September 25-29

This week we: 

*Read the story "We Are So Proud"
*Learned about settings in stories and reviewed characters
*Learned the words "the" and "little"
*Practiced color words
*Made a birthday graph and an age graph
*Practiced sorting shapes and reviewed shape names (like trapezoid, hexagon, and rhombus)
*Worked on reading, writing, and manipulating numbers 1-5

Next week we will: 

*Read the story "Plaidypus Lost" and talk about sequence
*Review the words "the" and "little"
*Work on the letters Tt-Zz
*Practice the 3 ways to read a book
*Begin Read to Self and start working on Reading Stamina


Reminders and other news: 

*Your child has another paper book (Decodable Reader) in his/her backpack this week. This is a book that we have read and practiced in class, so your Kinder should be able to read the book with minimal support. Please encourage reading at home and practice this book with your child at least 3 times. 

*It's October! Please send the yellow September reading log back to school with your child on Monday. The new October reading log went home in Friday folders. 

*If you have not done so already, please send $10 to school for your child's party fund. This money goes towards the cost of our celebrations throughout the school year. If you are unable to cover this cost, please let me know. Thank you. 

*Please help your child practice tying his or her shoes. Laces frequently come undone during the day and this can be a very big distraction for some kiddos. Thanks!

*Our GL Walk-a-thon is this Friday, October 6th! We'd love to see you there if you are able! (Kindergarten will walk at 10:00 am)

Class Needs: 

A huge THANK YOU to all who have donated extra items to our classroom. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! 

What to ask your Kinder: 

*Name 2 friends in our classroom
*Count to 25 by 1's
*How to play Sparkle
*Tell about a Morning Meeting activity we have done
*What is the special name for a diamond? (It's a rhombus!)
*What are "Dorito Words" or "spicy words"? 


Important Upcoming Dates: 

*October 6: Walk-a-thon (Kindergarten wears purple)
*October 16: Picture Retake Day
*October 19-20: MEA NO SCHOOL
*October 23: PTO Meeting 6:30
*October 26: Late Start (School begins at 10:58)

Have a Fabulous weekend!!!