September Press Release
News and Notes:
*At the beginning of every month I will post a “Press Release” (our class newsletter) like this one! Please read all of the information about our classroom learning and upcoming events/activities for that month! This one is for September!
* Please remember to send 25 peanut free snacks for our snack bucket at the beginning of every month. Thanks for keeping our snack bucket full!
* I hope you are enjoying our daily emails at the end of the day! The kids are helping me write them so they may ask if you are reading them!
* Please remember to notify the school of absences and dismissal changes!
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Upcoming Events:
Sept. 4—Teacher Professional Day (No School)
Sept. 7— Labor Day (No School)
Sept. 7— Labor Day (No School)
Sept. 24— Collaboration Day (School starts late!)
Sept. 28— Fall pictures
Oct. 1—Jog-A-thon
Sept. 28— Fall pictures
Oct. 1—Jog-A-thon
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September Trojans & IB Theme "Who We Are":
Week of:
Sept. 8 Stella/Social Studies: Friendship/Communication
Sept. 14 Rachel/Social Studies: Communication (Feelings/Colors)
Sept. 21 Josie/Social Studies: Healthy Habits (Nutrition)
Sept. 28 Corbin/Social Studies: Healthy Habits (Hygiene & Exercise)
*We can’t wait to see your child’s personal poster and “show and tell” bag! Click on the Trojan of the Week Information tab above for more information!
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Curriculum Highlights:
*Writing/Word Work (Spelling)—Writing workshop has been launched! Students will write daily during this time to improve writing skills. Proper pencil grip is also a focus! To help us practice reading and writing letters we are focusing on our names with the help of our featured Trojan of the week! Many literacy skills are practiced during this time such as: letter identification, letter sounds, initial consonant, rhyming, syllable counting, and counting how many letters are in our names!
*Math—We have been practicing how to use “math tools”. These are manipulatives we will use all year for various math centers and activities such as pattern blocks, snap cubes, peg boards, and attribute blocks. Counting to 20 and recognizing numbers 0-20 are skills we have begun practicing. This month we will continue these skills along with one to one correspondence and identifying sets to 20.
*Reading— Reading workshop has also been launched! Students will answer questions in response to the stories we read, begin to recognize parts of a book, and build reading fluency.
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Class Expectations:
We have been busy learning and practicing routines and expectations in our classroom, school building, and playground. Learning to get along and solve conflicts in a respectful way is key to a successful Kindergarten year! Listening and following directions are very important as well.
Our team has earned Trojan tickets for following the IB Attitudes: appreciation, commitment, confidence, cooperation, creativity, curiosity, empathy, enthusiasm, independence, integrity, respect, and tolerance! So far we have 2 stars on our necklace!
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Homework Suggestions:
*Please help your child practice shoe tying.
*Work on letter recognition, number recognition, and writing their name the kindergarten way (capital at the beginning and the rest of the letters lowercase).
*Practice the following sight words: I, like, can, will, we, be, see, go, a, the, and, am, my
*Family Craft:
Be on the lookout for a paper "doll" to decorate like your child. You can embellish the "doll" any way you want! Sequins, stickers, glitter, yarn, google eyes, and material for clothes can be glued on it! Please return these promply so they can be displayed!
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Class Wishlist:
Thank you again for all the donations! I appreciate it more than you know!
