Kindergarten News
· This week in Phonics we will be learning the letter Gg and its sound as in goat. Please review the sounds /l/, /o/, and /g/ and how to write the letters we have already learned. We will have Show & Tell for Gg, so please follow your classroom schedule. We finally were able to have our Luau! Thank you to all the helpers who joined in the fun!!!
· On Monday, we will begin our 3rd Reading story Plaidypus Lost. We will be talking about how families cooperate, we will be learning to recognize the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss, and we will practice the comprehension skill: sequence. Watch for your new Family Times newsletter to come home in your child’s folder. Continue to read at home, talk about story characters and setting, and recognize the letters from Aa-Nn, as well as the high frequency words I and am. ***So far we have introduced the following words for Reading and Phonics: I, am, the, to, is, my, and like. Take some time at home to practice these words with your child.
· In Math we will be counting to 10 with one-to-one correspondence, work with pattern blocks to create and cover designs, and sort objects by color. Students should continue to practice writing numbers 0-9 and sing the number writing verse for each number. **Please take some time to review the daily practice pages that your child brings home in his/her Keep side of the communication folder.
· We have begun talking about Bullying in our classroom and school. In the upcoming weeks we will be using some storybooks and short videos to introduce bullying and will be discussing our school and classroom rules.
· ATTENTION: Anyone interested in helping with the upcoming Kindergarten Fall Festival is invited to a meeting in the NSE cafeteria at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 21st. **The meeting may run until the end of the school day. The Fall Festival will be held on Thursday October 20th. If you are unable to make the meeting on 9/21/10, but want to help and/or participate at the Fall Festival, then please send a note to school with your contact information and it will be given to someone at the meeting. (Clearances are a must!)
· Most students have been doing a terrific job with completing HOMEWORK and with bringing it back to school on time. Thank you to the parents for all your cooperation and support with homework!!!
· Monday will be Day 4A –Library on the special classes’ schedule. Don’t forget gym attire and sneakers for gym on Day 2, Thursday, September 22nd!!
