Hi Kindergarten Families,

What a crazy week!  Thank you to all the families that came to help out at the Halloween party!!! It was a huge success! The costumes were amazing and fun was had by all!!! If you have any cute pictures could you please send them to me?  I have a few parents that couldn't attend who would like to see some.  Have a fun and safe Halloween tonight!

Here is what's going on in Kindergarten next week:

Word Wall Words: can, in

Writer’s Workshop: Students have made amazing progress with sounding out words.  Remember, the goal is not for their sounded-out word to be spelled correctly, but for them to begin writing the sounds that they hear in each syllable.   

Art/Science: We will study the life cycle of butterflies and learn facts about butterflies.  

Reading: By now students should know most of their letters and sounds as well as being able to identify the names of the letters. Please be sure to review the alphabet letters and sounds if they are still struggling.  Some students are working on reading simple 3 letter words with “short a” and “short i” middle sounds (ie: cat, ran, bit, pin).  Please help your child practice these skills at home if needed. Students are working on reading with fluency, meaning that if they are slowly decoding (sounding out) each word in a sentence, they should go back to read the sentence smoothly again. Fluency builds confidence, motivation, and is an important step for comprehension. Please help support your child with this skill at home by having them read the paper books over and over again until they are reading them fluently and with confidence.  Please review elements of the story of each book they read.  We have focused on characters, setting, problem and solution.

Math: Students are learning how to solve problems using a variety of strategies which include tally marks, ten frames, number bonds, counting on, and drawings.   Please continue to practice number writing at home if your child is still writing some numbers backwards. 

We have been discussing positive behaviors in class and on the playground.  Please review these guidelines at home.  Students should be keeping their hands and body parts to themselves.  We have had a hard time understanding personal space and students are not liking others in their personal space. In class, we will review the definition of bullying which is when a student repeats the behavior after they have been asked to stop.   Thank you for your support in helping your child understand the importance of personal space!

I hope you have a great weekend!