week of September 10, 2018

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (Week of September 10)

Handwriting/Writing:  Our first unit is Unit 1: Readiness, Name, Frog Jump Capitals, Numbers 1-3.  We have been working on strengthening our hands and using our helper hand to steady our paper when coloring and writing along with working on coloring every morning to warm up for the day.  We have been working on writing our first and last names and writing the numbers 0-2.  In our Morning Message, we have identified 2-finger spaces between words when we write along with starting at the top when writing our letters.

Reading: Our new story is: Pladypus Lost and it is Realistic Fiction.  Our weekly essential question is: “How do families cooperate? “We will be sequencing the story’s events and listening for Rhyme and Rhythm.  Our amazing words are: platypus, around, lost, found, market, groceries.  Just a reminder that AR book log books could be books at home, books from the library, or they can borrow from our “pool”.  Keep on reading J

In Math, we are working on Numbers 0-5.  We have been busy writing numbers, counting objects, and demonstrating 1-1 correspondence using objects and a 5 frame.  In Math Meeting, we are working on: filling in the daily calendar, oral counting to 100, introduction to basic shapes, and talking about time of day/seasons of the year.

Science/Social Studies: We are learning about “What is Science” and what science means to us.  We are also talking about “Being A Good Citizen” and we have been reviewing all of the points of the SPARTY way and we have attached our Larry the Listener that we use to review what whole body listening looks like to us so that we are ready to learn.

Important dates to remember:

***Picture Day will be on September 14^th.  Next Friday, September 14, 2018, is the first official PAID DRESS DOWN DAY for the district. It is also picture day at NSE.  Therefore, we are rescheduling our paid dress down day at NSE to Friday, September 21st.  Please return the picture paper and money ASAP.

***School store will be starting on September 10^th, and Mondays are the days that Kindergarten can shop.  If your child would like to buy something from the school store, make sure that he/she has an envelope marked with their name and homeroom and that the money is for “School Store”.

***The next PTO meeting is September 10 and if you did not yet sign up for PTO, you can do so at this meeting.  Please make sure to sign up and also send in your clearances if you would like to volunteer at school.