Sunday, November 28, 2010

Week of November 29-December 3, 2010

Kindergarten News

· In Phonics we will be learning the letter Ss and its sound as in sun and snake. Please continue to review all letters and sounds learned so far, and follow your classroom schedule for Show & Tell. We start with the Tuesday show and tell students!

· We do not have school on Monday, November 29th. School will reopen on Tuesday, November 30th. Tuesday will be Day 4 for special classes—just a reminder to wear sneakers for gym on Friday and bring library books on Thursday.

· In Math we will work with shapes & patterns and will introduce graphs and explore with geoboards! Continue to practice number writing from 0-9.

· Just a reminder, Santa’s Shop will be here from Nov. 30th through Dec. 10th. Kindergarten is scheduled to shop first on Tuesday, Nov. 30th. If your child is shopping, please secure any money in an envelope and return it on the day he/she will shop. **POTTS shopping time- Tuesday @ 1:15-2:00

· In Reading we will continue with the story, Bear Snores On. We will be talking about hibernation, work with the /k/ sound, and practice the comprehension skill realism and fantasy. The words we, my, and like will be reviewed as high frequency words.

· New Scholastic book order forms were sent home for December. Please return any orders/money by Tuesday, December 7th so we can have the books before Christmas break. Online orders are accepted as well. (If any are gifts for Christmas, please notify me, so I can contact you and not send the books with your child.)

Best wishes to everyone for a safe and Happy Thanksgiving holiday!