Dear Families,
This week we discussed seasons and the weather. We made lists of summer words, fall words, winter words, and spring words. These lists were written on seasonal symbols and hung in the hallway. We took an “end of summer” walk to look at the trees, flowers, grass, etc. (If the weather didn’t cooperate, we didn’t go on the walk.) We talked about how the trees are still full of green leaves. We noticed that some of the leaves are already turning colors, and some have even fallen off the trees. The kindergartners talked about how the trees change for each season. They made trees to show the four different seasons. The kindergartners enjoyed painting the trunks brown. Have them tell you about how the trees change for each season.
We also spent the week getting to know a new author, Kevin Henkes. He has written many popular books such as Lilly’s Big Day and Kitten’s First Full Moon, which has won a Caldecott Medal for its amazing illustrations.
A couple of weeks ago the kindergarten students participated in the DIBELS Benchmark Assessment. We had several different people working with our students on this evaluation. We will share these evaluations with you at your fall conference.
This Thursday, the 22nd, was our first tornado drill of the year. We practiced going quickly down the hall to the bathrooms and sitting quietly with our heads covered so that we will know what to do to stay safe in an emergency.
Please remember that each Thursday the kindergartners get a new library book. If your child forgets to return the book that day, the teachers will try to get them to the library for a new book as soon as they can. It may NOT be the very day theirs is returned due to our busy schedule.
We hope your child is enjoying kindergarten. Things are slowly improving! Have a great weekend!
*****Important Dates to Remember*****
Tuesday, September 27
~Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 PM
*Mrs. Turner’s conferences will be in the Elementary Media Center*
*Mrs. Daugherty’s conferences will be in the Kindergarten classroom*
Thursday, September 29
~Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 PM
*Mrs. Turner’s conferences will be in the Elementary Media Center*
*Mrs. Daugherty’s conferences will be in the Kindergarten classroom*
Friday, September 30
~Homecoming Assembly on West Main Street
*Approximate start time - 2:30 PM*
*Public is welcome to attend*
Tuesday, October 11
~School Pictures
*More information will be sent home soon*
Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. Turner, and Ms. Davis
No comments:
Post a Comment