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Welcome to Kindergarten Come inside! It's fun inside!! Mrs. Hain and Mrs. Faulkner If you would like to send in extra snacks, I would appreciate it. I like to be prepared for children who don't have snacks.
Upcoming Important Dates for November November 10 - First Report Card November 11- No School - Veterans' Day November 13- Disguised Turkeys are due! November 17 - Zoo-Phonics Parents' Night November 24- Early Release Day November 25-27 Thanksgiving Holidays Please be sure to return your child's permission slip form for our play, Melton the Warm Hearted Snowman! Homework Please only use the pages that are stamped for the week. All homework should be returned on Fridays.
SCIENCE As we continue to learn about our Zoo animals we will study the animals habitats, diet and physical features. We study the weather each day and discuss the different forms of precipitation. We also talk about how weather effects our activites. We are discovering Fall. We are talking about the changes we see, things we hear and smell and even the good things we might taste in the fall.
Social Studies We continue to work on the skills of cooperation and respect. We will begin to learn about the holiday of Thanksgiving and why we celebrate it in the United States. We will learn about turkeys too. MATH This week we will continue towork on the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Please practice number recognition with your child by utilizing the number rings in his/her STAR notebook. We will be working hard on patterns this week. Look for patterns at your house. Help your child make patterns with everyday objects. Reading/ Language Arts This week we will focus on the letter Bb We will learn the correct way to write both the uppercase and lowercase forms of the letter. We will work on identifying words that begin with the /b/ sound. This week we will work on the -ap word family.
We will introduce the word, "you" this week. We will also review the words, like, am, said and the & this. Please practice reading these words. They can be found on your child's word ring. Zoo-phonics is a great program and the children love it. Be sure to ask them all about what they are learning. You can check out the website at www.zoo-phonics.com. POPCORN WORDS
Popcorn words are words that pop up all the time while we are reading. We will learn many words this year that pop up! Watch here for our list to grow! I, a, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown,black, white, see, it, is, in, he, she, we, me, be, go, to, my, said, the, like, am, this, you MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS WORKING ON THE WORDS ON THE WORD RING IN HIS/HER AGENDA.Your child must be able to read, spell and write all of the 25 words that are starred on his/her word ring. That assessment will happen during the week of May 18. Important for Kindergarten: BOOK AND PRINT AWARENESS
WRITING We will learn to write all of our letters, both upper and lowercase. We will work on writing our names correctly. We will practice using the lines correctly. I call the line at the top the " sky line" the line in the middle, " the fence" and the line at the bottom, "the ground". These terms might help you reinforce what your child is learning in my classroom. We will also begin working on drawing a picture of ourselves. Some students may already know how to do this and they will begin working on adding more details. We will also be working on a setting for our pictures. We will practice adding grass, trees, sky, clouds and flowers OR a room, windows etc. You can help by practicing at home. Encourage your child to add details. This week we will write about something we like to do.
Special Classes Schedule 9:15-9:45 Tuesday - Art with Mrs. Crump Wednesday - Media/Guidance with Mrs. Sasser and Mrs. Myers Thursday - Music with Mr. Sherrill Friday - PE with Ms. Chester ( don't forget to wear your tennis shoes) Don't forget to look for Boxtops on your food items! They mean money for our school. Send them in a bag with your child's name on the bag and my name too. Lunch Our lunch time is 11:55. You may join us for lunch. Please sign-in in the office and go to the cafeteria. Kindergartners can purchase an extra on Friday. If you want your child to be able to do this, be sure that money is in their account. The extras your child can choose from are: cookies, vanilla, chocolate or strawberry icecream. Thanks!
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