Kindergarten News
This
week in Phonics, we will be learning Tt as in tent, tail, and tie. Take some time to find items at home
that begin with the letter Tt sound for Show and Tell! Also, boys and girls are asked to
learn their telephone numbers.
Please practice at home!
We
will be starting our 4th story for Reading, Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten. Watch for your Family Times
newsletter to come home on Monday.
We will be talking about People in Communities and will be learning how
to classify and categorize. Continue to read at home and practice the high
frequency words; I, am, the, name, and little; practice rhyming and counting
syllables in words and identifying the letters from Aa-Zz.
For
Math we will be reading and writing 0, comparing numbers, ordering numbers 0-5,
and learning ordinal numbers first through fifth. Be sure to review daily practice pages and continue to
review number writing for numbers 0-9.
Review the words/concepts more, fewer, and same
as.
Our
theme for the week will be APPLES. Students are asked to bring in an apple
on Monday, September 23rd. The
apple can be any size, color, or kind.
Each day of the week we will use the apples for sorting, graphing,
and/or tasting! We will also
celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday on Thursday, September 26th. It should be a sweet week!!!
Hearing
screens are scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th. Kindergarten should be tested from
10:00-11:00 am. Discuss with your child the importance of
being quiet while the testers are working with each student!
We
have begun practicing writing our first names. Please watch your child as he/she is writing. Be sure to check if letters are
beginning at the top, not the bottom
and also guide him/her to use the lines when forming letters. Capital letters should only be used at
the beginning of names!
Our
Kindergarten class has begun a science unit called Trees. We will be
observing and comparing trees in and around the school. We have adopted a maple tree as our
“class tree” to watch throughout the seasons. We’ve been learning about the tree parts; roots, trunk,
branches, and leaves. **Your child
may come home with lots of information and questions about trees and tree
parts. You can join in the tree
study by taking your child for walks in your neighborhood to observe trees and
to compare how they are alike and how they are different. See which trees lose their leaves in
the fall and which keep them all year?
Look closely at the leaves.
Do the trees have buds, flowers, fruit, or seeds? You might notice things about trees
that you never thought about before!!!
With
Fall and the cooler weather upon us,
please be sure your child has the proper clothing for a ½ hour outside recess. Kindergarten tries to get out for “fresh air” and time to run around whenever the weather
allows. Temperatures can vary from
morning to afternoon and sometimes the shady areas of the playground are
chilly. Better to be prepared with
a jacket/sweater/sweatshirt than be underdressed. Also, please have your child practice zippering and/or
buttoning his/her coat and “pulling” the sleeves right-side out before attempting to put it on. Thank you!!!
New
October Scholastic book order forms will be sent home early next week. Orders will be due by Tuesday, October
8th for anyone interested.
(Remember orders can be done
online or sent to school w/ a check made payable to Scholastic Book Clubs.)
**Please help your child practice/learn his/her 4-digit computer number. This will help
him/her log into the computer quickly and give him/her more time to work when
using computers at school. (We can also stop wearing our name badges to
lunch and library once all students know their ID number for the cooks and
librarians!)
We will be
saying good-bye to Luca on Friday, September 20th. He and his family will be moving to
another school district. But we welcomed
a new student named Kaiden on
Thursday. (Starting on Monday, we
will still have 26 students; 13 boys and 13 girls. **An updated class
list will be sent home on Monday.)
**The Kindergarten Fall Festival
will be held at the school on Thursday,
October 17th.
Parent and grandparent volunteers who have the necessary clearances are welcome
and needed to help with this fun-filled day!
**Monday, September 23rd will be
Day 4 on our special classes’ schedule.
**Students will need sneakers and gym attire on Tuesday, Sept. 24thfor
gym class!
Hope you had a great
Fall weekend!
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