week of September 30, 2013

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of September 30)

 

In Phonics, we will be learning the letter Tt like in Tent.  We have learned how to spell and read log, hog, and we can now spell hot, got, and lot.  Please continue to review sight words in envelopes.

In Reading, our story is “Dig, Dig, Digging” and all of our amazing words have the –ing ending on them.  We will continue to review character, setting, and sequence.  We will also be starting nouns for people and animals.

In Math, our essential questions for the week include: how can numbers from 6-10 be counted, read, and written.  Please also review our topics of numbers 0-5 and more and less.

On Friday, October 4, we will be having a Talent Show with our class.  The students can prepare to share a talent.  In the past some of the talents have included: singing, dancing, joke telling, magic, or a sport skill. 

The Kindergarten Fall Festival will take place Thursday, October 17th. We are asking each child to bring $4 for supplies due by Monday, September 30th.

More parents are needed to make this a memorable day for the children. If you are interested in helping, there will be another meeting on Sunday, September 29th at 5:30 at the Mineshaft in Ashland. Parents need only have clearances on file and do not need to be a member of PTO. Any questions please contact Trish Kodack at 570-933-5147

We have wrapped up our apple activities and will be transitioning into pumpkins and other fall fun.

 

Monday is Day 4, Gym, please wear sneakers.

Thursday is Day 2, Book Exchange, please bring your book back.

Week of September 23

In Phonics we will learn about the letter Hh as in hat. We will use compound words, identify initial sounds and recognize rhyming sounds.

Our new Reading Story is called Julius. It is an Animal Fantasy. We will discuss how people and animals work and play together.  We will work on the comprehension skill, Character.

In Math we will work with the number 0, number sequence, and whether two groups have more, fewer or the same as.

Our first class book is beginning to circulate. When it comes home, read it with your child, feel free to write a comment and send it back the next day!

 

We read our first word this week by blending! Ask your child to sound out the word Log!

Don’t forget to send snack daily!

Monday is Day 4. We have Gym. Don’t forget your sneakers!

To celebrate the letter H next week, we will have Hat Day on Friday, September 27th!

We are celebrating Jonny Appleseed’s Birthday on Thursday, September 26th. Please send in your child’s favorite color apple by Wednesday of that week. We will graph, sort, and taste apples while we learn about how they grow, their parts and what we can do with them!

Week of September 9

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of September 9^th)

Our Phonics letter will be “Oo” as in octopus. The letter Oo is a vowel and has 2 sounds. We will focus on the short sound, but will also introduce the long sound that “says its own name”. Mrs. Shearn our Occupational Therapist came in to work on fine motor activities with us to prepare us for learning the letter O next week.

Our new Reading story is called Plaidypus Lost. We will work with the comprehension skill sequence.  Sequence is something that happens first, next and last. Our new sight words will be little and is. Please review the sight words in the envelope nightly.  Half sheets of homework will come home Monday thru Thursday.

In Math we will continue working with number 1 through 5, solve projects using objects, use one to one correspondence to compare objects and decide whether one group has more, fewer or the same.

~Last week our class met their 4th grade Reading Buddies from Mr. Leibig’s homeroom! Boys and girls were 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.

~The School-wide Book Fair will also take place next week, September 9-13. Information was enclosed in your child’s folder. **Parents will be able to shop and/or browse with their child on Monday night from 4-7:00 p.m. if interested. Kindergarten will be shopping in school on Thursday, September 12th.  If you are planning on sending money with your child make sure it is in a sealed envelope labeled with their name and Book Fair.

Please remember to send snack daily.

Be sure to clean out the “Left at home” side of the folder nightly and to send back anything on “Bring Right back”

 

Special Schedule

Monday – Gym                             Tuesday- Computers                        Wednesday – Art

Thursday – Library                 Friday - Music

Week of September 2

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (week of September 2)

 

There will be no school Monday, September 2. Have a great holiday weekend!

A Few Reminders

 Your child needs a drink and a snack every day. There are several children that have had no snack.  Please bag their snack separately and label it “snack”.  If your child’s snack requires a fork or spoon, please send it.  We do not keep these in the room.

Please discuss with your child if they are buying a lunch and what they should choose.  We’ve had a few children order lunch because it sounded good, but they really had a packed lunch.

Students should continue to practice their 4 digit identification number. They will need this to purchase lunch, take out library books and to log into the computer. Numbers were sent home on Thursday; if you need another copy please send a note.

 

Be sure to help your child complete homework nightly. It is usually only a quick half sheet to reinforce what we are learning in school. It should not take long. If it becomes a problem please send a note and we will do what we can to help. 4 sight words were added to our sight word envelopes. Please review the words often and keep them in the envelope in your child’s folder. If you would like to work ahead, there is a list of words in the plastic sleeve of your child’s folder.

 

Please send a change of clothes to be kept in your child’s cubby in case of accidents or messes.

 

Put your child’s name on everything.  Many students have the same backpack, lunch bag, coat etc.

 

Friday, September 6th is Picture Day. Forms are in your child’s folder. Please dress your child in dress code approved clothing and send in your picture forms and money.

 

Every Friday of the school year is Spirit Day! This is optional.  It is done to promote school spirit and enthusiasm for our sports teams.  The children are allowed to wear any North Schuylkill t-shirt and uniform bottoms. 

 

At times, it is very chilly in our classroom. If you would like to send something with long sleeves to keep in their cubby please make sure that it does not have a hood and is dress code appropriate.

 

We had so much fun on our “Chester Chase” this week. We tried to find Chester the Raccoon from “The Kissing Hand”. He lead us on a chase to find the important places in our school building, but had to return to his book after leaving us a cookie treat. We will continue to read theme books to welcome us to Kindergarten and to school.

Academics next week include: Math, we will be working on numbers 1-5 and working with the manipulatives and materials that we will be using throughout the course of the year. Saxon Phonics, we will continue to work on the letter Ll and move on to letter Oo, so that we can write it, make its sound, identify it, and identify words that begin with the letter. Sight words that we will be working on include I, am, the, and a. Please ask your child about these words and if they can find them at home or in the community.

We began Reading with the story, The Little School Bus this week. Watch for your Family Times newsletter to come home with details about our upcoming story and skills we will be working on in Reading. Please review the Amazing words, the ordinal numbers first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth, letter recognition of letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee, the story element “character”, and the high frequency words I and am.

We thank you for your continued involvement and participation in your child’s Kindergarten year. Please write a note or send an email if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you!