Kinder News,
Hello and happy Monday! We had a very busy first two weeks of school. The kids are still working hard to learn about our classroom and navigating a very busy day in kindergarten. They are doing an amazing job! They filled our gem jar by following the school rules ( We are kind. We are safe. We are responsible.) We will have an extra choice time in the morning on Tuesday!!!!I have several important dates coming up.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, September 5 Gem Celebration -Extra Choice Time
Friday, September 9th Class Telephone Page Due
Friday, September 30th Early Release Day (1:00 dismissal)
Friday, October 7th School Closed (Inservice Day)
Monday, October 10th School Closed (Indegencous Peoples’ Day)
Class Telephone Book:
I am making a class phone/email book (birthday parties and playdates). If you would like your information shared with the kids in the class please send back your page(check in red/blue folders on Tuesday) by Friday, September 9th. I will send the books home on Monday, September 12th. I will use the page you make so participation is OPTIONAL,
Literacy Snapshot:
Letters/Letter sounds -A a apple “a” and T t top “t”(b, t, m, j, k, i, a, h, f, p first group of letters)
Name work
Letter formation uppercase and lowercase a, and t
We made two make and take books -Chester Loves School and Our Class Name Book
Started using our Book Boxes
Some Books we read:
Chrysanthemum
How are you peeling?
The Hungry Caterpillar
A Monarch Butterfly
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
The Family Book
Math Snapshot:
Recognizing Numbers to 10
Played which number is missing
Counted with manipulatives
Dice games with numbers and dots
Caterpillar Patterns
Science Snapshot:
Life Cycle of Butterflies
Butterfly journals
Metamorphosis
How to draw a butterfly
Painted Ladies
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
How do you earn a class gem?
What number comes before 8? What number comes after 9?
What sound does “a” make? What sound does “t” make? Can you write them?
Are there other animals that change (Metamorphosis)like caterpillars?
What is a painted lady?
How many letters are in your name?
