September 17 - Newsletter

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Mon., Sept. 17th—Elem. Fundraiser Due

-Mon. Sept. 17th—Delayed Start

-Fri., Oct. 12th—K Progress Reports Home

STUDENT OF THE MONTH:

Our first Student of the Month is Rolan Bautista-Santiago.  Rolan is a hard worker and is always willing to lend a helping hand to others, without being asked:)  Rolan’s favorite color is blue, he enjoys reading books about Legos, and his favorite food to eat is French fries. Congratulations to Rolan on being our September Student of the Month!

READING:

This week our reading lessons will focus on the letters N, O, P, Q, R, S, & T. We will also review the sightwords I & can and practice identifying rhyming words in songs and nursery rhymes. Our focus story for this week is Kindergartners Can which we will use to practice our listening and comprehension skills.  We will introduce a new beanie baby—Jabber the Reteller—who reminds us that good readers can build their comprehension skills by recalling and retelling key elements from the story.

WRITING: 

We will wrap up our unit on Speaking and Listening as we talk about ‘things we know and can do.’ This week students will come up with their own story idea, practice picturing it in their minds, rehearse it by telling it to a partner, and then draw and write about it. We will be talking about the importance of including colors and details and we’ll practice this by drawing a detailed picture of Mrs. Brinks.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We had a beautiful afternoon to walk to the butterfly garden last Friday—special thanks to Mrs. Bronkema for coming along and taking some up-close photos. This week we will continue learning about what Scientists do we will practice wondering and using our 5 senses as we explore some mystery boxes. In Social Studies we will learn about feelings and talk about how we can fill each other’s buckets, one good deed at a time.

MATH:

We will focus on identifying and writing the numbers 6-8. We will practice describing and sorting shapes, as well as identifying and extending patterns. We will also go to the computer lab on Wednesday and Friday to take our NWEA Assessment for Math.

PROGRESS REPORTS:

As I mentioned on the first day, the Kindergarten assessment schedule will look a little different than the rest of the elementary.  Instead of sending home report cards home 4 times a year, we will be sending them 3 times a year—November, February, & May.  This will allow us to spend more time on instruction and interventions with our students. Therefore, we will be sending Kindergarten progress reports home on Friday, October 12th.  Of course, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me and I will do the same.