October 13th

***FOR YOUR INFORMATION***

--School Hours 8:00-3:00. Before then your child has the choice of coloring inside in Miss Bryan's room or having recess outside. Often my door will be locked until 8:00. If my door is open and I am not there, your child should hang up his/her backpack and then make a choice of Miss Bryan's room or outside.

--If your child will be late or absent, please call the office at (802) 655-0411.

--We have an afternoon snack every day! NO SHELLFISH (There is an allergy!)

--Please say your goodbyes to your child quickly. Two of my goals for your child is independence and self reliance. Expecting your child to do his/her morning routine (hanging up backpack, taking off jacket, washing hands, choosing a breakfast, and sitting down to eat) without you is helpful in achieving these goals.


***IMPORTANT DATES***

October 18th: Early Dismissal - No After School Activities - ALL students dismissed at 12:15

October 19th & 20th: No School

November 8th: Early Dismissal - Early Dismissal with Early Release Activities

November 20th: Parent Teacher Conferences

November 21st - 24th: No School for Thanksgiving Break


FUNDATIONS...

Fundations is a word-study (phonics) program where Kindergarteners build their early reading and spelling skills through concepts such as...

  • letter formation
  • letter sounds and keywords, short vowels, consonants
  • word and print awareness
  • rhyming

We are currently on Unit 1 and Kindergarteners have already learned about the following letters/sounds: t, f, b, m, n, u, i, u


Ask your child the sound that goes with each of these letters and some words that begin with each of those sounds. When we learn new letter sounds we say the letter, keyword, and then the sound. For example, "t, top, /t/" or "f, fun, /f/"


Next week, we will work on...

  • letter sounds: c, o
  • letter formation: c, o
  • vowels versus consonants
  • the difference between letters, words, and sentences

Below is an example of the writing paper we use to practice letter formation:

Ask your child, where does lowercase t (or f, b, m, n, u) start? If the letters start at the sky line, we call them "sky line letters." If they start at the plane line, we call them "plane line letters."


Happy letter learning!

For more information about Fundations, please visit their website by clicking here!