Weekly Update 10/28-10/31

This Week:

• We worked practiced the letter Aa and learned about vowels.
• We learned the words go, to, and yellow.
• We worked on using and identifying prepositions.
• We worked on reading, writing, and identifying the numbers 0-10.
• We learned about spiders.
• We had our Fall party.
• We had a cheetah rally.

Next Week:

• We will continue to work on the letter Aa and learn about vowels.
• We will learn words in the -at word family.
• We will learn the words purple, we, at
• We will read a story called My Friends and work on making connections.
• We will continue learning about the numbers 0-10.
• We will learn about pumpkins.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you some words we have learned.
• To tell you the vowels.
• To tell you some words that start with Aa.
• To tell you the two sounds that Aa makes.

Reminders and Other News:

• No school tomorrow (November 1st).
• Reading logs for October are due on Monday for a bookmark and a pizza coupon.

Weekly Update 10/21-10/25

This Week:

• We learned about the letter Tt.
• We learned the words blue, can, and see.
• We worked on identifying beginning sounds in words.
• We read a story called You are Not My Friend, But I Miss You and worked on making connections.
• We read stories about apples and bats.
• We practiced the numbers 0-10.
• We went on a field trip to the apple orchard!

Next Week:

• We will learn about the letter Aa.
• We will read a story called The Pumpkin Circle and work on vocabulary.
• We will learn the word yellow and review our other sight words.
• We will continue to practice the numbers 0-10 and counting.
• We will learn about spiders.
• We will have a fall party and a cheetah rally!

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To read these words: can, see, red, blue
• To tell you some words that start with Tt.
• To blend these sounds back together: c-at, r-am, f-ish.
• To tell you if the letter Tt is at the beginning or end of these words: rat, tiger, bet, train
• To count to 50.
• To write the numbers 0-10 in order with no reversals.

Reminders and Other News:  

• It is getting colder outside, so please remember to send a jacket to school with your child each day.

Weekly Update 10/7-10/11

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Mm.
• We learned the words the, like, and red.
• We worked on and rhyming and beginning sounds.
• We read a story called Pig the Fibber and worked on making predictions.
• We worked on sorting by attributes and writing numbers.
• We learned about fire safety.

Next Week:

• We will start working on an ABC journal.
• We will read some stories about Fall and do a fun fall art project.

After Fall Break:

• We will focus on the letter Tt.
• We will read a story called Stellaluna and work on making connections.
• We will learn the words can, see, blue.
• We will read stories about apples.
• We will practice reading and writing numbers to 10.
• We will go to the apple orchard.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you some things that start with Mm.
• To read these words: I, a, the, like.
• To count backwards from 10.

Reminders and Other News:

• Don't forget to place book orders by Monday at 11:00 AM.
• There is no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday next week due to conferences and fall break.
• Please send library books back to school with your child on Thursday each week so they can check out a new one. 

Weekly Update 9/30-10/4

• This Week:
• We learned about the letters T-Z and worked on matching upper and lowercase letters.
• We learned the sight words I and a.
• We worked on recognizing names and letter sounds.
• We read a story called Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten and talked about community helpers. 
• We learned about independent reading.
• We worked on shapes.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Mm.
• We will learn the words the and like.
• We will read a story called Pig the Pug and work on sharing with a partner.
• We will work on building our independent reading stamina.
• We will work on sorting and tally marks.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you their favorite Kindergarten song.
• To tell you the words we have learned so far in Kindergarten.
• To identify sets of objects up to 10.

Reminders and Other News:

• Conferences are coming up on October 15th and 16th.  Please sign up for a conference time as soon as possible if you have not already.  ptcfast.com/schools/VVE1
• Please send library books back to school with your child on Thursdays each week so they can check out a new one. 
• A book order letter is in your child's cheetah binder today.  If you would like to place an order, follow the directions listed.  Thanks!
• A new reading log went home in the cheetah binder today.  Return at the end of the month for a prize.
• Please help your child practice tying their shoes.  Shoes come untied frequently during the day, and untied laces are a distraction.  Thanks! 
• If your child does not have their lunch number memorized yet, please help them work on this over the next few weeks to help make getting through the lunch line more efficient.