Kindergarten News
· This week in Phonics we will be learning the vowel letter Aa as in apple and acorn. We will focus on the short vowel sound. Show and tell for letter Aa may be a bit of a challenge—do your best! Students should also work on learning their home address. Treats will be given on Friday!
· In Math we will be working on Chapter 3: Numbers 0-5. Please review the concepts of MORE, FEWER, and EQUAL and practice counting objects with sets of 0-5 and writing the numerals with your child at home.
· For Reading we will be finishing the story Dig, Dig, Digging and our first unit of stories. Please review recognizing capital and lowercase letters from Aa to Zz and the high frequency words; I, am, the, little, to, and a.
· We began working on Kid Writing this week. Each day we worked in small groups writing stories. Once we complete several stories they will be sent home for you to keep and enjoy. It is exciting to watch your child grow as a writer!
· Since the end of the marking period is approaching we will begin testing of the 6 letters and sounds learned in phonics (Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, and Pp), the high frequency words learned in Reading and phonics (those listed above and also including: of, from, you, and love), recognizing and producing rhyming words, copying, extending, and creating patterns, identifying the 4 basic shapes- square, circle, triangle, and rectangle, identifying and writing the numerals 0-5 and counting orally from 1-20.
· This week the students and teachers will be recognizing Red Ribbon Week. The themes for Monday and Tuesday are as follows: Monday, Oct. 26th – “Turn your back on drugs” (Wear your clothes backwards) and Tuesday, Oct. 27th – “Sock it to drugs” (Wear crazy socks) On Monday, Diane Rowlands from Schuylkill County Drug and Alcohol Program will be coming to give a presentation to the students. There will also be a coloring contest, with winners being announced on Friday, Oct. 30th!
· Friday, October 30th will be our classroom Halloween parade and party from 1:30-3:00. The parade will begin at 2:00pm. Students will parade in the upper bus loop. All are welcome to come to see the children parade. Parents who are helping and have clearances on file will be able to enter the building for 1:00. Parties will end by 3:00. Your child should NOT wear his/her costume to school! Please send the costume to school in a bag with your child’s name on the outside. Students will get dressed in costumes with the help of teachers and homeroom helpers. Keep in mind students will be dressing at school, so keep the costumes as simple as possible; (No spraying hair at school, or a face full of make-up at school)
· Since many boys and girls will go trick-or-treating this week, we ask that students do not bring candy for snacks at school and limit extra candy in lunch boxes too. Thanks for your cooperation!
· Thank you to all the parent helpers who helped with the pajama party. It was PERFECT! Your help was greatly appreciated; without you we couldn’t have had such a successful and fun day!!!
Monday will be Day 2-gym class on our special classes’ schedule.
