Sept. 18-22

Dear Kindergarten Families,

It was great to see some of you at movie night on Friday!

Here is what’s going on in Kindergarten next week:

 

We are excited to have parent volunteers begin assisting in the classroom! Don’t forget to check in at the office to get a visitor sticker before coming to the classroom at 7:55. 

Art/Science/Math:  Students will be using apples to practice the concept of sorting, counting and tasting different colored apples, and graphing which flavor they like the most.  They will learn about different types of graphs through this investigation. Also,  we will be studying the life cycle of an apple tree as well as learning about the different stages that an apple tree goes through during the seasons. 

Thursday is the first day of Fall and we will be discussing what happens during this season as we go for a “Fall Walk” around the school looking for signs of Fall. 

Math:  Besides using a variety of graphs with apples, we will be working on different strategies for solving word problems.  We already started last week.  First, we started with using manipulatives (counting bears).  Then, we used white boards to draw pictures to represent addition and subtraction equations.  They have already heard number sentence and number equation.  At home, you can do this by using fingers as well.  

One example: Mary went apple picking.  She picked 2 apples.  How many more would she need to pick to have 8 apples.  (Please use names of people you know to picture that person doing the action).  

There are about 14 different ways to word the word problems.  I will send it home next week.  We have done 3 different types so far.

Handwriting focus letters: Bb, E,e D,d, U,u

Words of the Week: "like”

Reading: We will continue reading the small paper books that focus on sight words in our centers.  When we send these books home, please have your child read them to you until they can read them fluently. 

Writer’s Workshop: We have been focused becoming writers.  We immersed ourselves in how "Writers Write".  We have looked at stories to compare how writers talk about their experiences. We are talking about our own experiences.  Please go over past experiences that have had an impact on them.  Example:  I talked about a time I went camping and there was a fire.  We had to pack up and leave.  

Some are having a hard remembering things that have happened to them.  Think about trips, first times (rollercoaster, etc.), happy moments, surprise moments, etc.  This week, I am going to be sharing a rollercoaster ride I went on that I lost my brand new sunglasses.    

On Thursday all students will have their hearing and vision tested.  You will be notified by our school office if there are any concerns.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Sandman