Kindergarten NEWS

 November 24-28, 2014

Upcoming Events

Monday, Nov. 24—Fluoride

 Monday, Nov. 24—Library

Tuesday, Nov. 25—Thanksgiving Party

Wednesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 28—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

 

Weekly Theme:

Traditions/

Thanksgiving

 

Early Literacy Idea

When reading familiar stories to your child, try stopping once in a while and let him/her tell you what comes next in the story.  This is a fun way to help with comprehension skills.

News

         This is a short week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will continue to do Thanksgiving activities along with our other academic skills on Monday and Tuesday but we will not have Centers because of the short week. School will not be held on Wednesday-Friday.  Enjoy your time together as families!  We will learn more about Native Americans and pilgrims and what life was like in early America.  Thank you again for those who volunteered to furnish items for our Thanksgiving party.  You can send them anytime before Tuesday, Nov. 25^th.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

         Hooray, we finished up the alphabet last week!  Your child should be able to recognize each letter, tell what sound each one makes and write each letter correctly.  We have been working hard on our sight words—me, see, I, can, like, look, here, the, go, up, this, to, is.  Please ask your child to read each of these words to you! 

         As always, please feel free to contact me any time!

        

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

Kindergarten NEWS

 November 17-21, 2014

Upcoming Events

Monday, Nov. 17—Fluoride

Wednesday, Nov. 19—Library

Tuesday, Nov. 25—Thanksgiving Party

Wednesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 28—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

 

Weekly Theme:

Traditions/

Thanksgiving

  

Early Literacy Idea

Help your child understand how books work.  As you read, point to words to show left to right, spaces in between words, and word patterns. 

 

News

         Thank you for your continued support at home.  It is great that the homework and reading books come back consistently!  You are wonderful parents!  It is exciting to see the progress your children are making!

         The students are becoming great readers and writers!  We will finish up the letters and sounds this week.  We have worked on the following sight words:  me, see, I, can, like, look, here, the, go, up.  We will continue to learn a poem for each of the letters A-Z and our sight words.  They are a lot of fun and help with memorization skills. 

         We will have Centers this week, but because we are out Wednesday through Friday of the following week for the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not have them during the week of Nov. 24^th. 

         If you signed up to furnish something for our Thanksgiving party, I have attached a reminder in your child’s homework folder.  You can send them anytime before Tuesday, Nov. 25^th.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850

 

Kindergarten NEWS

 November 10-14, 2014

 

Upcoming Events

Monday, Nov. 10—Museum Night at South Elementary! This is an Open House--Your children’s art work will be displayed around the school from 6:00-7:00 PM

Monday, Nov. 10—Fluoride

Wednesday, Nov. 12—Library

Wednesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 28—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Weekly Theme:

Nutrition

 

Early Literacy Idea

Play “I Spy” using initial sound clues.  For example, “I spy something that is green and starts with the sound /g/.  (grass)

News

        I hope you are enjoying the beautiful autumn weather!  We are learning about many things in kindergarten and your children are progressing beautifully!

        Please continue to ask your child often to tell you what sound each letter makes.  We will finish up the letters and sounds of each of the alphabet soon.  This is a great accomplishment for these little ones.  Thank you for your help at home.

        We just finished our chapter 3 test in our Go Math program and the kids are grasping the important concepts of one to one correspondence, forming the numbers correctly and understanding “greater and fewer”.

        As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

       

ginger.ekker@ironmail.org

586-2850