Shoesmith Kindergarten

                       KINDERGARTEN NEWSLETTER

                       October 27, 2008

Dear Parents,

      This week we will begin our 10^th 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 31^st /Cost: $1.00 for kindergarten.
• Ø Harvest Celebration, Friday, October 31^st: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!