Kindergarten Newsletter
November 8 - 12, 2021
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Important Dates:
November 9- Makeup Picture Day
November 18- Kindergarten Feast (You should have received an email from our Kindergarten room moms. Please sign up for ONE item for our Thanksgiving Feast.)
November 22-26- Thanksgiving Break
November 29-Happy Hanukkah- Wear Blue and White
November 30-Camo day- Wear Camo
What are we Learning?
Reading: I can read with fluency.
Writing: I can use snap words in my writing.
Math: I can tell which object is longer or shorter. I can compare what is shortest, longest, and the same. I can compare objects by weight.
Science: I can observe, describe, and sort rocks by size, shape, color, and texture.
Social Studies: I can explain the reason for national patriotic holidays like Veteran’s Day.
Cotton Balls
Kindergarten is in need of 10 packages of cotton balls for some upcoming projects. Please email your child's teacher if you are willing to donate! We appreciate you! :)
Lysol Wipes
Kindergarten classes are in need of lysol wipes. If you are willing to donate, please send them in with your child! We would greatly appreciate it! :)
Remind
Have you been receiving remind messages from your child's teacher? If not, please let your child's teacher know so you can get set up! This is a great way for you to communicate with the teacher and a way the teachers send out reminders!
Sight Words
Below are the new sight words we will be working on this week in class. Also, you will notice all the sight words we have already taught in class. Please make sure your child can read all of these words below.
New Sight Words for the Week:
by, if, of, saw
Sight Words your child should be able to read: I, and, can, my, to, do, see, the, go, like, no, so, me, we, she, he, is, in, you, be, get, had, all, said, look, dad, it, mom, am, cut, sit, that, at, got, let, not
Reading Practice
If your child has mastered all their letters and sounds, your child has been bringing home books in their book bag. Please have your child read their book each night.
Ideas to do after your child finishes their book:
-find sight words in the book
-ask your child questions about the book
-retell the story in order
Please make sure your child puts their book back in their book bag and brings their book bag to school every day!
Math Practice
Below are math skills you can practice at home with your child.
Number Writing 1-10
Number recognition to 1-10
Counting to 100
Comparing numbers
Showing ways to make 1-5
Measuring objects using Non-Standard Measurement
Comparing objects by shortest, longest, and the same
Identifying which object weighs more or less
November Birthdays
11/1 Liam
11/2 Sahana
11/6 Isabelle
11/11 Mila
11/12 Aaryan
11/12 Jaxon B.
11/14 Ruby
11/21 Sophia
11/27 Maize
11/27 Annie
Great Tiger Folder
Please make sure you are signing your child's GREAT chart inside your child's folder each night. Also, make sure you are cleaning out your child's folder nightly as well.
SBRC
Standards Based Report Cards
The report card is designed to provide more specific and accurate information to parents than a traditional report card. Research has shown that giving specific feedback helps students to set goals and focus on continuous growth, rather than receiving an averaged number grade that gives imprecise information about performance. They will be in Skyward each nine weeks, with progress reports posted every six weeks. Please read the following links for more detailed information.
SBRC Parent Guide (en español)
SBRC Special Services Parent Letter
SBRC Special Services Parent letter (en español)
Letter ID
By now, your child should be able to confidently identify (within 3 seconds, in random order):
20-26 upper case letters
20-26 lower case letters
Practice using the chart below from our Fundations phonics program. (ex: B, bat, /b/)
Developmental Sequence of Phonological Skills
80-90% of children can do the following:
By the age of 5
recognize rhyme - which two rhyme? bug, cat, hug
clap/count syllables - dog (1 clap), turtle (2 claps)
By the age of 5 1/2
blend onset/rime - /b/ /oat/ (boat) - special note: onset is the initial phonological unit of a word, rime is what follows the onset and is typically from the first vowel onward
produce rhymes - tell me a word that rhymes with cat?
isolate beginning sound - tell me the first sound in net (/n/)
By the age of 6
syllable deletion - say tulip, now say tulip without the /t/
blend 2 and 3 phoneme words - if I say /s/ /u/ /n/, what is the word? if I say /b/ /o/, what is the word?
segment 2 and 3 phoneme words - say the sounds you hear in boat (/b/ /o/ /t/)
Kindergarten Wish List
Each class is in need of hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, and foam hand washing soap! If you would like to donate these items we would greatly appreciate it! :)
Below are some other items we are in need of. Please use the link below if you wish to donate. We appreciate it so much!
Please include the teachers name when you purchase from amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OCD4HFK8KL7A?ref_=wl_share
Snack
Please make sure you send a bite sized snack with your child daily. We don't have lunch until 12:10 so your child will be very sad and hungry if they don't have a snack to eat.
Ipads
Please create a routine with your child to make sure your child's Ipad is charged each night and brought to school each day!
We download apps together as a class. Please don't let your child download any apps at home!
Library Tips
We always tell our students to keep their book in their backpack at all times (unless they are reading it) so it is always here at school when it's time for the library!
Below is the day your child's class will go to the library each week! YOUR CHILD WILL RETURN THEIR BOOK THE DAY BEFORE THEIR LIBRARY DAY! Please make sure your child brings their book that day so they can check out a new book the following day.
Arington: Wednesday
Lind: Thursday
Mack: Thursday
Richardson: Tuesday
Going Home
If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office by a phone call by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs.
Volunteering
If you plan to volunteer in any capacity this school year, please click here to complete the background check.