Dear Parents,
Last week was a wonderful start to our school year (earthquake and all)! We had a lot of fun talking about things that start with the letter “A” and we started an alphabet book that will go home when we reach the letter “Z.” We also talked about objects that look like circles and we even went on a “field trip” to find things outside that were shaped like circles. We reviewed our numbers, 1-10, and manipulated them with hands-on activities, including making a train and coloring by numbers (a fun challenge!). At the end of the week, we drew and painted our self portraits (they are now hanging in the front hallway of school. We will revisit this project at the end of the year to see how much we’ve grown and changed).
This week, we have three main ideas we are going to explore:
- Phonics - Letter “B”
- Writing with good penmanship
- “B” page for our alphabet book
- Discussing things that start with “B”
- Science - Butterflies
- Discussing life-cycle and habitat
- Three art projects to illustrate the life-cycle and habitat
- Compare/contrast the life of a butterfly and caterpillar
- Math - Counting Numbers and Shapes
- Counting exercises with objects in and outside our classroom
- Drawing triangles and counting them around our school
- (This week’s math will experiment with our teamwork and memory skills)
Homework & Completed Classwork
On Tuesday, your child will bring home this week’s homework and last week’s homework (“graded” with stickers). Great work, everyone, on turning in homework and reading with your child. Thank you for your immediate participation in the Kindergarten year. It means a lot to me, and so much more to your brilliant scholar!
Completed work we’ve done in class will go home either at the end of the week or at the beginning of the new week with the homework packet (as is the case this week, 9/6).
The Book Worm Bag is not, so to say, homework. It’s simply an activity to do with your child over the weekend. I hope you enjoyed your book and link worksheet this past weekend. I think it will be fun to share these books over the year...
On Fridays, please return only your child’s completed homework in the brown clasp envelope. Please return the Book Worm Bag on Mondays.
Special Project - Due September 30
As you saw in last week’s homework packet, September 30th marks the due date for our first big project in class: the Ya Ya Box. Please email me or come by the classroom if you have any questions. I’ll send out a reminder the week before its due.
Volunteering
Thank you, as well, for those who’ve returned Volunteer Forms. I will be compiling a list of activities and the Phone Tree at the end of September. If you haven’t already done so, please try and return the form no later than September 30th.
P.S.
It appears I’ve created a color code for this blog. So, for quick reference, here is the breakdown:
Language Arts - Phonics/Spelling (purple)
Mathematics (green)
Language Arts - Reading & Writing (yellow)
Visual/Performing Arts (orange)
Science & Social Studies (blue)
Important Information (red)
As Always...
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to email me, stop by the classroom, talk to Ms. Diane, or leave a comment on our blog. Also, if you haven’t already done so, please become a “follower” of our blog and “like” our school’s Facebook page.
As I knew it would be, it is an absolute pleasure to have your children in class. A lot of rules and procedures are different for them, but the changes have been fun. It is a joy to watch their excitement with each new thing we do...
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Stuhr
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