Kindergarten Parent Notes Nov. 2, 2009
The Homework Calendar and curriculum notes follow parent notes below!
Dear Parents,
Thank you to all who donated items for our Harvest Party. We had a fun day! It was also good to see so many of you at the Harvest Festival. What a fun night!
We are completing a unit about fall and beginning a fun unit on animals. Our dramatic play area will be transformed into a jungle. We need safari items (toy binoculars, small camping supplies, small tent, etc.) for our jungle. If you have any items that would help, please send them in!
Every child is asked to bring a chopped fruit in a quart sized ziploc bag for a pattern activity this week. Please see the homework page for specific information.
Upcoming events and reminders:
Nov. 6: 12:00 Dismissal, Staff meeting. Enrichment class is closed, but extended care is available.
Nov. 11: Veteran's day holiday
Nov. 19: SAC/PTO meetings
Nov. 20: Rancho El Chorro field trip: We will take a school bus down to Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School (across from Cuesta College). We will hike, observe and study pond life and discover many different types of animals. Students will wear comfortable hiking clothes (jeans or sweats- no shorts please and tennis shoes. We will eat there, so every child will need to bringa healthy lunch. We will return by 1:00. Kindergarten dismissal time on this day will be extended to 1:00.Kindergarten
Nov. 25: Grandparents/ Special Friends Day - Visitors are invited to attend mass at 8:30 and a reception in the Parish Hall from 10:00 - 10:30. Our classroom is open to visitors from 10:45 - 11:45. It is important that your child has someone special to spend the classroom time with them (10:45 - 11:45). We will be singing songs at 10:45, then completing activities with our guests. Dismissal time is 12:00. Enrichment and Extended Care are closed.
Nov. 26 & 27: Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov.29: First Sunday of Advent
Homework Calendar
Monday:
Your homework tonight is to find a sharing item to bring to class tomorrow. Your sharing item needs to begin with Nigel Nightowl's "n" sound or teach us about fall.
Tuesday:
We are learning about the season of fall. Take a "fall walk" this afternoon for homework tonight. Look for signs of fall. What do you notice about the trees? What is the weather like? What kind of clothes are people wearing? Do you see any animals?
Wednesday:
Complete the attached Pattern worksheet for homework tonight. Remember to bring your fruit for fruit kabob patterns tomorrow.
Thursday:
Read for 15 minutes tonight! Read the book we made in class. Words to practice: I, a, like, the, my, see, to. Write them on flash cards and practice them until you know them well! Find them in books when you read.
* Pizza lunch today!
Friday:
Library day! Books are due today.
Homework is due today! Have a great weekend!
Kindergarten Curriculum Notes
Language Arts:
Reading:
Phonics: We are learning/ reviewing all our letter sounds with our zoo phonics. Sight words: I, like, a, the, see, my, to
Phonemic awareness: We are learning to identify and match beginning sounds in words.
Hand writing: We are working on our small motor skills by doing many prewriting activities. We are beginning writing in our hand writing books. We are learning to write b,l, h, f, t, k,m and n in D'Nealian writing.
Writing: We are learning to use our knowledge of letter sounds to write our own words using our "kindergarten spelling."
Math: We are working on simple patterns and numbers and sorting.
Religion: We are learning a morning prayer and lunch time blessing, and how to pray the rosary. We are learning to make the sign of the cross correctly. We are learning about creation and God's gift of the land and animals.Science: We are learning about fall and animals.
