Kindergarten News for Christmas!
First, I’d like to thank everyone for their thoughtful gifts! The children were thrilled when I opened them!
In phonics when we return from the holiday we will finish the letter Kk. The boys will even get to be “king” for a day!
In math we will continue counting dimes and doing work with patterns.
In reading we will read the story Farfallina and Marcel. It is an animal fantasy book and we will work on Plot with this book.
It will be day 5 on our rotation schedule. Day 2 will be book exchange! Try to find any “missing” books over the holidays!
You may want to go over word list 7. I will test it when we return from the holiday. Also, it is almost at the end of the marking period. Please review the letters and sounds we’ve already learned. (l,o,g,h,t,p,a,n,m,i,s,f,and r) Your child should also be able to count to 50 without help! I know some children can count to 100, but the grade will be based on 50 this time!
I hope everyone has a restful holiday and gets rid of those bad coughs! Our Elf has to go back to Santa, but he said “Merry Christmas”!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Kindergarten News for the week of December 5th - 9th
Kindergarten News for the week of December 5th – 9th
The Christmas concert for grades K-2 will be on December 12th at 9:30am. There will also be a PTO meeting on that evening at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.
The PTO sponsored movie night is December 9th. A paper is in your child’s folder today. The party sponsored by NSHS Interact at St. Catherine’s Hospital will be on December 4th. Please respond to the phone number that was on the invitation that your child received.
In math next week we will be making shapes on a geoboard, placing items on a real graph, identifying ordinal position and paying for items using pennies.
In reading we will be reading the story Little Panda. We will check out the live panda cams at the San Diego zoo and National zoo in Washington DC.
In phonics we will be learning the letter Ff as in fish. We will also be reading some frog books. Your child should now know Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm, Ii, and Ss. They should know how to recognize the letter and know the sound.
Please practice word list 5. We will be having show and tell for Ff on Thursday and will be tested on word list 5 on Friday!
Monday will be day #5 on our rotation schedule.
You may want to send in a small box of crayons for your child. Many children spend a lot of time walking back and forth to the “extra” crayon box in the back of the room!
The Christmas concert for grades K-2 will be on December 12th at 9:30am. There will also be a PTO meeting on that evening at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.
The PTO sponsored movie night is December 9th. A paper is in your child’s folder today. The party sponsored by NSHS Interact at St. Catherine’s Hospital will be on December 4th. Please respond to the phone number that was on the invitation that your child received.
In math next week we will be making shapes on a geoboard, placing items on a real graph, identifying ordinal position and paying for items using pennies.
In reading we will be reading the story Little Panda. We will check out the live panda cams at the San Diego zoo and National zoo in Washington DC.
In phonics we will be learning the letter Ff as in fish. We will also be reading some frog books. Your child should now know Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm, Ii, and Ss. They should know how to recognize the letter and know the sound.
Please practice word list 5. We will be having show and tell for Ff on Thursday and will be tested on word list 5 on Friday!
Monday will be day #5 on our rotation schedule.
You may want to send in a small box of crayons for your child. Many children spend a lot of time walking back and forth to the “extra” crayon box in the back of the room!
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.
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Please send in party money if you forgot so far!
• 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.
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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!
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!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Kindergarten News for the week of October 31st - November 4th
Kindergarten News for the week of October 31st – November 4th
This week in phonics we will be learning the letter Nn as in nest. We will have show and tell on Thursday!
In math we will be ordering 0-10 number cards and recognizing a missing number, identifying the days of the week, solving a problem by looking for a pattern and identifying and counting pennies.
In reading we will be reading the story Animal Babies in Grasslands. This is a life science concept book text and we will learn the concept of main idea.
The parent/teacher conferences have been schedule for Tuesday – November 1st. If you didn’t request a conference and would like one, you can still join us for the 4:00 or 4:30 group sessions. If you wish to schedule an individual conference after you see the report card, you can contact me then.
I would like to thank our homeroom mothers for volunteering to plan and help at our wonderful Halloween party for the children today and helping with the parade. Dressing 26 kindergarten kids and keeping them in a parade isn’t the easiest task! Anyone still wishing to help at the Christmas party is welcome!
Friday – November 4th is report card day. Enjoy your child’s card and celebrate their success!
Monday- October 31st will be day 4 of our rotation schedule!
Our class received a treat bag from PTO for the most Campbell’s soup labels collected in the month of September.
This week in phonics we will be learning the letter Nn as in nest. We will have show and tell on Thursday!
In math we will be ordering 0-10 number cards and recognizing a missing number, identifying the days of the week, solving a problem by looking for a pattern and identifying and counting pennies.
In reading we will be reading the story Animal Babies in Grasslands. This is a life science concept book text and we will learn the concept of main idea.
The parent/teacher conferences have been schedule for Tuesday – November 1st. If you didn’t request a conference and would like one, you can still join us for the 4:00 or 4:30 group sessions. If you wish to schedule an individual conference after you see the report card, you can contact me then.
I would like to thank our homeroom mothers for volunteering to plan and help at our wonderful Halloween party for the children today and helping with the parade. Dressing 26 kindergarten kids and keeping them in a parade isn’t the easiest task! Anyone still wishing to help at the Christmas party is welcome!
Friday – November 4th is report card day. Enjoy your child’s card and celebrate their success!
Monday- October 31st will be day 4 of our rotation schedule!
Our class received a treat bag from PTO for the most Campbell’s soup labels collected in the month of September.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Kindergarten week of October 24th - 28th
Kindergarten News for the week of October 24th – 28th
Please dress for red ribbon week if you can- Monday -shirt backwards, Tuesday – crazy sock day, Wednesday- wear crazy hats, Thursday- shirts inside out, Friday Spartan Spirit Day!!! A pink paper came home with a full description of this!
We will NOT learn a new letter this week! We will finish Aa and begin testing for report cards!
In math this week we will learn about more sorting, ordering numbers 0-10, counting backwards from 10 and identifying a missing number from the 0-10 order. We will also learn about the ordinal numbers first, second, third and fourth.
The Halloween parties will be on Friday- October 28th. Children should bring their costumes in a bag with their name on it. They will change into their costumes after lunch! Children should not wear their costumes to school! The parade will begin at 2:15. Everyone is welcome!
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday- November 8th.
Please return your conference form to me as soon as possible!
We had a wonderful time at our fall festival! Thank you to all who helped to make it a wonderful day! We also had a great time at Mr. Gustitus’s farewell party! We wish him much success in his next placement and he has promised to come back to visit us!
Please dress for red ribbon week if you can- Monday -shirt backwards, Tuesday – crazy sock day, Wednesday- wear crazy hats, Thursday- shirts inside out, Friday Spartan Spirit Day!!! A pink paper came home with a full description of this!
We will NOT learn a new letter this week! We will finish Aa and begin testing for report cards!
In math this week we will learn about more sorting, ordering numbers 0-10, counting backwards from 10 and identifying a missing number from the 0-10 order. We will also learn about the ordinal numbers first, second, third and fourth.
The Halloween parties will be on Friday- October 28th. Children should bring their costumes in a bag with their name on it. They will change into their costumes after lunch! Children should not wear their costumes to school! The parade will begin at 2:15. Everyone is welcome!
Picture retakes will be on Tuesday- November 8th.
Please return your conference form to me as soon as possible!
We had a wonderful time at our fall festival! Thank you to all who helped to make it a wonderful day! We also had a great time at Mr. Gustitus’s farewell party! We wish him much success in his next placement and he has promised to come back to visit us!
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