Obama
Elementary
Pre-K Newsletter
Mrs. Taylor-Cooper’s December
January 2016
Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary
707 Holly Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
January Highlights
651-744-8374
Monthly Reminders
Food + You/Family Night
Every 3rd Thursday
January 21st 5:30 -6:30PM
SeeSaw APP Coming Soon:
I am so proud to introduce this app to you. Seesaw is a
student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students of
all ages to independently document and share what they
are learning at school. You can view live videos,
morning/afternoon meetings, and creative artwork using
the See Saw App. More information is to come on how
to get login.
SPPS Choice Fair
Learn more about early childhood, pre-kindergarten and
kindergarten programs at all SPPS elementary schools.
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2016 Time: 9:30am – 2pm
Where: Washington Technology Magnet School
All SPPS application deadline is February 16, 2016
Reading Logs Due- Every 1st Monday
The goal for pre-k scholars is to be reading for 10
minutes per night or 450 minutes per month.
Research shows reading enhances standardized
testing skills as they move through grade levels.
Pre-K Website Is Available
Visit my website that includes updated
educational links that are engaging, exciting, and
so much fun.
obama.spps.org/staretta_taylor-cooper
Health Emergency
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of
scholars who are coming to the nurse's office with flulike symptoms. These symptoms include a fever,
cough and/or a sore throat. Scholars with fevers will be
sent home to prevent the spread of illness.
Winter Assessments
Hey, It’s Game Time! I will be assessing each scholar
on many educational areas that will prepare them for
kindergarten. Winter Assessments will be taking place
January 11th – 28th. So please make sure your scholar
gets plenty of rest and arrives to school daily.
School Tiger Monthly Assembly
Friday, January 8th 9:30am
No School
Monday, January 18th – MLK
Friday, January 29th – Professional Dev. Day
Happy Birthday
Darryl T. (2nd)
Maliyah Z. (5th)
Melat Y. (6th)
Sir Jonathon (23rd)
Classroom News
Your Pre-K Scholar will be Learning…
Cooperative Learning Snapshots
Month’s Theme: Adapting to Our World
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Discussing how to adapt to changes in
weather and activities.
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How your 5 senses are different in winter?
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Identifying animals that hibernate in
winter season.
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Creating patterns through movements and
using colors.
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Matching attributes: shape, size, and
colors.
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Using critical thinking skills to discover
solutions.
Do you know what an Amaryllis Is?
Amaryllis is a small South Africa genus of flowering bulbs
Independent Learning Gallery
Let’s read a book and discuss the main idea and characters.
Fabulous Activities for Home
We can match picture cards that are the same but different.
We can write and name numbers.
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Discuss: How to adapt to the weather and winter?
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Check out the above websites with your scholar.
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Talk, Read, Write Activity (Red Bag Due
every Thursday)
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Read to your scholar and discuss main idea and
character(s) before going to bed and record it
onto the reading log for a FREE BOOK.
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Help your scholar with letters recognition and
sound.