Kindergarten
Newsletter
We have finished our second week of school
and most of the students are adjusting very well!
We
are using the behavior calendar at the back of your child’s communication
folder. Check the calendar daily
to see what “kind” of day your child had at school and discuss any
concerns/notes with him/her.
On
Monday, we will begin our 2nd Reading story, We Are So Proud. We will work on recognizing the letters Ff, Gg,
Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm. and Nn. Watch for your Family Times newsletter and take home story—Am I?, to come home in your child’s folder. Continue to read at home, talk about
story characters (who the story is about) and setting (where and when the story
takes place), and read the high frequency words I and am.
Word
list 1 (I, am, at) will be checked on
Friday, 9/11 and if all words are read correctly, then Word List 2 will be sent
home for practice. If more time is
needed with list one, then List 1 words will be checked again next week before
List 2 is sent home. Continue to
practice sight words daily!!
In
Math we will finish working with Topic 14: Identifying and Describing Shapes.
Boys and girls should correctly name shapes (rectangles, squares, circles,
triangles, and hexagons) regardless of their orientation or overall size and
identify shapes as 2 dimensional, “flat” or 3 dimensional “solid”.
Students
will have HOMEWORK most Monday through Thursday nights. Check the RETURN side of your child’s
folder for homework assignments and be sure to check what we’ve been working on
at school. Remind your child to
RETURN the completed work to school the next school day. Not only does homework reinforce what
we are working on at school, but also it teaches your child
responsibility. Thank you for your
support!!!
Boys
and girls have been doing a Super Job with their AR “Book Buddy” books and
bags. Remember, any books your
child and you read together at home can be recorded on the monthly reading log
enclosed in your child’s “Book Buddy” bag. **Also, please be sure
to complete the log when the book enclosed is read. Some books are being returned without being recorded.
Each
Friday morning our class will meet with their 4th grade Reading
Buddies from Mrs. Reinoehl and Mrs. Eger’s homeroom. Boys and girls have been matched up with 4th
graders to listen to stories and eventually practice their own reading
skills. Be sure to ask your child
about his/her buddy.
There will be a PTO meeting on
Monday, Sept. 14th in the cafeteria beginning at 6:30. All
are invited and encouraged to attend.
We have begun our snack rotation. Snack notices will come home in your
child’s folder as your scheduled day approaches. Thank you to all the families who have already provided
the group snacks! J
Students have begun using the computers at school and many are enjoying
practicing letters and sounds with two websites in particular: Starfall.com and ABCya.com Both websites are free and do not
require special logins. You may
want to check them out and reward
your child with some fun and educational practice time!!!
FYI: Due to a scheduling
conflict/mix-up, our class will see Mrs. Schwartz for Music class—not Ms. Shughart, as printed on your
child’s special classes’ schedule in your child’s folder. Music will still be DAYS 5 & 10
just with Mrs. Schwartz instead.
Monday,
Sept. 14th will be Day 10, Music; Tuesday, Sept. 15th
will be Day 1, Computers; Wednesday, Sept. 16th will Library;
Thursday, Sept. 17th will be Art; and Friday,
Sept. 18th will be Gym—wear sneakers.
Thank you for all of your cooperation!!!
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