Grant El.
Kindergarten Weekly News
From Mrs. Conran and
Mrs. Caya
September Newsletter
Important Dates
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Specials
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Conran
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Caya
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Monday - Music
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Monday – Library
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Tuesday – Art
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Tuesday – PE
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Wednesday – Library
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Wednesday – Music
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Thursday – PE (gym)
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Thursday - Art
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Wednesday, 9/14
Spirit Day- Wear Grant Colors (red and blue)
Monday, 9/12
OPT Fundraiser Kick-Off
Friday, 9/16
District Attendance Day:
Be at school on time.
Wednesday, 9/21
2nd Cup of Coffee: 8:10 – 9:10am Parents, join Mr. Muhammad for a cup of
coffee.
Friday, 9/23
Picture Day – More info coming!
Monday, 9/26
OPT Fundraisers Due
Tuesday, 9/27
Teacher Meet & Greet
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Presentation in
Classroom About Curriculum and Learning Expectations
Monday, 10/3
Homework #1 is Due
Today! Our goal is 100% turn-in!
Other News, Notes and Reminders
Library Check Out
Each class will have one day each week to check out
books. This day will stay the same all
year. Books should be returned each
week on this day.
Mrs. Conran’s Class – Wednesdays. Mrs. Caya’s Class – Mondays.
Water
Students are allowed to bring water bottles (with JUST
water, no stir or shake-ins) to sip during the day. They are kept in their cubbies.
Folder
Be sure your child returns his/her folder each day. Remind your child to turn the folder into the
folder basket.
Headphones
If you have not yet
sent headphones, please send them to school by Tuesday 9/6.
Reading Log
A reading log is included with this information pack. Students are expected to read or be read to
for at least 20 minutes every day. Send
the completed form back on October 1st for an incentive! This will continue all year.
Parent Volunteers
Please come inside
and sign up to participate in classroom events.
The sign-up is between the Kindergarten classrooms.
Math
We are working on math skills during our morning routines.
We are learning numbers, counting, and place value through the calendar, days
in school, milk count, and the weather. You can build these skills by counting
with your child daily. Have them sort and
count objects found around the house.
By the end of the quarter, our students will be able to
write numbers to 10, count to 20, name numbers, name and describe attributes
circle and triangle, count by 10s to 20+, match numbers to groups of objects.
How is your student doing on these skills?
Check the center pages of your child’s take-home folder for 1st
Quarter Report Card goals.
Learning
Targets: I can count to 20. I can name numbers to 10.
Reading
We are working on listening to stories and answering “the W
questions”. “W Questions” are who was in
the story, where did the story happen, when did the story happen (time of day,
season…), and what happened in the
story. You can help build this skill at
home by reading stories together every day and asking and answering questions.
Learning Target: I can answer ‘who’ and ‘where’ questions
about stories I hear.
Letter names and sounds should be mastered by November 1st. To begin, we are practicing writing our
names correctly and naming the letters in our own names. To support this at home, practice naming
letters (uppercase and lowercase should be separated) and making their sounds
often.
Check the center pages of your child’s take-home folder for
1st Quarter Report Card goals.
Learning Target: I can name letters and their sounds. Kindergartners should know all letters and
sounds by November 1st.
Writing
We are working on thinking of ideas to write about. Inspiration may come from family activities,
games, hobbies, funny experiences… This
list goes on and on. At this time, our
goal is to draw a detailed picture and label it with beginning sounds. Some students who know lots of letter sounds
are being challenged to sound out words and sentences to go along with their
detailed drawings. Using pictures, we
are showing our stories in the order they happen, with a beginning, middle and
end.
Learning Target: I can write a story in order using pictures,
beginning sounds and words.
Investigations
“Investigations” is Science and Social Studies. All of our content areas are integrated. This means that we take a theme and apply our
learning in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. We take care to blend these areas to make learning
more meaningful and authentic for our students.
Our September themes include: Trees & Weather and My Family, My School. We are learning about how to be good citizens
and why rules and laws are important. We
are also working on naming the parts of trees and stating the function of each
part. Additionally, we will discovers
trends in weather and how weather affects our lives.
Learning Target: I can share information about myself.
Questions to Ask Your Child to Spark Conversations
What are the 3 ways to read a book? (read the pictures, retell a story you know,
read the words)
What are the names of the friends you sit by at your
table? At lunch?
What do you do at recess?
Tell me about some school rules.
What is the best thing you did today?
rconran@kusd.edu jcaya@kusd.edu
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