We will learn about adding details to our pictures so that readers can understand.
Math
We will continue practicing counting teen numbers. We will also learn how to use ten frame to make ten.
Science
We will continue exploring gravity.
Bible
We will go back to the old testament. We will start learning about the stories of Joshua.
We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of January, we will learn about the fruit of kindness.
Social Studies
We will focus on science for the next couple months.