Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Kindergarten News for the week of November 23rd - December

Kindergarten News for the week after Thanksgiving
• I will test word list 4 after Thanksgiving.
• Tuesday will be day 1 when we return after Thanksgiving.
• Please note that out Santa’s shop day will be Wednesday- November 30th in the morning.
• Children still need a snack and a drink each day. I have 5 children that do not bring a snack and drink regularly.
• We will begin the letter Ss on Tuesday.
• Your child should have brought home an invitation for a Christmas party sponsored by the high school Rotary Interact club.
• Don’t forget that there is no school store until after Christmas.

Please send in party money if you forgot so far!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Kindergarten News for the week of November 7th - 11th

Kindergarten News for the week of November 7th – 11th
This weekend ends Daylight Savings Time. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour on Saturday night. (Spring forward—Fall back!) No more shorts are permitted until the spring!
Next week in phonics we will be learning about the letter Mm as in monkey. You can see how your child did on their first word list test. This will come home on Monday. Word list 2 is in their folder to practice for next week. Your child may grow a mustache by the end of the week! I did have many parents that said they would like a list of the sight words we’ve learned so far. These will come home next week in an envelope. Please keep them at home to practice!
In math this week we will be learning more about acting out story problems using pennies, naming shapes according to the three attributes of color, shape and size, and telling time to the hour. We are continuing to do the calendar using an ABB pattern for November. We are counting up to 50 this week!
In November we will be learning about Pilgrims and Indians as well as Thanksgiving. It’s hard to believe it is less than 3 weeks until Thanksgiving!
It was so nice to see and talk to so many parents at our parent/teacher conferences and speak to by phone! The children were excited that we were in touch with each other!
Book orders are due on Nov 14th. They make good Christmas presents!
Please don’t forget that there is no school for students on Friday- November 11th!
In Reading we will read one of my favorite books Bear Snores On. I have several other bear books we will compare/contrast this week! I even ordered them the movie about the book for us to watch on Thursday!