KINDERGARTEN NEWSLETTER
October 27, 2008
Dear Parents,
This week we will begin our 10th week Assessments. Your child will be assessed daily on skills taught within the last ten weeks. Please review the skills listed below for mastery. Special thanks to our chaperones who so graciously volunteered for our field trip and Mrs. Donald for our lovely Name Tags. We appreciate you!
Sincerely,
Ms.Stuttley and the
Kindergarten Team
Reading
- Retelling of a story: Beginning, Middle, End
- Recognizing the Characters of a story
- Identifying Colors
- Identifying Rhyming Words
- Recognizing High Frequency Words: am, the, I, little, to, a
- Recognizing Letters and Letter Sounds
- Writing Names
- Writing and drawing to convey meaning: Picture and sentence
Math
- Counting from 1-10
- Recognizing and writing numbers 1-10
- Learning to sort by attributes: size, shape, color
- Identifying Shapes
- Completing Patterns
- Completing Graphs
- Math Problem Solving
Science
- Identifying Parts of the Body
- Identifying the Five Senses
- Understanding how to read a thermometer
- Identifying weather symbols and weather words: cloudy, rainy, sunny, cold, hot, windy
- Recognizing Seasons
Social Studies
- Recognizing the importance of rules
- Reciting of School Motto
- Behavior Charts
Homework
Please use worksheet packet to review and practice the above skills for mastery. You may want to use games, other work, or the internet for additional assistance. We will be testing for the next two weeks.
For Your Information:
- Ø Harvest Dance, Friday, October 31st /Cost: $1.00 for kindergarten.
- Ø Harvest Celebration, Friday, October 31st:We will culminate our study on Pumpkins with center activities and lots of fun!
- Ø Remember to dress your child warmly. We will try to go out everyday.
- Ø Make sure your child is dressed in sweats on Gym Days.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!