September 19, 2014
Dear Parents,
We can safely say that we had a wonderful second week in Kindergarten! The children are learning to listen to and follow directions. They are learning to use materials and put them away. The children walk in a safe and caring line and are learning one another's name as we greet one another at meeting time. This is an important component of Responsive Classroom.
We enjoyed seeing a lot of you at the Open House this week. We hope a lot of your questions were answered. If you still have any questions or concerns at all, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you weren’t able to attend, please make sure you complete the “Who is This?” page we sent home in your child’s blue folder so we can share them with the whole class!
The students have begun their first of many innovations. This one is following the predictable words of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. The children have also taken part in interactive writing with our daily news and announcements. They have also learned poems, participated in shared reading, and have listened to many stories. They are doing a great job rotating around to their daily work centers and have been enjoying all the painting, gluing, and clay!
In math, the children are practicing counting, representing, and writing numbers 1-5. I hope the math papers that are coming home are helpful for you to see what they are doing in math. I would encourage you to practice writing the numbers 1-5 during the next couple of weeks to make sure your child is getting lots of practice with them. Feel free to get creative with it...they can write the numbers in sand, salt, or shaving cream! During calendar time, the students follow patterns and practice counting and have been working on learning the days of the week.
We went to the Library for the first time this week and the students learned how to browse for books and sign one out. We will be going to the Library every other Wednesday. Students will not be allowed to sign out a book if they don’t return the one they already have. Please have your child return the book to the classroom as soon as you are done with it at home so we can be ready on our Library day.
Our first field trip will be Tuesday, September 30th. Another notice will go home with more details right before the trip. Payment is due soon, though. Please make checks payable to Francis Wyman Kindergarten or send $12 in cash as soon as possible.
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan and Kerry Lyons
Please label your child’s jackets, sweatshirts, hats, etc. with his/her name. It will be much easier to find out what belongs to everybody that way! Also, if you could have your child practice putting on sweatshirts, jackets, shoes, etc. at home...it will save a lot of time before recess. Thanks!
PS… The online password for the Scholastic Let’s Find Out Weekly Readers is Duncan2014. Enjoy!
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