Pinson Pal Newsletter
September 2016
September Themes and Skills
Close Read: Jessica/Five Senses
Close Read: Don't Let Pigeon Drive the Bus/Transportation
Close Read: Little Red Hen/Farm
Close Read: Mr Peabody's Apples /Apples
Phonemic Awareness Skills:
Rhyming
Isolating Initial Sounds
​Letters:
Nn, Cc
Oo, Dd
Hh, Ee
Rr, Ff
Sight Words:
see, a
like
to
and
Math:
Counting "How Many" within 10
Classifying and Counting Objects
Classifying and Counting Objects
Identifying and Describing Shapes
Things to Work on...
Below is a list of skills we have been working on at school.
Write his/her name: Your child should be able to write his/her name only capitalizing the first letter in their name.
Letters and Sounds: Your child should recognize the letters we have covered and be able to identify/produce the corresponding sound.Identify and Produce rhyming words
Count syllables in spoken words
Numbers 0-5: Your child should recognize, be able to write, and count sets for the numbers 0-5.
Homework
Homework will be sent home each Monday and will be due the following Friday. The purpose of the work sent home will be to reinforce the skills being taught here at school. While your child may need assistance at times when completing his/her work, please encourage independence. All written work should be completed by the student. If at any time your child seems frustrated or the work takes more than 10-15 minutes a night to complete, please contact me so we can set up a plan to ensure your child has a positive homework experience.
Important Dates
Monday, September 5: Labor Day (Schools closed)
Wednesday, September 7 Progress Reports
Friday, September 9: Special Snack
Thursday, September 15: Early Dismissal @10:45
Wednesday, September 28: Field Trip to Gentry's Farm
Friday, September 30: End of first nine weeks
Contact Information
Email: pinsons@rcschools.net
Website: http://pinsonpals.weebly.com/
Location: 586 Fortress Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN, United States
Phone: (615) 904-3795 . 28731