Dear Parents, September 9,2010
The weeks are already beginning to fly by! The students have been doing very well adjusting to routines and procedures. Both Mrs. Clapper and myself are very proud of them. Please read the blog, http://learninginkindergarten.blogspot.com , if you are wondering what some of our daily activities are. Also, be sure to read the important letter from Mr. Croff all about the new Kindergarten class that will be here at Meadowlark.
Some of the things that we’ve been working on as a class this past week are the letters A, B, C, D, E . We have been practicing talking about upper and lower case letters, their sounds, finding them in words and even reading our two amazing words: I, AM. To finish off Unit 1 week 1, we will be sending home their “ReaderWriterNotebook Packets” We forgot to talk about these at Open House. Each week we work in this 4-6 page packet of workbook like pages. Some weeks we get to almost everything, other times very little. We will send them home each week so you can see what your child is learning to do. And to watch their progress through out the year! If your child has been absent, his/her name will be at the top. It would be wonderful if you would help your child complete it but it is not necessary to send it back. The pages we did not get to are fun extensions for those children who are ready for more challenging concepts. The directions are at the bottom of each page. We hope your child enjoys showing you what they did each week! Many times they have to stop coloring the pages to go on to another activity, so we always say “you can finish that when you get to take it home.”
Wednesday was Bear day and the students were able to bring a bear into class with them. They enjoyed reading to their bear. In Math we will be finishing up chapter 1. The students have been practicing, over, under, left, right, above, below, same and different. They have been doing very well. Science has been fun and the students have been exploring their five senses. We have been talking about what a scientist does and how they use their senses to discover new things.
Please take the time to stop by the lost and found. There are already many jackets, sweatshirts and lunch boxes there. Please see if anything may be your child’s.
Thank you so much for all the love and support you show your child everyday! You are the backbone of meaningful learning in your child. If you are excited about school they will be too! Thank you parents!
Sincerely, Mrs. Abigail Hansen and Mrs. Carol Clapper
