Our theme this week is Open a Book. We will be delving into the 3rd Way to Read- Retelling a story. This involves a reader sharing what they heard when the story was read to them and what they see in the pictures. Our read aloud will be Bears Don't Read. We will also be revisiting Froggy and Big Bear to practice our retelling skills.
We will continue to focus on and practice our skill of Attentive Listening.
The Kindergartners did a great job of writing their first sentences this week. We will continue to work on crafting pages that include detailed pictures, labels, and complete sentences. This week we will be writing about pets that we like.
We will continue our focus on letter sounds and names, as well as word awareness. When your child reads to you, please encourage them to point to each word as it is said.
In math, we continue our work with reading, writing, and counting amounts. We also begin to notice and practice descending number patterns (5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0) in addition to the ascending pattern (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) we may be more used to.
HOMEWORK
When logging in to IXL, please make sure that you are using the updated login provided by Mr. Kelly- otherwise your child's work will not be reported to my teacher account.
If your child has not yet decorated their binder cover page, please have them do so, as this will be the topic of our Community Share on Monday.
Reading:
10 minutes each night. Reading can include reading stories, the poems in the binder, and working on alphabet sounds and letter names.
Math:
Remember, math should be done for 10 minutes.
Monday- B.5 Show numbers on ten frames - up to 5
Tuesday - B.6 Represent numbers - up to 5
Wednesday- B.7 One more - up to 5
Thursday- B.8 Count one more - up to 5
Skills can be revisited and repeated to increase your child's automaticity.
Optional math extension: Count small objects with your child. Have them move each object as it is counted. Have them count as high as they can. Some ideas for objects are cereal, pennies, tiny toys (Shopkins or Hot Wheels or LEGO pieces or whatever your child has a bunch of).
At times, your child may bring home a math sheet that appears to be "unfinished". This will be because the back sheet was an extension activity for students that finished the assigned task earlier than others. If your child is interested or if you desire, they may finish the sheet as part of their homework time. It is not required, but it is encouraged.
Note from the Principal:
If your child is going to be absent from school please notify the front office by 9 a.m. 423-5437. Please remember that if anyone comes to check your children out of school who is not on the emergency card, they will not be released to them. You can update that list by going to Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
Note from the Office:
Beginning Monday, Sept 18, 2017 we will have gate monitors at the walk up gate. You will now be able to park in the big parking lot on the south side of the building (the Bealls, Big Five and Dollar Tree side) and walk up to get your child if you choose. In the morning, please instruct your child to go to the walk up line. Parents, please form a single file line outside the gate and wait for a gate monitor to bring you your child.
If you choose to do this, please be ready to tell the gate monitor your child's name and teacher. Hold your child's hand all the way back to your car.
Thank you for your patience and dedication to the safety of our students.
