WHAT A BUSY WEEK!

MOO! BAA! OINK! NEIGH!

We were so excited that we forgot to mention our new farm unit that we started last week!  We learned some interesting facts about cows. Did you know that cows can sleep standing up? Did you also know that cows have very good eyesight? They can see in front, to the side and even behind them!  This week we learned some interesting facts about ducks. Did you know that male ducks (called drakes) do not quack; only female ducks (called ducks) quack?!  In math, we completed our number sense unit... for now! We will revisit it in December.  Your child should be able to build sets of up to 10 objects, put numbers in order and count - forwards from 1 to 20 and backwards from 20 to 1, compare numbers, using one more than, one less than and the same as (equal to) a given number. We have been listening to some silly rhyming books as we learn to identify words that rhyme. We are also counting syllables in words and matching words that begin with the same sound. Some students are struggling with this; please practice with them at home.  In science, we learned about our five senses and how we can use them to describe properties of objects. We sorted objects by color, size, shape and texture. In social studies, we learned about our government leaders.

A REMINDER ABOUT SNACK

The snack you send in for your child needs to be a HEALTHY, NUT-FREE and utensil - free snack! Please do not send in any fruit cups, juice boxes or other drinks, besides water. Due to allergies and other health concerns, we will not be allowed to provide any snacks or allow the students to share snacks. Sending in a snack is completely optional, however students get very sad (and are hungry) if they don't have one. If you are sending a snack, please pack it separately from their lunchboxes. Thank you for your cooperation.

GREAT GATOR AWARD

Every month we look for one student who demonstrates the character trait of that month. This month the trait was empathy.  Empathy is being able to understand how someone else feels, even if you're not in the same situation.  Empathy is being able to "put yourself in someone's shoes" and see things from their point of view. 

Empathy is important; it is the first step in having positive relationships because it helps us understand and relate to others.

Our great gator for September will be announced at our PEP Rally next Friday,October 4th. 

LETTER ID and SOUNDS

Your child should be able to confidently identify (within 3 seconds, in random order):

20-26 upper case letters    20-26 lower case letters     20 -26 letter sounds

AT HOME LITERACY ACTIVITIES

The link below contains some fun activities for your child to enjoy and practice different reading skills!

mCLASS® Home Connect®

https://www.mclass.amplify.com/homeconnect/

SIGHT WORDS

These are the sight words we learned this week:

am      at

Below is the list of the kindergarten sight words for the entire year. We may not cover them all and we may add in some of our own.  Knowing our sight words will help your child tremendously in reading and writing. Each week we will learn two or three new words. Please review these words with your child. Students are expected to read, write and spell these words.

Sight words we have learned so far:

a   the   I   see  am  at

Curriculum Objectives

Language Arts: 

I can identify the sounds the letters make and identify words that begin with the same sound.

I can identify words that rhyme.  I can count syllables in words. 

Math: 

I can generate a number that is one more or one less than another number. 

I can compare objects in a set using comparative language.

Science: 

I can identify and sort objects by their properties of size, color, shape and texture. 

Social Studies: 

I can identify the levels of our government.

I can identify leaders in our community.