Dear Families,
The breakfast bell rings at 8:00, and kids eating breakfast are allowed in the building then. Other students should not come in until 8:10. If your child does not ride the bus, and he/she arrives early, he/she should go to the playground.
THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH. THAT IS LABOR DAY!
Along with learning the many important school rules, we have worked on shapes, colors, and following directions. On Friday we reviewed shapes by taking a “Shape Walk.” (If the weather was inclement, we had to skip the outside walk.) We looked at buildings, cars, and natural items and discussed the shapes found in them. We then returned to class and made our own shape creatures and items using colorful shapes, glue sticks, and crayons.
Most days we do some kind of math work. The boys and girls will bring home worksheets that have “homework” on one side. We want families to look at these math worksheets and work with your kindergartner on the homework side. Children that do their homework and return the paper to school get to pick out a sticker from the sticker box. Families may also send a note stating that their kindergartner has done their homework.
The kindergartners are using the Saxon Reading Program. We learn how to write each capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet. The children learn a keyword for each letter and the sound the letter makes. Worksheets go home most days to show families what we are working on. This week we started learning about the letter Ll. During the week we discussed living and nonliving things and read the big book Lions and Gorillas. The boys and girls made their own Lions and Gorillas booklets. It is a repetitive story that has an animal in the jungle, then at the zoo, and then somewhere in their house.
Each week we learn about a new letter. Attached to the newsletter is a poem that goes with the letter Ll. As homework, parents should read the poem to the kindergartner. Then the student can circle all of the Ll’s. There are other homework ideas. You can choose to do one, two, or three of the homework activities. Kids that return this homework may pick out a sticker. Each week you will be getting a new poem and new homework ideas.
Library books need to be returned every Thursday in order to get a new one.
Lunch has gone well with the majority of students being willing to try new or unfamiliar foods. We will not make the children eat all of the food on their plate, but we will encourage them to try each food and then eat enough to get them through the afternoon. If your child needs to buy a milk to drink because they brought their own lunch, then 37 cents will be subtracted from your family’s hot lunch account.
During our full days of school we have rest time. We try to rest about 15 - 20 minutes Tuesdays through Fridays. We feel rest time is important and necessary. We are playing soft, relaxing music and the lights are off.
Don’t forget! Every Friday is Spirit Friday! Children are encouraged to wear red, white, or Redhawk shirts.
Please remember that we DO have school on Friday, September 30th, and we do NOT have school on Monday, October 3rd.
We look forward to another week of school with this enjoyable group of children! We know that things will improve and run more smoothly each day!
Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. Turner, and Ms. Davis
Newsletters can be found at www.northtamak11.blogspot.com .
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