Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter, Week of October 10, 2016

We had so much fun at the Fall Festival. Thank you to everyone that donated or helped to make it such a special day for Kindergarten!

Math-  We are continuing Topic 1, One to Five.  We will learn to read, write, and count numbers 1-5.  Our new math words are: count, one, two, three, four, five.  We will continue to practice number writing from 0-10.  Please count to 100 at home and practice identifying numbers 0-20.

Science-  We will be reviewing Columbus Day and starting our Fire Safety unit.  We will be looking at what a firefighter does, how to stay safe in a fire, and how to prevent fires.  We had a great time at the Fall Festival this past week and learned so much about Fall!

Reading/Phonics-  Our new story is: Dig, Dig, Digging.  It is a fiction story.  We will be working on classifying and categorizing within the story.  We will also work on identifying: Tt in words in the initial and final position.  We will continue to identify nouns for places and things.  Our amazing words are: scooping, squelching, spinning, swooshing, gobbling, rumbling.

Sight Words - Please practice sight words nightly. Students are expected to read 96 words by sight before the end of Kindergarten. This skill helps students to become fluent readers.

The School-wide Book Fair will take place in the school library beginning on Monday, October 17^th.

Diane Rowland, Prevention Services Coordinator for the Schuylkill County Drug and Alcohol Program, will be in next week to teach us about drug and alcohol awareness.

***If you haven’t yet sent in party money, please send $5 in a labeled envelope.  This party money is for the entire year, please send it in as soon as possible.

Important Dates:

October 10- No School, Columbus Day, Teacher In-Service Day

October 11- Day 9 Music

October 12- Non rotation day, 2hr. data delay

October 13- Day 10 Computers

Enjoy your weekend!