Kindergarten News
Oct.26-30, 2009

Weekly Theme:
Halloween

Fluoride Swish
It is not too late to sign up for fluoride. If you would like your child to participate , send a note with your signature and I will make sure the people in charge receive that information. They are asking for a $3.00 donation for the year.

October

This week we will cover the letters R and S. Please ask your child to identify both the capital and lower case as well as tell you the sound these letters make. Please have them write each one correctly as well. We will add the sight word at. We will also do some Halloween activities and review the many things we have learned since school started. Please continue to help your child at home by asking him/her questions regarding the letters and sounds. For example, ask what sounds they hear in the word “frog”. What sound does it start with? What sound does it end with? Can you think of any words that rhyme with it?

We will have a Halloween party in our classroom on Friday, Oct. 30th. However, please do not have your child wear a costume to school. This is our school policy. We will have some snacks/treats in our classroom, but we will keep it simple. If you signed up to bring something, a reminder will come home in your child’s homework folder on Monday, Oct. 26th. Thank you for your help!

THANK YOU for bringing in box tops! The contest goes until Thanksgiving—each class has a goal to collect 800 box tops so please keep them coming!

As always please feel free to contact me anytime! I appreciate all you do to help with your child’s education!

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850

Kindergarten News
Oct. 20-23, 2009

Weekly Theme:
Five Senses

Center Time
We are back on schedule for our ABC, Writing, Math, Art and Listening Centers. A big thanks to those who come each week to help!

October

This week we will cover the letters P and Q. Please ask your child to identify both the capital and lower case as well as tell you the sound these letters make. Let them show you how to write each one correctly as well. We will add the sight word on to our “We Can Read” board. They are doing great with the sight words and often hear them say, “Hey that is one of our sight words” when we are doing our shared reading or they are reading books by themselves.

We have also been working on writing in our class. The more kids write, the better writers they become. Research shows that kids who are good writers are usually good readers. Please encourage your child to write grocery lists, make cards, write letters, stories, etc. We have been practicing “stretching out” words by listening for the sounds in each word.

Here is a head’s up for Halloween—we will have a classroom party in our classroom on Friday, Oct. 30th. However, please do not have your child wear a costume to school. This is our school policy. We will have some snacks/treats in our classroom, but we will keep it simple. If you signed up to bring something, a reminder will come home in your child’s homework folder on Monday, Oct. 26th. Thank you for your help!

As always please feel free to contact me anytime! You are wonderful!

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850

Kindergarten News
Oct. 12-16, 2009

Weekly Theme:
Five Senses

Center Time
No Centers for the week of Oct. 12th -16th because of our Fall Recess. We will begin again on Tuesday, Oct. 20th. THANKS to those who are helping! Our first week was a success!

October

We have learned the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M. We will continue with N and O this week. Your child should be able to correctly identify and write upper and lower case of each of these letters and tell you the sound each one makes. The sight words we have learned are: me, see, I, can, like, look, here. We have reviewed numbers 1-10 and each student should be able to tell you what each number is and write them correctly. Each child should also be able to identify a circle, square, triangle and rectangle. The rectangle is the one that is giving some of the students’ trouble. Please encourage your child to write his/her name with a capital for the first letter and all lower case for the rest.

We will travel to the bus garage to learn about bus safety on Tuesday, Oct. 20th. We will still have Centers that day, but will begin about five minutes early so we can make it back to school on time for our regular dismissal time. Please sign and return the permission slip your child will bring home on Monday in his/her homework folder.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

linda.wood@ironmail.org
ginger.ekker@ironmail.org
586-2850

Kindergarten News
Oct. 5-9, 2009

Weekly Themes:
COLORS/SHAPES

Center Time
We are excited to begin our Centers. THANKS again for those who have volunteered to help!

October

Thank you for your support and encouragement from home! We are having
a great time learning and I am enjoying each one of your children. Every one of them has something special to contribute to our class.
Thanks for reading with your child at home! Reading aloud to your child is fundamental to his/her learning to read and being excited about reading. Please continue to read daily (five nights a week) with your child for at least 15 minutes. Remember our goal is 300 minutes a month--which includes the books you read to them as well as what they read to you.
We are doing well with the collecting of box tops so thanks for your diligent cutting and sending of those! The kids are excited and we will all continue to try for the hot chocolate and donut party at the end of November. The goal is 800 per class.
You are amazing parents and are greatly appreciated! Have a fantastic week!

linda.wood@ironmail.org