Ask Abouts!

Dear Families,

Please ask your child:

• Which group of people we celebrate in November (Native Americans – National Native American Heritage Month)

• What the word "native" means (being born on the land/first people to live on the land)

• One thing they’ve learned about Native Americans.

• To tell you one thing about our Native American Heritage Month assembly

• To tell you the meaning of gratitude and what they are grateful for

• To tell you what an affirmation is (A kind and positive statement you say to yourself to help you feel brave, strong, or proud)

• To tell you an affirmation(s) that they can say about themselves (I am courageous, I am joy, etc.)

• Names of flat shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, oval, hexagon, trapezoid, rhombus)

• Attributes of flat shapes (such as sides, corners, or curved surfaces)

• Where they notice shapes in their environment (e.g., signs, tissue boxes, doors, windows)

• How ordinal numbers help us (indicating the place/position of things)

• To give examples of when they use ordinal numbers (e.g., deciding who’s first or second in a game, or when using the calendar)

• How to write ordinal numbers (first = 1st)

• To tell you the sounds and motions for the letters "p," "j," “l,” “k,” “h”

• Five words that start with "p," "j," “l,” “k,” “h” (Bonus challenge: Can they name five words that end with "p," “l” and the sound of “/k/”?).

• How to write the lowercase letters "p," "j," “l,” “k,” “h”

• To tell you the three punctuation marks and their uses (period for statements, exclamation point for strong emotions, and question mark for asking questions)

• Their "rose, bud, and thorn" for the week.

Have a wonderful week.

Kim and Marie