We did it! Kindergarten rocked their first full week of school!
Just a couple of reminders:
-We do have 2 snacks a day. Please remember to pack a snack with your child. We are a peanut-free classroom. Do not pack anything with peanuts in your child's snack.
-Don't forget to pack your child extra clothes in case of an accident.
This week we have been focusing on:
-Asking and answering questions about our Read Aloud books. Raising our hands and waiting our turn to share.
-Holding a writing utensil properly.
-Getting to know each other. Every morning we have a connection circle where everyone has a chance to answer a fun question and share with the class about themselves.
-We read a book called Me and My Fear. We discussed how everyone has a fear, fear keeps us safe, but we don't want our fear to be so big that it stops us from making new friends, trying new things and having fun. The students drew a picture of themselves at school working in the classroom, playing on the playground, going to P.E. class, etc. and we glued a pom-pom on our picture to show how our fear is with us, keeping us safe and letting us try new things.
-Showing responsibility. When students arrive in the classroom, they need to put their lunch box in our lunch box wagon, get hang up their back pack and put their "Scribble Stone" in the basket as a way of stating they are here and ready to learn. They are also showing responsibility with keeping track of their water bottle, putting papers in their "Fun Folders" to take home, empty and bring back to school. We just introduced Chrome Books as well. I sent out a previous email stating all of our Chrome Book expectations.
-Exploring math tools.
-Working at counting to 20. We have also practiced pointing to an object and counting how many.
-We started our beginning of the year assessments.
-August 24: Curriculum Back to School Night- I will be sharing wit h you about what Kindergarten will be learning this year.
-August 25: Picture day
-We will be going on a Fall Field Trip! We do not have all the details set yet, but I will let you know as soon as we do.
Looking ahead:
-Next week we will be starting our phonics and phonemic awareness work.
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