Kindergarten Newsletter.
January 17th.
Please remember to send in snow pants and winter clothes to go outside in the snow.
The children had a busy productive week full of fun and learning.
Math The math with Cuisenaire rods has been introduced with the children discovering and learning the relationship of the different length rods to numbers. Beginning to recognize the different colors they are able to build staircases from 0 to 10. The children also worked with the number tiles using them to complete one to one counting as well as addition cards. Pattern work continues with pattern block substitutions. Working with numbers to look for patterns and to be able to identify numbers without counting from the number 1.
Language arts.
Writing stories from a story called, "A winter Story". The children began by writing, "I went for a walk. My hat blew ------------". The class really enjoy sounding out their stories and are enthusiastic to share their thoughts. Their skills of phonemic awareness are really improving. They are making a book about, "I went for a walk. What did I see?", and also a dinosaur book.
The JEM Read- a-Thon is on and it is a great time to encourage reading. Sending home more than one book, I would suggest that you get your child to read the stories more than once, pick out sight words and practice sounding out words. Remember you can also read to them and include this in the JEM count.
Science.
Learning about dinosaurs, the children are studying these wonderful creatures in depth. Making a dinosaur book is helping the children know facts, phonetically sound out words, track words and write neatly. Beginning to sew their dinosaur pictures was fun. They also learned about Whirligigs.
Assembly
On Wednesday the children mixed grades, k, 1st and 2nd and read stories to each other. Next Wednesday all of Lower School will go to Honey Hollow to complete a service project. Please sign the permission slip and return by MONDAY.
Homework to support reading.
Read, Read, Read. The more the children read the better their reading and understanding will become. Also it is fine for you all to read to them for the JEM Read-a-Thon.
Important dates:
Class play will be on Wednesday February 26th at 11:00 am in the auditorium. A must for you all to see. Everyone is welcome. More about the plays later.
Valentines Day.
Please could you get your child to make or buy small valentine cards for each child in their class. There will be a small celebration on 12th February for the children to give their cards to each other. Bought ones are fine. Please get your child to write their name only on each card. Remember not too much candy!
Stay warm.
In peace and friendship.
Jean