Our Kindergarten routines are in full swing and the children are enjoying doing morning “work jobs.” These jobs involve signing in every morning, putting their name cards in a basket for attendance, placing their name magnets in the correct column to order hot lunch or cold lunch, and unpacking their belongings. These repetitive jobs help the students learn routines.
We are finishing up the first section in the Everyday Math curriculum this week. The students have been making number books from 1-9, practicing ABAB patterns, sorting buttons, coins and different objects by colors, shapes, and sizes, and building class birthday graphs. It has been an exciting, hands-on month!
We are also finishing our second week in the Reading Street Curriculum. We read The Little School Bus and Fix-It Duck. Our concept question is “How do we live, work and play together?” We have been practicing the words “I” and “am” and the children are doing excellent writing and drawing in their journals, using these new words. Please save and continue reading the little paper phonics books that are sent home. These will reinforce and encourage your children to read. (“Yes, I can read!”)
It was great meeting you all at Open House. Looking forward to a fantastic year of learning!
Special Dates:
October 13 - No School (Columbus Day)
October 14 - PTO Meeting - 7 pm
October 29 - 1/2 Day for full-day Kindergarten - Dismissal @ 12:25 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: Thank you all for offering your time! I am sending home the October schedule on Thursday, October 9, for all that have volunteered. Please review this and let me know if these days and times work.
Thank you for all our wonderful donations!! All the supplies, stickers, stamps, etc. etc. are being used DAILY!
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