Everyone had a great first week in Kindergarten. We made new friends and discussed classroom routines, cooperation, and how to be ready to learn. We also explored the classroom and did some "Get To Know You" activities.
This week, we will continue getting to know one another with some activities about our names and making an "All About Me" book. We will also discuss "Manners at School" and "How to Be a Good Listener."
Every day we will do a lesson at the Calendar. There we will learn about Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow; the Date; How Many Days We Have Been At School; and the Weather. This week, we will learn a "Days of the Week" song. On Friday, we will introduce Calendar in Spanish.
For Math, we will be working on 1 to 1 correspondence activities. We will also use Unifix cubes to measure our hands and feet as part of our "All About Me" books.
We will start our Handwriting program towards the end of the week. We will learn how to write the straight (because they have no curves or circles) letters "F" and "E" first.
In Science, we are going to discuss living and non-living, and make the link to real and pretend.
Thank you for sharing your child with us.
Teacher Sinead & Teacher Caroline
Our Goodbye Song: (To the tune "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's off to work we go")
Hi-Ho!, Hi-Ho!,
It's time for us to go,
We'll meet again,
I'll see you then,
Hi-Ho!, Hi-Ho!
Days of the Week Song: (To the tune "Allouette")
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Then we start again,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Seven days a week.
Below is some important information:
Bikes: If the weather stays nice, we will have bikes out by the end of the week. If your child wants to ride, they must have a correctly fitting helmet that they bring to school. Please put your child’s name on it. Also have them wear appropriate shoes for outside play.
Paperwork: If you have not returned the registration paperwork for your child, please do so quickly. These papers are important for us to keep kids safe and so you can be contacted if we need to. You can download/print them from the website and either give to me in class or turn them into the preschool office.
Picture Day: Picture day is coming ! We will be doing individual and classroom pictures the week of September 22nd. Watch for more info regarding prices and which day will be our classroom group picture day.
Classroom supplies: Several families have donated classroom supplies. Donating classroom supplies can be used as part of your volunteer hours that are required and it is really great to get that support from families.
Newsletter: The weekly classroom newsletter will be posted on the website each Sunday by 5pm . Also you can have it emailed to you or the link texted via “Remind” on your smart phone. Reading the newsletter each week will keep you informed of upcoming school events and classroom activities.
Kindred: Our school walks across the street once a month to sing to the residents at Kindred. These are mostly older folks who are unable to stay alone in their homes due to health issues. They love having the kids come and sing to them. We call them the “Grandmas and Grandpas” and let the kids know how happy it makes these folks to have us visit. Parents are welcome to join us any time. This month it will be on Wed and Thurs. Sept 17 & 18 @ 10:15 AM.
Contact info: Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Open communication between us is something I really value and benefits each student. I welcome a text or a call, or you can send an email. I am here to help you and your child have a great school year and feel honored that you have chosen us for your family’s kindergarten experience.
Dates to remember:
September:
17&18.........................
22-26.........................
October:
3.......................All School carnival
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