Week 3, Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten

Story of the week: Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

Poem: Manners

Phonics: Identifying T-Z

Math: Position words and Patterns

Social Studies: Friends, Families, Communities

Reminders:

·         We will have Art on Friday.

·         Practice poems at home

·         Look at the “Home Connection” section on daily Math exercise

·         Practice writing names at home

·         Be sure to check out our class website: www.avirettkindergarten.blogspot.com

Dear Parents,

            Thank you for being diligent about sending in snack items. Many of you have sent in nutritious items like fruit and vegetables. I want it to be known that if and when we have such great snacks available, I will waive the “no snack on red” policy. Discipline is important to me, but great nutrition is even more important.

            Our name writing has continued to improve with practice both at school and home. Now that you child can write their name, start asking them how to spell their name without writing it. That is a skill that is tested on the report card that we do not always have time to practice during our school day on an individual basis. I have sent home name puzzles to help with practice at home.

            In Math we will finish position words this week and begin learning about patterns. Please keep practicing your position words (aka prepositions) at home. Left and right is one of those skills that comes with practice and reinforcement. Keep practicing at home! In topic 3, your student will be able to identify and name patterns using letters ABC etc.

            On Friday, I will be out of the classroom on a personal day. Your child will experience their first substitute teacher. I assure you that the students have already been made aware of it. They should know what to expect. I plan on having my favorite substitute, Mrs. Jane Dansen, who has years of experience as a substitute teacher and has a special niche in Kindergarten.

            Another thing that is happening on Friday is the start of reading groups. Your child will meet in a small reading group of 3-5 students with one teacher. The teachers for my class are myself, Mrs. Pat, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Webb, and Mrs.  Creagan. Kindergarten groups begin working on the alphabet and phonemic awareness. Reading groups are generally a lot of fun. We play all sorts of matching and sorting games to make reading more fun and accessible to our young learners. We also start concentrating on the Rainbow Words. I have sent home a list of the purple words for you to cut up and practice at home.