It was a pleasure to see so many of you at Curriculum Night last Thursday. Thank you for taking the time to come in and learn more about all we are doing in Kindergarten.
This morning we began our week with a Skype visit to Olivia in New York. We were able to connect with her and Julie Burns for some of our morning meeting today, and it was wonderful for the children to talk, share what they are doing, and be in touch with Olivia. She told us that she is learning about the ocean and showed us a beautiful octopus collage she had made. We look forward to keeping in touch with Olivia until she returns in November.
Our work with the Fundations program began last week and yielded extensive word lists for the letters t, f and b. We practiced writing these as lower case letters, and we learned that a sentence is made up of several words and usually ends with a period. We put up our word wall for high frequency words and have added "is" and "we," two words we often see in our morning message. We have also continued our explorations with pattern blocks and counting to 20. Students counted to 100 using dinosaur and bear counters in groups of 10. We discussed the teens and how interesting it is that eleven and twelve are not "oneteen" and "twoteen."
Just a quick reminder to please send a raincoat with your child on days when it is drizzly or raining. Rain boots would also be great if you have them. If it is not pouring, we will try to go out for fresh air and exercise. We might even go for a puddle jump.
Here are a few important dates to remember:
- The Library Book Faire begins on October 7th.
- The Medieval Faire is Saturday, October 9th.
- Parent Teacher Conferences are October 21st from 8:30 - 4:30. There is no school.
- Long Fall Weekend begins October 22nd.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Enjoy the beautiful foliage.
