Week of September 5-8, 2017

We had a terrific first week of kindergarten! These first few weeks are a huge transition for your child. It takes some time to learn the rules and procedures in our structured environment. The students are doing a wonderful job. We have an exciting year ahead!

We began Reading with the story, “The Little School Bus.” The children are enjoying the silly rhyming words in this animal fantasy. The animals in the story are used to introduce the concept of characters. There are six “amazing words” that accompany this story: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth. The first sight words to focus on are: I and am. We will take a closer look at the alphabet letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee this week.

In Math we are sorting, classifying, and categorizing data in Topic 13. The children are enjoying working together in small groups to sort objects according to size, shape, and color.

Reminders:

° Please remember to check your child’s folder EVERY day. Remove the “left at home” items and review the concepts that were taught. Check for the “right back to school” items. This side of the folder often contains important papers. Please return them promptly.

° Hooray! Everyone returned the beginning forms that were sent home. Thank you for being so prompt!

° Your child should continue to wear his/her bus tag to school. This helps to avoid confusion and keeps everyone moving in the right direction during the first few weeks in this new environment.

° It is very important for your child to learn his/her 5-digit number. Keep practicing this daily. Great job to those students who already know their number!

° School pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 12^th. All students will be photographed and required to follow the school dress code. If you choose to purchase a package, please send payments by Monday, September 11^th in the envelopes that were provided in your child’s folder.

Thank you for your cooperation and have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. Green