Grant El.
Kindergarten Weekly News
From Mrs. Conran and
Mrs. Caya
Week Beginning:
September 29
Important Dates
October 1 - Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening
October 14 – Pumpkin
Science 5:30. More info coming.
October 15 - 2nd
Cup of Coffee 8:15-9:15
October 22 – 24 Parent
– Teacher Conferences. More info coming. No school on Oct 24.
Reading
Our focus letter for this week is Tt. When we work on a letter we learn how to
recognize it, how to write it correctly, how to produce the sound and how to
use the sound to write new words. So
far, we have worked on Ss and Mm. Please
continue to work on writing these letters correctly. We are breaking some habits of poor
formation. Check the middle pages of
your child’s folder for proper letter formation.
Learning Target:
I can name Tt and make its
sound.
We have introduced the idea of schema. Schema refers to a reader’s background
knowledge. Please use the following
sentence starters to talk with your child about stories you read together:
That reminds me of…,
I remember a time…., That’s just like…
Learning Target:
I can use my schema to
understand what I read.
Writing
Writing is a major part of Kindergarten. We write every day and share our writing with
others for feedback routinely. This is a
challenging skill, and parents can support their Kindergartners at home with a
simple daily routine. Each evening ask
your child to tell you one thing about the day.
Try to keep it to one sentence.
Repeat the sentence back to your child.
Work together to write the sentence.
At this time of year, your child should be able to write and spell our
sight words and use beginning and maybe ending sounds for unknown words. If you do this daily (or even just 4 days
each week), you will see amazing results!
Happy Writing!
Learning Target:
I can use beginning sounds to write new words.
Investigations
We are continuing our learning on neighborhoods with
learning about community helpers. Next
week, we will focus on learning what community helpers are and give special
attention to firefighters.
We will continue our learning about trees by looking at different
types of wood. We will compare and
describe the characteristics of different types of wood.
Learning Target:
I
can describe the role of community helpers.
Questions to Ask Your Child to Spark Conversations
What are the three most interesting
things about you?
Name five reasons you’re glad that
you are you.
If you could have any super power,
what would it be and why?
What’s your favorite song?
Why?
What do you want to be when you
grow up? Why?
What’s your favorite movie?
Why?
What community helper would you
like to be?
Math
This week in math we will be comparing numbers using
counters. We will be talking about which number is bigger/smaller. When lined
up, which is longer/shorter… Our goal is that all students can write their
numbers from 0-10. We will begin to learn how to make the numbers correctly.
Remember to count with your child daily. Counting by 1s to
100, by 10s to 100, and
backwards 20-0.
Learning Target: I
can write numbers.
Other News, Notes and Reminders
Dismissal: If your
child’s end of day procedure changes from the normal routine, be sure to put a
note in the folder. We cannot change the
dismissal based on child information.
Snack: Please do not send candy or cookies.
Birthday Treats: We
eat snack around 1:50pm. If you are bringing
a birthday treat to share, please have it at school before this time. Thanks for celebrating with us!
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