Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Kindergarten News

Kindergarten News
Week of August 22th-August 26th 

Please remember to check your child’s folder each night and remove papers daily.  It often contains important information, and it shows your child you value their work.
Each day please send a water bottle, healthy snack, towel, and daily binder.
Some children like to have a light sweater in their backpack.  The rooms can be chilly. Remember to send your child in closed toed, rubber soled shoes.
Remember all transportation changes need to be in writing to your teacher by noon.                                                                       
Please complete the PTA Big Form ASAP.  This is your way to order directories, join the PTA, and purchase a yearbook.  There will not be a paper form this year.  To access this link, go to www.rcepta.com  This is a great webpage to frequentit has a lot of useful information.

This week we have explored the following:

Theme: All About Me!
Reading:  Shared reading and Interactive read-alouds of books that focus on me, my family, and my classroom.  Our focus will be on making connections as we enjoy the text.

Writing:  We are working on shared writing with King and Queen of the day.  The children complete sentences that tell us about themselves.  Then, they read the sentences they have composed.

Word Wall Words:  We add our friends’ names to the word wall with every King and Queen of the Day.

Math: We will continue to lay the groundwork for Math workshop by setting up math routines. This week, we’ve also been exploring math tubs.

Social Studies:  Discussing and practicing class routines and procedures.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
·      Wednesday:  Sort a pile of toys.  Count the number of toys in each group.
·      Thursday:  Draw a picture of your teacher!
·      Friday:   Have mom or dad read a story to you.  What part did you like BEST in the story?


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