Weekly Update 11/18-11/22

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Pp.
• We learned the words in, it, and orange.
• We learned words in the –ap word family.
• We read a story called Cat's Colors and worked on making connections.
• We practiced reading and doubling numbers to 10 and subitizing.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Cc.
• We will learn words in the –an word family
• We will read Whistle for Willie and work on making inferences.
• We will work on identifying, completing, and creating patterns.
• We will start to learn about hibernation.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you some words that begin with Pp.
• To put the numbers 1-20 in order.
• To write their name using correct capitalization.
• To tell you some words that are in the -ap word family. Help your child “chop” or hear all the sounds in these words.
• To read you these words: get, look, in, it, red, blue, yellow, green, orange.

Reminders and Other News:

• It is getting colder, so please remember to send a jacket, hat, mittens, boots, and snow pants (soon) to school with your child each day. Make sure that the mittens and boots you send are appropriate for very cold temperatures and will not soak through when they get wet.  Many of these items get misplaced throughout the day, so please label all of your child’s outerwear with their name so we can easily get it back to them. Students have a lot of gear to bring home.  It might be helpful to send them to school with a canvas-type bag to keep some of their supplies in.  This should hopefully cut down on the number of mittens and hats lost as well.
• November reading logs are due by Monday next week.  A new reading log for December is in your child's cheetah binder today. 
• There is no school next week.  We will see all students back on December 2nd!

Weekly Update 11/11-11/15

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Ss.
• We learned the words green, look, and get.
• We learned about syllables and reviewed our Kindergarten words.
• We read a story called If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and worked on cause and effect.
• We learned words in the -at word family.
• We worked on subitizing numbers to 10.
• We learned about Veterans Day.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Pp.
• We will read a story called Cat's Colors and work on sequencing.
• We will learn the words orange, in, and it.
• We will learn words in the -ap word family.
• We will learn about Thanksgiving.
• We will do some fun turkey activities.
• We will work on doubling the numbers 1-6 and counting by 10's.

What to ask your Kindergartener:

• To count backwards from 20
• To sequence the numbers 0-10
• To name some words that start with Ss

Reminders and Other News:

• Cold weather is here and students need winter gear every day for recess.  They should also be practicing putting on and zipping snow gear if they don't know how to do this yet.  Thanks for your help!
• I would highly suggest getting a canvas type bag for all of your child's snow gear so it is easier for them to store in the hallway.

Weekly Update 11/4-11/8

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Aa.
• We learned the words we, at, and purple.
• We read a story called My Friends and talked about making connections.
• We  learned how to group numbers to 10 and talked about dice patterns.
• We learned about pumpkins.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Ss.
• We will learn the words green, look, and get.
• We will read a story called If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and talk about characters.
• We will continue toward on grouping numbers to 10 and begin to learn about counting by 10's.
• We will begin learning about Thanksgiving.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you the vowels.
• To tell you some words that start with Aa.
• To count backwards from 20
• To identify letters and their sounds.

Reminders and Other News:

• It is continuing to get colder outside and students need jackets every day.  Please have your child practice pulling sleeves out (when they are inside out), putting on their own jacket, and zipping it up at home.  This will make heading out to recess and getting ready to go home much more efficient as it takes a long time for one adult to help all students with their jackets.  It is also helpful to start practicing putting on snow pants independently as snow will be coming soon.  Thanks!
• I would highly suggest getting a canvas-type bag for all of your child's snow gear so it is easier for them to carry it and store in the hallway when the time comes.