Happy New Year 2025!! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your families and lots of joyful memories!!

Our first semester of the school year is over! During the semester, your student did a fantastic job, socially and academically. Here we would like to review what your student has learned in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

In language Arts:
The kids learned about 20 Level-A sight words; uppercase and lowercase letters’ names, sounds, and handwriting; consonants and vowels in the alphabet; concept of print of literary texts; spaces in print; concept of rhyme and rhyming words; syllables and counting syllables. In the Spring semester, the kids will read the Dr. Seuss Beginner Books starting from January.

In mathematics: 

The kids learned numbers 1-10; classifying, counting data, and making bar graphs; addition and subtraction within 10; doubles to 10; making 10s; and counting numbers to 100 by 1s and 10s. During the Spring semester, we will have three more topics to study. They are shapes, patterns, and measuring.

In science:

The kids studied Physical Science: Force, Balance & Motion and most of Life Science: Animals and Trees. There is one more topic, Earth Science to study this semester.

In social studies:

The kids studied Good Citizens and Life Long Ago and Today. There are three more topics to study in the Spring semester. They are Our Country, Our World, and All About Work.

Important events in January:

– Wednesday 01/01, New Year’s Day. School Closed! 
– Friday 01/03, 100th Day of School!

– Birthdays: 

                  Friday 01/03, Anjali’s Birthday. 

                  Wednesday 01/15, Akkadian’s Birthday. 

 

   Happy Birthday to Anjali and Akkadian! 

January Focus:

Language Arts:

– Sight Words Level A and B

– Consonant Blends and Digraphs

– Syllables and Count Syllables

– Initial, Middle, and Final Sounds in CVC Words

– Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

– Read Aloud: The Mittens by Jan Brett

                       Secrets of Winter by Carron Brown and Georgina Tee

                       Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft

                       Why Do Leaves Change Color by Betsy Maestro

Mathematics:

– Identify and Describe Shapes (as 2D and 3D)

– More Addition and Subtraction
– Compose and Decompose Numbers 11 to 19 (Advanced topic)

– Make 10 to Add (Advanced topic)

Science & Technology:
– Life Science: Animals and Trees
– Robotics: Alarm-bot and Mole-bot

Social Studies:
– Our Country

Thanks,

— Ms. Guoli & Ms. Vicenta