Kindergarten News…
Homework
Tuesday - find a letter L show and tell item for Wednesday.
Wednesday - Letter L Handwriting Sheet
If you havn't sent back the "All about Me" page, please do so.
Phonics
**This week we will be learning the letter Ll as in lion, lemonade, and licorice. Please review the letter and sound with your child at home.
**We will begin “Show and Tell” next week too. Please help your child to find an item or two around the house that begins with the /l/ sound to share with the class. Please keep in mind- - - the items should not be valuable and should fit into a brown paper bag or your child’s school bag. Our Show and Tell day will be Wednesday, September 3.
On Friday, September 5h Kindergarten will have a Luau from 9:30-11:00. Students are asked to dress tropical: bright colors, floral prints, Hawaiian shirts, etc… More details will be sent home next week.
Math
**We’ve begun Ch. 1 in Math. We’ll be working on positional words like under, over, above, below, in, out, left, right, etc. Please review practice pages that come home in your child’s folder.
Our Day
**I’m sure the children have been telling you bits and pieces of our day. If you have any questions, please ask. The following is a general outline:
· We begin each day with the calendar, month, and days of the week song.
· We have a morning message each day.
· We count the days of school and learn about place value.
· We do patterning with shapes, numbers, and letters.
· We have a question of the day to learn how to use tally marks to count results.
· We do an analogy or “thinking puzzle” some days. The boys and girls have to see how the items are related and make the connection to fill in the missing link. This is something new and hopefully it will be challenging for students. Please ask your child to share this with you daily and review the analogy.
· Kid Writing will begin in a few weeks. This will take some time to develop. You will see a small journal come home after 5 stories/pictures. The students work on an activity while I work individually or in small groups with those doing Kid Writing.
· Saxon Phonics is where we learn our letters and sounds of the week. We will start next week with letter Ll.
· We will work on developing our handwriting skills both in class and at home with homework.
· Snack time is from 1:45-2:00 daily.
· We do all kinds of graphing activities and Math pages from our series, Harcourt.
· We have Literature/Story Time and Predictable charts and will make class books that students will take turns taking home to share with their families.
· Lunch is from 11:15-11:50 daily.
· Recess is 11:50-12:25 daily.
· We will add FOSS Science units and lessons to our curriculum this year.
· We will do Theme-related activities such as seasonal items, science, social studies, health, art activities, and special projects.
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**Please continue to check your child’s communication folder daily and if you haven’t already returned all the school forms and necessary paperwork, then please return them as soon as possible.
**The majority of the parents would like to participate in a once a month snack. Watch for a snack note in your child’s folder. You do not need to send in snack until you receive a note telling you your assigned date. Parents who requested to provide a snack daily should have received a note reminding them to pack a snack each day.
**I hope your child has enjoyed his/her first week and is looking forward to returning on Tuesday.
Thanks!!
Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones
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