Mrs. Rehan's News
September 9th, 2016
Reminders
- Reading round-up calendars for the month of September came home yesterday. Don't forget to read with your children every night!! Filling out the reading log is a great way for your children to celebrate their reading!!
- We have P.E on Tuesday's and Wednesdays, please send your kiddos to school in tennis shoes.
- If you would like for your child to have a snack at school please look at our kindergarten handbook for an approved list and send one with them each day!
- Please send headphones or earbuds to school for computer lab if you have not already.
- Remember to empty your child's take home folder every night and initial by the date!
Dates To Remember
- September 12th- Patriot's Day-Wear Red, White, and Blue!!
- September 13th- Big Smiles Mobile Dentist
- September 15th- Jose Peppers PTA Restaurant Night
- September 22nd School pictures
Reader's Workshop
This week we learned how to identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. We also talked about author's and what their job is!
Students were able to start book shopping this week in our classroom library. I am so excited to see their love of books and reading!!
Writer's Workshop
We talked about 4 different ways we can write books. Any and all ways are WONDERFUL to see in our writing!
- Wordless books
- Labels
- Strands of letters
- Sentences
Math
This week in math we learned what describing means and talked about different ways we can describe shapes. Straight lines, curved lines, big, small, pointy edges, round, and colors are all wonderful ways to describe shapes they see. We also did some work creating patterns this week. Look in their folders tonight to see a hands on art pattern activity!
Sight Words
Sight words are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize as a whole by sight, so that they can automatically recognize these words in print without having to use any strategies to decode. I will give you more information about these words at our group conference! Each week they will have a new set of words to learn and I will remind you of next weeks words here!
- can
- we
- do
- you
Friday Funnies
I always like to ask students on Friday what their plans are from the weekend. Here are some of our answers, see if you can guess your kiddo ;)
- "Staying at my grandpas for 10 whole days!"
- "Going hunting"
- "World's of fun"
- "Play outside"
- "Vacation"
- "St. Louis to a train station"
- "Camping with Agnus"
- and my personal favorite......"DISNEY WORLD!"
Sounds like you guys have some big plans ahead of you this weekend!! Have a great one!!