Week 4 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Story of the week: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Phonics: Ss /s/, Mm /m/

Math: 2-D and 3-D Shapes

Science: Weather and Seasons

Social Studies: Benjamin Franklin

Reminders:

·         Alphabet books are ready. Please complete P, S, and M. For directions, please read the first page.

·         We have Art with Mrs. Buffington this week.

·         Congratulations to Brett Oxford. He is our student of the month for Respect for our Character Education Program

·         Vision Screenings will be Friday.

Dear Parents,

            We are moving right along as we enter September. This week our focus is on the Weather and Seasons. Students will become familiar with different types of weather and seasonal changers through books, poems, songs and American Sign Language. We will also learn and practice the letters S and M, discuss cause and effect, learn inventive spelling (kidwriting), and get to know Benjamin Franklin.

            If you did not already know, we have a class mascot named Backpack Bear. Backpack Bear shares a message with us every morning. This week he will share his favorite book about rainbows. Backpack Bear comes from a website that pairs with the curriculum we are using this year. If you have internet access at home, your student can access the free portion of the website Starfall.com. Your child can practice letters online! The website is very child-friendly and they are free to explore it. Please practice letter formation and letter sounds with the letters P, S, and M in our Alphabet Books. It is VERY important that this be completed each week. We are introducing letters quite quickly and practice will greatly help.

             In Math, we will be reviewing our unit on shapes. Your student will be responsible to identify and describe the attributes of a square, rectangle, triangle, circle, hexagon, trapezoid, cube, cone, sphere, and cylinder. This is a huge undertaking. Your child might not be able to perform this on the first report card, but this is a skill that builds and allows for mastery as the year progresses. Please practice counting sides and corners and identifying shapes at home. The sooner this is mastered, the better. Kindergarten is more work than one might think!

            You might have noticed that I have sent home all of your students work without marks on it. As the year progresses, this work will begin to be “graded”. Typically I will correct handwriting issues first. For now, congratulate your child on their hard work at school. If you find something that is incorrect, coach your student through it to help them do a better job next time. I want each child to be proud of their work and strive to find ways to improve. With my help and yours, we can grow these Kindergarteners into magnificent students.