Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to be a chaperon for our upcoming field trip. Mrs. M picked names out of a hat this afternoon. Our chaperons will be:

Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Clements, Mrs. Abramovich and Mrs. Konturas

Week of September 29th

Word Study

We have started word study in our classroom. Each week we will focus on a word feature/pattern to study. At the beginning of Kindergarten we focus on noticing and hearing the beginning sounds of words. We then will move onto ending sounds, middle vowels, digraphs and blends. Each week we sort picture cards together on the smartboard. During Word Work time, the students sort the pictures independently or with a partner. After we sort them together as a class, I will send home a copy of the picture sort to be cut out and practiced if needed.

Sight Word- it
Word Study- d,h,l,c

Field Trip Information

If you are interested in being a chaperon on the field trip, please send me a note or email by this Monday. We will be picking names out of the hat. If your name is drawn, I will contact you on Tuesday so you can make any arrangements needed! There will be two parents drawn per class. Thank you ahead of time! Also, don't forget to pack a disposable lunch! We will be there for most of the day!

Important Dates

Thursday 10/2 Picture Day
Wednesday 10/15 Field Trip
Friday 10/17 NEOA Day: No School
Week of 10/20 Book Fair

Other News

I will not be sending home Scholastic Book flyers this month since we will have the book fair. If there are some books you saw online and still would like to purchase, let me know and I can place an order next week. You can also order October books in November. If you would ever like to purchase books as a gift (christmas, birthday etc) let me know and I can make sure your child doesn't see it!

Please remember to check and empty your child's folder every night for important information, school work, etc.

Word Work

During Word Work, students are practicing our 20 Kindergarten sight words. Each week we will focus on one-two new sight words and continue practicing previous sight words. Students can build their sight words out of beans, play doh, stamps, magnetic letters, or rainbow write their words. This will help students build visual memory of the words, read them and write them.

Practicing using the beans by building our names.

Rainbow Writing Sightwords

We have been learning how to use the ipads.

Read to Self

What We Have Been Working On

The past few weeks we have been working on identifying the Character of a story, retelling and sequencing stories. When reading at home talk with your child about the characters or have them retell a story that you have read. We have also been talking about rhyming words.

This week we will continue to talk about sequencing. We will also talk about Cause and Effect and Comparing/Contrasting the stories we have read. 

Sight Word of the Week: it

Important Dates

Tuesday 9/23  Curriculum Night @ Craddock 6:30 pm

Thursday 10/2  Picture Day

Other News

As the cooler weather approaches, please practice zipping/buttoning jackets. On some Fridays, we may go outside on the playground.  Please make sure your child has appropriate attire on those days.

Thank you to everyone who ordered books from scholastic! I was able to order $25 dollars in books for our classroom and I also received 10 free books! The class has been enjoying them during read to self!

Building our Reading Stamina & 3  Ways to Read a Book

You may have heard your child talking about building their Reading Stamina. I use a literacy structure called the Daily 5 that teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. In Kindergarten, we focus on 4 of the 5 tasks: Read to Self, Word Work, Work on Writing and Listening to Reading. Each task is introduced individually where we discuss what it looks like and sounds like to engage in the task independently. During Read to Self, we practice staying in one spot, reading the whole time and reading quietly. We will continue to work on building our stamina for reading (read to self) until they reach about about 7-10 minutes independently. Both classes have been working real hard and average about 6-7 minutes of independent reading time! Wow!

During Read to Self, students have been practicing the 3 Ways to Read a Book:

1. Read the Pictures
2. Read the Words
3. Retell the Story

Ask your child to tell/show you 3 ways they can read a book at home!

Important Dates:

Tuesday 9/9: Scholastic Book Orders are Due
Thursday 9/11: Please wear your red, white, and blue for Patriot Day!
                         Our Ice Cream Social is from 6-8 @ Leighton Elementary
Tuesday 9/23: Curriculum Night starts at 6:30 @ Craddock Elementary

Other Notes:

*If you have not returned the Kindergarten Class Directory form and you would like your name in the directory, please send in by this Wednesday, September 10, and I will get that printed and sent home by Friday! Thanks!