Kindergarten
Newsletter
Date: November 14, 2008
Parent information:
Please remember to send in Friday folders each week.
Date Change: January 16th Testing Day
moved to the 9th of January
Dec. 17th-
ACS Winter program, 5:30-6:30p.m. in ACS gym. Children should arrive promptly
to our classroom at 5:15, dressed in “holiday best”.
Oct.
16- Nov. 26th Please send
in gently used mittens or hats to be collected for the channel 7 coat drive.
I will no longer be sending home a weekly behavior
sheet, unless your child slips below a green.
Please
note that the “ask me about” section covers items your child should know. If
they do not respond to the questions, this would indicate that they can use
your help to reinforce these items.
Please
note I have enclosed D’Nealian handwriting
descriptions in the Friday folder, so you can help your child with correct
letter formation.
Please continue bringing in your box tops for
education, the class that collects the most by Nov. 20th will get a pizza
party!
Ask Me
About:
The
letters M,A,S,P,T,I,N,T?
Your
child should be able to write these letters in upper case and lower case and
tell you the sound it makes and a word that goes with it?
Words
that rhyme with see?
How
to write and read the words I, can, we, the, like, a, see, go, to?
Can
I repeat the alphabet chart out loud from A-Z?
What
does fewest mean?
Can
I almost write the numbers 1-10?
Can
I create an A,B,B pattern? (spoon, fork, fork, spoon…)
Thoughts and
Inspiration:
“Children are extra special celebrate them!”
JKINDERGARTEN HOMEWORKJ
Starts
in January
Monday-Choose one or
two of the following Math activities:
1) Student writes numbers before and after a number. Ex: ___ 20 ___
22 ___
2) Student counts by 2’s to 20 or higher, and writes
numbers down
3) Student
counts by 5’s to 100 and writes numbers down
4) Student
counts by 10’s to 100 and writes numbers down
6) Student
counts coins by values: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters
(use only one coin type at a time at first
and then add mixed coins later in the year)
7) Rainbow
numbers-students practice writing numbers 1- 100 (if possible) in different
colors.
Tuesday- Sight Word Practice: Choose one
activity
-Practice
writing words from kindergarten sight word list* use different
colors/markers/pencils or papers to make it fun.
-Make
flash cards of the words below* on 3x5 cards. Student chooses three words and writes each in a
sentence***.
Wednesday-Read books together from Ziploc collection or other books your child can
read.
Student reads one book to parent.
Student
copies one sentence from the book on to a blank piece of paper cut the sentence
apart** (see below), mix up the words, put it back together, read sentence.
Check for accuracy.
Thursday-Partner reading. Student touches each
word as parent reads.
Parent
touches each word as student reads. Choose any book you like.
Friday- New book(s) comes home!
*Kindergarten sight words:
a I is me the we
to it of my in and
dad go like love mom see
can you look do
said no
am on dog at up he
**Example:
The cherry is
red.
*** Writing: Encourage your child to stretch out
the word “hhhhaaaatttt” and write down the letters
for the sounds they hear. Applaud their effort even if it’s not exactly right.
Our goal at this stage is to attach written letters to spoken sounds.
Homework Calendars are to be returned at the end of each
month. Please initial for each day you worked with your child. Thank you for
your help!