Shoesmith Kindergarten

March 3, 2009

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for your overwhelming support with “Family Night”. Your presence meant so much to the administration, children, teachers, and staff.  We appreciate your interest and concern in your child’s education.  It really makes the difference!

Sincerely,

Ms.Stuttley and the

Kindergarten Team

Theme: Exploring Our Surroundings

Reading

• Story Sequence: Beginning, middle, end
• Identifying letter sounds:  Focus letter “Tt”
• Identifying Rhyming Words
• Blending Phonemes:  b-e-t; e-g-g; b-e-d
• Comparing and Contrasting stories

Math

• Counting from 1-100
• Identifying two and three dimensional shapes
• Using surveys and graphs

Social Studies

• Identifying Community Helpers

Science

• Observing and describing seasonal changes
• Caring for goldfish

Homework

Tuesday: Draw or cut out pictures of things that begin with Tt.

Math-Practice counting to Math Home Link 6.3

Wednesday: Complete worksheet on syllables

Math- Write numbers 1-50.

Thursday –Complete worksheet on sequence.

Math- Complete worksheet on addition.

Friday- Complete a Reader’s Response sheet

For Your Information:

• March 3-6  ISAT Testing; Grades 3^rd through 6^th
• March 4, 2009 – LSC Meeting

**I will be contacting you to schedule a parent/teacher conference as soon as possible.  It is our desire to identify strengths and weaknesses now, so together we can provide the necessary support for your child.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us: by phone at (773) 535-1949 or

Kindergarten blog: www.shoesmithk.cuipblogs.org

E-mail: www.lstuttley@comcast.net